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Seed Oil Survival: Brad Marshall on Low BCAA vs Ketogenic Solutions to Reductive Stress

David Gornoski is joined by Brad Marshall for a conversation on plastics in food, using emergence diet to move out of torpor, genetic vs metabolic solutions, low BCAA, saturated and unsaturated fats, keto solutions to reductive stress, starch and sugar consumption, and more. Check out Fire in a Bottle here.

Seed Oil Survival: Has Brad Marshall Solved Insulin Resistance, Obesity?

David Gornoski is joined by Brad Marshall for a deep-diving conservation on how to emerge from seed oil-inflicted state of insulin resistance, whether Keto diet should be the preferred approach to losing weight, whether gelatin helps in curing obesity, when it is appropriate to be anabolic, whether sugar is healthy, foods that the common working-class […]

Seed Oil Survival: Tucker Goodrich, Brad Marshall Debate Oleic Acid, Olive Oil

David Gornoski moderates a debate between Tucker Goodrich and Brad Marshall on whether oleic acid should be consumed. Now that all the evidence points to seed oils being extremely damaging to our health, the question revolves around what’s the best alternative. Does olive oil consumption produce obesity? Does oleic acid make the toxicity of linoleic […]

Seed Oil Survival: Brad Marshall on Vitamin B6, Potato Diet

Food historian Brad Marshall calls in to talk about why Vitamin B6 is so important and how the absence of Vitamin B6 in our standard diet has led to a health crisis in America. Should we avoid potatoes if we want to lose fat? Listen to the full segment to find out. Check out Brad […]

Seed Oil Survival: Brad Marshall on Seed Oils and Chronic Fatigue

Food historian, molecular biologist, and pig farmer Brad Marshall calls in to talk about why traditional dietary guidelines worked. Why were people in the 1930s and 1940s thinner than us? How do we discern the signals our bodies send with regard to the kind of fats we’re eating? What is the true cause of chronic […]

Seed Oil Survival: Brad Marshall on How Oxidized Seed Oils Cause Diabetes

Brad Marshall joins the show to talk about the passing of Ray Peat, how oxidized seed oils cause diabetes, seed oil’s connection to cardiovascular diseases, and more. Brad Marshall’s website here.

Brad Marshall, Tucker Goodrich on Obesity Causes, Reductive Stress

David Gornoski, Brad Marshall, and Tucker Goodrich get together for an investigative conversation on what exactly is causing the obesity crisis in modern society. What do we make of the idea of stearic acid as dietary fiber? Is reductive stress driving the obesity crisis? Do we get in a state of torpor after consuming linoleic […]

Georgi Dinkov, Brad Marshall on Obesity Causes and Solutions

Bioenergetic Health researcher Georgi Dinkov and Brad Marshall, author and blogger at Fire in a Bottle, join David Gornoski for a discussion on the causes of obesity and how we can solve this widespread epidemic. Georgi and Brad start by talking about how they got into their respective research and how their peers reacted to […]

Dr. Ray Peat, Brad Marshall on Reductive Stress, Solutions to PUFA Obesity (Part 2)

David Gornoski continues the discussion with Dr. Ray Peat and Brad Marshall. Is it really the seed oils driving the obesity explosion or is it other PUFA-high foods? What is reductive stress and how is it causing obesity? Is reductive stress connected to PUFAs? What are Dr. Peat and Brad’s differing solutions to this crisis? […]

Dr. Ray Peat, Brad Marshall on the History of PUFA and Obesity (Part 1)

David Gornoski sits down with Dr. Ray Peat and Brad Marshall for a fascinating discussion on the damage from high PUFA diets. What is the ideal diet for children? How are children being exposed to PUFAs in their current diets? What caused the low metabolic rates in women in the 1930s? What is causing the […]