785: Dr. Layne Norton on Taking Charge of Your Diet, Metabolism & Relationship with Food
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2018
⏱️ 145 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin talk with Dr. Layne Norton.
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- The guys discuss the MURPH workout and the meaning behind it. (4:08)
- Are certain words discriminatory? Layne talks about his time in Australia. (6:45)
- Is morality based on religion or not? The Monk Debates platform and its brilliance. (8:21)
- Twitter beef?! Layne shares his love/hate relationship with Twitter and how he deals with trolls. (11:54)
- Can processed foods be healthy? Low Carb Zealics and the missing psychological piece behind our relationship with food. (15:35)
- Nutrition is a fingerprint: It is an individual variance. The confusion behind calories in vs. calories out and the science behind it. (21:00)
- Why does your body become efficient with calories? The science behind Reverse Dieting, metabolic adaptation, calorie restriction for longevity in health, adipose tissue adaptations and why people spin their wheels when it comes to dieting. (26:10)
- How to End Your Diet Better. Why you need to have a plan, how the brain has an impact on everything, stress triggers and specific foods he recommends. (58:53)
- How he uses intuitive eating in his life and the mantra of “minimum effective dose.” (1:16:20)
- What is the difference between hunger and cravings? Understanding our relationship with food and how too much of anything can be a bad thing. (1:23:00)
- What is the hierarchy of importance when it comes to health? (1:30:00)
- The Debate King: Dr. Layne Norton. The guys bring up the beef with Ben Greenfield and Joe Rogan and what causes him to stir the pot. (1:39:00)
- Technology advancements and its impact on health. (1:46:35)
- The importance of communication in a relationship and becoming more self-aware of your partner’s needs. (1:50:00)
- The Avatar fallout and his current focus. (1:59:15)
- Does he have any fears of commitment or moving too fast? He talks about the house he recently bought with his girlfriend and punching above his weight class. (2:04:40)
- His current team, business model and plans for the future. (2:08:45)
- “I rather you hate me for everything I am, rather than love me for something I’m not.” What are the best/worst traits he picked up from his parents? (2:15:45)
Featured Guest/People Mentioned:
- Layne Norton, PhD (@biolayne) Instagram
- Biolayne | Official Website of Dr. Layne Norton
- biolayne – YouTube
- Physique Science Radio | Biolayne
- Holly Baxter (HB Nutrition) (@hollytbaxter) Instagram
- Bryan Callen (@bryancallen) Instagram
- Dr. Michael Ruscio (@drruscio) Instagram
- Lyle McDonald
- Ben Pakulski (@ifbbbenpak) Instagram
- Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) Instagram
- Greg Nuckols (@gregnuckols) Instagram
- Shawn Baker (@shawnbaker1967) Instagram
- Chris “Boar” Bell (@bigstrongfast) Instagram
- Paul Chek (@paul.chek) Instagram
- Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfieldfitness) Instagram
- Joe Rogan (@joerogan) Instagram
- Andy Galpin (@drandygalpin) Instagram
- Dominic D'Agostino (@DominicDAgosti2) Twitter
- Jordan Peterson (@jordan.b.peterson) Instagram
- Lisa Bilyeu (@lisabilyeu) Instagram
- Andres Vargas, MS, CSCS, CISSN (@thestrengthcave) Instagram
- Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) Instagram
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- The Complete Contest Prep Guide | Biolayne
- Effects of Rapid Weight Loss on Systemic and Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Metabolism in Obese Postmenopausal Women
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- Holly Baxter – YouTube
- The link between memory and stress
- Intuitive Nutrition Guide | Mind Pump Media
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- Taking a break from dieting may improve weight loss
- How to Undulate Your Calories for Faster Weight Loss & an Improved Metabolism
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- Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, & Consciousness - Book by Andy Galpin, Brian MacKenzie, and Phil White
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- Your Brain on Love: The Neurobiology of Healthy Relationships - Book by Stan Tatkin
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | This is what, this is the third time we've had Lena on the show. |
| 0:17.0 | It's always fun because he's probably one of the most polarizing people that we bring on our show. |
| 0:22.0 | This episode, I love, a lot of hate it for our boys. |
| 0:25.0 | This is a video episode that had the most like information, like nutrition information, science information. |
| 0:31.0 | This is, I'm going to say, this is like diet talk. |
| 0:34.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:35.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:36.0 | You're into diet talk. |
| 0:37.0 | You know, have fun with this. |
| 0:38.0 | I didn't even ask you how you felt about this one. |
| 0:40.0 | So this was not a favor of your snooze fest. |
| 0:42.0 | Oh, wow. |
| 0:43.0 | Big time for me. |
| 0:44.0 | Wow, so this was not a favorite thing. |
| 0:45.0 | Because we didn't talk so much about his personal life. |
| 0:47.0 | That's funny because this was a favorite for me. |
| 0:48.0 | Why no? |
| 0:49.0 | Because it's in your guy's realm of like, you know, really optimizing your diet and like, you know, |
| 0:53.0 | I mean, it was compelling information. |
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