Building Muscle, Deer Antler Velvet, Elevated Liver Enzymes | THRR197
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Hernia Repair, Optimal Dietary Patterns for Healthy Aging | THRR206
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Hernia Repair Trevor writes: I'm a 46 year old male with my first hernia. It's Inguinal and I'm looking at surgery. What are your thoughts on mesh? From some Internet searching, it seems like either a medical marvel or a malpractice attorneys dream. I'm 5'11, 210 lbs with no other ongoing medical issues. I suspect the hernia emerged as the result of several years of 4 day/week powerlifting. I would like to return to weight lifting on some form after surgery recovery. Thank you for all thoughts! Optimal...
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Dry Fasting | THRR205
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Angie writes: Hello Robb and Nicki - I have been listening on and off for a couple of years, and I appreciate your perspective and how rational and fair you are in your approach. Some background, three and a half years ago I got pregnant and early in the pregnancy I identified that I needed to manage my blood sugar with diet, which I successfully was able to do. About a year after having the baby I was diagnosed with methane SIBO, and went through a long treatment, which was...
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Stomach Issues, Meat and Eczema | THRR204
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Stomach Issues Marty writes: Hi Robb and Nikki, love the show and all the various insight you provide and have been an avid listener for years. For context, I'm a 44 year old very active male with a high stress job (police officer). 5'11" and 188 lbs. Prior to 2021, my stomach was basically a garbage can, I could eat anything without issues. I did however eat mostly keto/carnivore but had no issues eating carbs whenever I wanted to. Then New Years 2021, I had a very bad episode of...
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High Iron Levels, Optimal Glucose Level, Lead Testing | THRR203
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: High Iron Levels Garrett writes Robb and Nicki, I just listened to episode 202, Robb mentioned as an aside that he has high iron levels. I have the same issue, because I lived in Sweden during X years I am not able to donate blood here in the USA. What are some other means to remedy this? I’ll add my values below from InsideTracker testing. 128 to 275 ug/dl range over 5 tests from the last 3 years. 34 year old fit male, diet is paleo + rice + whiskey. Protein sources are whey casein powder, chicken and...
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Constant Sinus Congestion, Peptide Therapy, Next Viral Wave | THRR202
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Constant Sinus Congestion Craig writes: Hello, love the show and all that you do. Our oldest son is 18. We have another son (16) and a daughter (14). The oldest gets colds more often and more seriously than the other two. He seems to have sinus congestion that’s nearly constant, needing to blow his nose in the morning and throughout the day. Sometimes a cough as well. He had an undescended testicle at birth and had surgery at age one. Could this contribute to his issues? He had herpetc whitlow and a...
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Busy Mom Trying to Get Healthy, Testicular Tumor, Shoulder Recovery | THRR201
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Busy Mom Trying to Get Healthy Katie writes: Hey Robb and Nicki - I am a full-time working mom of two busy kids. I am overweight and make way too many unhealthy food choices. I am trying to get better. I’ve listened to dozens and dozens of your podcast so I know what I need to be doing. Let’s just say I am a junk food addict and breaking all my bad habits is taking me longer than I like. I am trying to put a focus on healthier decisions. In the context of juggling the complexities of a busy life...
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Statins, Cholesterol, In Law Visits | THRR200
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Dr. Wants to Put Me on Statins Liz writes: Hi Robb, I've been following a very low carbs way of eating for 10 months now, I've lost some weight but am now 'stuck' at 12st 5lbs and have high 'bad' no of Triglycerides in my latest blood tests. They've sent me a text to say I need to go onto Statins!!! Help. If I stop eating eggs and cheese will this resolve itself? I walk at least 30 mins every day, make Macrame plant pot hangers and such, I have no bread or potatoes, hardly any sweet potatoes, but...
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The Carnivore Connection, Nootropics for Kids | THRR199
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: The Carnivore Connection Jim writes: Long time, first time. I want your understanding of the Carnivore connection hypothesis; the PubMed links are included: . . I am a layperson researching why my insulin resistance has gone up while my A1C, weight, waist, and everything else have seemed to improve. I have adopted a largely meat-based eating habit, with some fasting included. Yes, as a 5'11" male with an ideal body weight of 180-200 lbs, I average at least 200 grams of protein daily. I expected my IR to...
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Plant Paradox, Colonoscopy Refeed, Teenager and Junk Food | THRR198
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Re-feeding after colonoscopy Kelly writes: Hi Robb & Nicki, I've been listening to the pod for a few years now. I appreciate your insight and banter about such interesting topics. Thanks for keeping me entertained and informed. I'm about to schedule my first colonoscopy. My question is what is the best way to re-feed after this procedure? I see it as a "clean slate" - which could be good and bad. I'd like to allow for optimal regrowth in my system. If it matters, I'm a 45yo female with 3 little...
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Building Muscle, Deer Antler Velvet, Elevated Liver Enzymes | THRR197
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Please Subscribe and Review: | News Topic: Show Notes: Questions: Building muscle without weight training Maggie writes: Hi Robb and Nicki, I am sick of weight training. I spent about 12 years (2009-2021) doing some combination of bodybuilding style training or crossfit and truly loved it. However, I had a miscarriage at the end of 2021 and after the recovery from it I have never gotten back into a regular lifting routine. I also have no desire to weight train in a gym anymore or do typical resistance or weight training routines at all. However, it is ground into...
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Building muscle without weight training
Maggie writes:
Hi Robb and Nicki,
I am sick of weight training. I spent about 12 years (2009-2021) doing some combination of bodybuilding style training or crossfit and truly loved it. However, I had a miscarriage at the end of 2021 and after the recovery from it I have never gotten back into a regular lifting routine. I also have no desire to weight train in a gym anymore or do typical resistance or weight training routines at all. However, it is ground into my mind that I must lift weights to maintain my muscle mass as I age (I'm 41 and female). I am struggling mentally on how to stay physically fit and healthy as I age without lifting weights. I currently walk 3-5 miles several times per week and force myself to lift lower body 1 day per week. I do love to hike, walk, and am interested in road cycling and rucking. So my questions are do I have to lift weights to maintain or build muscle? Is a combination of rucking, hiking, walking and/or cycling enough stimulus to achieve the muscle building and strength I need as I age? I'm most curious about rucking, because it seems like it would be a great for muscle development, but I would love your thoughts. Also do you have a recommendation on ruck packs or weighted vests to use? Thank you so much for all your advice.
Maggie
Elevated ALT/AST on Keto (With Resolution?)
Chris writes:
Hi Robb and Nikki,
Sent you a podcast question back in March of this year prior to a liver biopsy with a long-winded explanation of elevated liver enzymes I've been having since I had my appendix removed in Feb '23. Lo and behold, the liver biopsy revealed no issues and I followed up with a hepatic specialist who is still scratching his head. Much ado about nothing though (I think): I went on vacation for 4th of July week (stayed low-ish carb i.e. 100g-200g net carb) and retested when I got back and my enzymes went down a significant amount, but not fully clean. They went back up after a few weeks of low carb after this. This got me curious, so when I went on another vacation in July and purposefully went off low carb for 2.5 weeks and retested: when I got back and my enzymes were actually entirely clean this time! This made me want to prove out my hypothesis of low carb (<50g net carbs) causing my elevated ALT/AST. I did three weeks of low carb after this and was able to get my ALT and AST to go back up again. Then I did three weeks of higher carb paleo (250g-300g net carbs) and was able to get my enzymes back to normal. Neat parlor trick, eh?
Some numbers for reference (Date/ALT/AST/Diet Prior to Test):
6/16 = 75 / 131 / <50g net carb
7/08 = 52 / 97 / 100g-200g net carb
7/19 = 78 / 122 / <50g net carb
08/08 = 33 / 51 / no holds barred carb gluttony, can't even estimate
08/29 = 78 / 115 / <50g net carb
09/19 = 40 / 37 / paleo 250g-300g net carb
I'm fairly active (18K-20K steps per day), 30 minutes of zone 2 cardio daily, 10 minutes of resistance training daily, at least three one mile walks spread throughout the day (typically after meals).
Any ideas as to what is happening here? Gastroenterologist and hepatic specialist are stumped. All tests were done at the same lab and all food was logged except for the gluttonous vacation. Tried to keep this experimentation as scientific as possible.
Thanks!
Chris
Deer Antler Velvet
Davin writes
I’ve been a listener from the beginning (I still miss Greg!). Anyhow, I was wondering your opinion on a supplement that’s seems to be gaining popularity.
It’s supposedly a non synthetic alternative to GH or peptides. I took it for six months and saw zeros results in gym performance or body composition. Seems to just be repurposed deer antler velvet (I’d be interested in your thoughts on DAV as well) thank you.
Davin
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