210. Is fasting worth it? With Georgi Dinkov

This week, Paul has Georgi Dinkov back on the podcast for the third time to cover a plethora of topics: the benefits versus risks of carbohydrates, polyunsaturated fatty acids in cell membranes, the root causes of diabetes and cancer, and so much more.

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Time Stamps:
00:08:45 Raising children in the modern world
00:10:10 Can we extend our lifespan through fasting and Metformin?
00:18:40 High intensity interval training and other kinds of exercise 
00:24:10 Protein, glycine, and preventing sarcopenia 
00:30:30 Inflammation and endotoxins
00:39:10 Stop fearing blood glucose levels
00:43:10 Downsides of fasting and how to obtain autophagy
01:01:05 Thoughts on metformin
01:10:03 What causes diabetes?
01:28:50 Polyunsaturated fats behave differently than saturated fats
01:32:54 The Rice Diet
01:40:32 Thoughts on exercise
01:43:20 Ketosis, fructose, and NAFLD
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References:
Georgi’s blog: haidut.me

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Animal-based vs. Ray Peat diet, a conversation with Georgi Dinkov: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k9dZ2mrLtOA7nIgAOFdck?si=4bR9Rz7BRzK0xteZikBDZg⁠
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Is animal-based the optimal human diet? A conversation with Georgi Dinkov: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gJvY3NURMCLjhPW7sQTag?si=wm8g2hcoSi6UJg6iWn8BAQ⁠

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Treatment of massive obesity with rice/reduction diet program: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Treatment-of-massive-obesity-with-rice-reduction-An-Kempner-Newborg/af28cea1eb3f913c600264c06e09d39318ed5e75

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Questions for Paul? Submit your question to be answered on the podcast at info@carnivoremd.com

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