About this episode

The episode discusses Justine Stenger's response to critiques of her arguments regarding fat and carbohydrates in nutrition.

In this episode we discuss: Justine’s response to our critique of her arguments against Ray Peat’s work Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide The Nutrition Blueprint: https://mikefave.com/the-nutrition-blueprint/ Theresa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingrootswellness/ Timestamps: 0:00 – intro 0:32 – recap of Justine Stenger’s claim covered in episode 19 2:26 – Justine’s response to our critique of her post 5:45 – why it’s crucial to separate personal feelings from intellectual discussions, especially when sharing information publicly 10:48 – our goal as health educators is not to shame or discredit individuals 13:33 – how today’s social media environment incentivizes low quality, thoughtless posts 18:30 – why attention and clicks take priority over quality on social media 21:34 – how to discern reliable information and whether we should outsource understanding to specialists 26:49 – how to develop true discernment in a world full of self-proclaimed experts 30:19 – Justine Stenger doubles down on her claim that fats are superior to carbohydrates32:47 –do carbs or fat better supports a compromised metabolic state? 39:45 – Justine…

People in this episode

Host: Jay Feldman

Topics covered

• nutrition
• fat vs carbohydrates
• social media influence
• health education
• metabolic health
• information discernment

Keywords

• Justine Stenger
• fat vs carbs
• nutrition critique
• metabolic state
• social media
• health education
• glucose oxidation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ray Peat, Mike Fave, Instagram

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