407. 5 Facts You Need To Know For Optimal Health
Grow or Die Podcast
Justin Mihaly
4.6 • 949 Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we dive deep into five essential health facts that can transform your wellness journey. From understanding the role of activated charcoal in gut health to exploring the impact of thyroid function on cholesterol levels, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Join us as we uncover the truths behind common health misconceptions and provide practical tips to optimize your health.
Timeline Summary
- [00:00] Introduction and welcome to the episode
- [00:31] Importance of cholesterol and its role in hormone production
- [01:59] Fact #1: Benefits of activated charcoal for gut health
- [04:09] Using activated charcoal to reduce toxin absorption
- [05:22] Fact #2: Markers of metabolic health
- [06:08] Body temperature and pulse rate method for assessing metabolic health
- [09:20] Importance of daily well-formed bowel movements and adequate sleep
- [10:11] Fact #3: Thyroid function and cholesterol levels
- [10:36] Impact of thyroid hormones on vitamin D synthesis and hormone production
- [13:35] Curiosity in medicine and its link to metabolic health
- [17:00] Fact #4: Differences in iron metabolism between men and women
- [17:17] Iron recirculation in men and its implications
- [19:11] Causes of anemia in women and the role of various vitamins
- [21:01] Fact #5: B vitamins and their impact on diet and mental health
- [21:26] Importance of thiamine (B1) for carb tolerance and riboflavin (B2) for fat tolerance
- [22:50] Benefits of folate (B9) for mental health and methylation
- [23:18] The significance of B12 in brain health
- [24:40] Recommended supplements for B vitamins and their benefits
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| 0:00.0 | The whole world demonized butter, eggs, and other sources of saturated fat. |
| 0:06.4 | But if we get curious to understand why cholesterol tends to be high, |
| 0:12.0 | and we understand that cholesterol's main use in the body is |
| 0:15.4 | being converted to sex hormones. And we understand that thyroid hormone is needed to |
| 0:19.9 | convert the cholesterol, which is the main hormonal building block, into testosterone, progeserone, progeninolone, vitamin D, DHA. Then we understand if thyroid hormone is low, a person can be out in the sun for a prolonged period of time, and they're still going to have low vitamin D. Because the body will fail to synthesize |
| 0:45.3 | Vitamin D out of cholesterol. |
| 0:47.7 | If cholesterol is high in the blood, |
| 0:49.3 | it means that it's not being converted |
| 0:51.0 | into other hormones. So this reductionist medical model that views |
| 0:56.2 | problems from the perspective of, well, if high cholesterol cause heart disease and eat less |
| 1:01.1 | cholesterol, it's not a fix. cause heart disease and eat less cholesterol. |
| 1:02.6 | It's not a fix. |
| 1:04.3 | cholesterol is not some bad thing. |
| 1:07.1 | Cholestrol that's not being used for its natural role in the body |
| 1:10.8 | is a bad thing. |
| 1:12.4 | So let's get to the root. |
| 1:14.0 | What is happening? |
| 1:20.0 | What is happening and welcome back to your favorite podcast, The Gwardai Podcast, |
| 1:25.0 | I'm going to show some Mahealey, and I am thrilled to have you back on another journey with us |
| 1:30.0 | before the show begins, if you please could hit the subscribe button, |
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