Dr Sten Ekberg is my favorite keto lecturer. What I like most is that his videos resemble a high-quality college lecture. In college, I got much more out of the classes I attended with great lectures than I got from the textbooks. I got into the habit of attending the lecture and then reading the material in that order, when I could get away with it, and I learned much more because the lecture had already hit the high points. Much the same way, Dr Ekberg presents a great lecture, and I can search out deeper material if I want.
Dr Eckberg started me on my weight loss journey. His clear calm and simple explanations encouraged me to continue on. Now you , on the other hand are allowing me to learn more about the mechanisms of diet and nutrition. Thank you both for this.
I think his more simplistic presentation is what it is: getting a foot in the door to people who are wholly and completely ignorant about how the body works. Then you grow beyond his channel to this one, or you are satisfied that you know the nuts and bolts well enough to manage your weight. I'm a little distressed about the rebound aspect of weight loss, however, and I encountered the concept in another Physionic video. I've never been 300+ lbs or close it, but I do find it easy for my body to want to get back to 180+ lbs - too heavy for my 5'8" male frame. I'd like to see more content about defeating this rebound.
If you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight, HOWEVER, if you are severely insulin resistant and eat a low fat diet you will feel energized for 2 hours after meals and miserably hungry the rest of the time. Hunger causes less self control thus making weight loss harder.
I've always liked Dr. Ekberg. The first time I ever watched him he said, "Yes, you're going to have to be in a caloric deficit." ..That gave me a level of comfort he wasn't just selling snake oil. His explanations are thorough enough that I can tell he's knowledgeable about his subject matter. I can't fact check him on everything but I don't feel like I need to. Others, like Dr. Berg, who make bold declarations without any depth I know do need scrutiny. Ekberg to me gets you on the playing field. Fine tuning later on takes a lot more homework. "Do I need fish oil? How do I tell if the stuff I'm buying is rancid? Should I take creatine? Do I need other supplements? Am I low on testosterone? Where can I find a gym rat who will sell me Dianabol?", etc.
I've known Dr Ekberg since he first joined TH-cam. We follow each other and he is a good guy. I know for sure that holding back on some of the details was intentional just to keep it simple and easy for people to understand. Making something easier for someone to follow is doing them a favor because they will more likely succeed. As they get better and want to learn more, they can certainly dive more into the information on their own. I have a lot of respect for him and the information he provides to people and the help he has given them. He sure has helped me a lot
So glad you didn't knock him! He's helped me and many others to understand these complex systems relatively easily and does not seem to get it wrong. It's not easy to cover all types of people with different hormones, body types, metabolisms etc but he does it so well.
the same principles apply no matter what your body type is or where your metabolism is at. there are no special body types that the rules for losing fat work differently, its just a matter of degree
Your only real criticism was of Dr. Ekberg's statement, "It's not your fault." To be fair, it might have been clearer if he'd said, "It's not all your fault." But as I read it, Dr. Ekberg is not saying you don't need to be disciplined. Rather, he's going one level deeper than the math to show you that there is a subjective aspect that a simple equation does not convey. In my opinion, he's doing that as an aid to developing a strategy for discipline. So I think your criticism, while technically correct, misses an important part of the picture.
Dr. Ekberg gives just the right amount of info for those who want to understand what's going on without getting too many details. Course 101 for the regular folk.
Tell you what, dieting changed for me when I discovered maintenance. Two months of progressive calorie restriction followed by two months of maintenance calories is where it's at. The stepwise progression helps your hormones normalize and reduces stress/fatigue before your next cycle. You'll still have a couple pounds of rebound just from re-introducing carbs (i.e. glycogen/water) in the maintenance phase, but if you're strict, that's it. Keeping the goal for each calorie restriction diet is key, too. Smaller targets, depending on your starting point, that are attainable are good for your psyche.
All the reasons you mention that causes people to not reach weight loss goals are spot on! Consistency is essential so someone’s character comes into play as not everyone is a planner or has the drive/discipline to commit. Great video for many reasons and on many levels, as hormones rule the world! Thank you 🙏
@@Physionic It is not so simple, otherwise people would be much more successful. Are you saying people lack "character"? Simply saying it up to "someone's character" is bull! There are so many overwhelming forces in today's modern world working against us. Something like 98% of diets fail, so I guess according to you 98% of dieters lack character? That's it! Just read a book on character, apply yourself, and you will succeed at dieting!!!! Rubbish.
Dr. Ekberg (and a successful person like you) may not also appreciate the ability to "stick to the diet". What had impressed me about Dr. Ekberg, more than all the qualities you described which are true, is that he was a world-class decathlete. He represented Sweden in the Olympics and came within the first ten. He still holds the record at SMU, a major jock-school in the US. Even we have no idea the discipline that's required to achieve what he achieved, unless you have seen someone close do it. I doubt it if even he knows what he has. "Agency" as this self-drive is sometimes called, that you have in the pursuit of knowledge by the bushel, is not distributed equally like most talents in the world.
Agree on the agency thing. People have different brains, neurochemistry, genes and environment; therefore different behaviour. Everyone’s motivations and willpower varies. Some people are skinny but have high cholesterol. Some people gain fat easily and need to go on a strict diet. Some people are at a normal weight and aren’t fat at all. Some people enjoy doing sports and are mesomorphic. Some people push themselves with absolute discipline to the expense of their social lives in order to maintain weight. Some people have eating disorders like anorexia and control their diets TOO much. On another note, I was reading a book about the gut microbiome, and they transplanted the microbiome of an obese twin into a rat, and the rat gained fat. It was super interesting.
@@MrMikkyn That thing about "transplanting" microbiome I had heard and is absolutely fascinating. Thanks. Now thin rat to obese twins would be the real game changer.
The things people like Ekberg say about carbs/hormones/insulin simply makes a lot of sense to me as a layman.. Reason being is that I tried very low carb / carnivore for a full year and enjoyed it, and recently I tried incorporating more regular carbs again for no particular reason besides curiosity. I'd hear that steel cut oats were supposedly "filling" and all the regular talking points about why it's a good meal (low glycemic index, fiber, etc). Eating a full bowl of oats for breakfast, I start getting the urge to eat again no more than an hour later, in a way I simply didn't experience with my more satiating low-carb or no carb meals (things like beef and eggs). I can accept however that perhaps I'm just someone who tends to do better on low-carb, and that CICO is still technically true even if I think many like myself will find it easier to keep being in a caloric deficit on low carb. The people who keep preaching things like oats as a dietary staple, also told me I would definitely get constipated going without fiber, and I experienced exactly zero digestive issues of that kind in my year of ultra low carb and fiber. So -1 to their credibility on that count at least. I think CICO is useful for people who are willing to count carbs all the freaking time, but as a dieting strategy I find it rather inconvenient and unsustainable in how annoying it is to do. I think it should be done in starting out with a goal to lose body fat, just to get a sense of things. But beyond that habits should be formed that can be maintained for a lifetime, which for me excludes calorie counting even if CICO is technically true and all. Anyways if you want to ever make more videos like this one commenting on other nutritional gurus like Dr. Ekberg, I'd be curious to hear what you think of Dr. Ted Naiman and his particular Protein:Energy way of explaining nutrition / macronutrient balance. He's got several popular presentations on youtube and a book I enjoyed.
You are missing a confounding variable here. Protein. Protein is much more saciating than carbs or fat per calorie. You will almost certainly find that your carb meals are more filling than fatty meal as long as the protein is equated. There is roughly the same number of calories in a 170g potato as a tablespoon of oil. As a matter of curiosity do you ever check your blood lipids? If so how did your panel change when going low carb?
Totally fair, Andrew. I think you're looking at it rationally and sustainably. Low carb works for you, and its true that it limits hunger to a point that counting calories may not be necessary for most, which makes it a really fantastic way to lose or maintain weight. I'll have to add Dr. Naiman to the list, thanks.
It is all about the calories in the end though. For you eating low carb is self limiting and sustainable. Fair play. Personally I can't avoid carbs sustainably for the rest of my life.
I absolutely loved this video. My degrees are in the arts. Honestly, I do struggle to understand you and the science at times. Using the simplicity of the gentleman's video and adding in your comments and critique made me get a vivid and clearer understanding. I know you are very detailed and very scientific which is absolutely commendable. I do try to follow along your videos . I must admit at times , I pause it and listen a second time to get the gist. I do feel thar now I can search one of your videos where you speak about hormones and listen and I may get a clearer picture of the details as I understand the basics Thank you for doing these educational videos Much appreciation and gratitude
Thanks, Zarah. I'm going to keep making content where I detail other people's simpler content. I don't think the style of learning I put out there is necessarily a "one pass" or passive learning style, so I'm not surprised you'd have to go over it a few times. I hope to make it as clear as possible as I improve over time. It's an ever improving venture, as with anything. I appreciate the feedback, Zarah.
@@PhysionicHi! Im a bit curious on how your interest in holistic physiology begun? And do you have any specific health goal? Greets from sunny Sweden🙏🇸🇪🌤
You'll need to use more advanced nutrition techniques to lose weight. It may take quite a bit of experimentation and will take months of work and diligence, but it is possible. I'll see if I can release some content to help.
@@Physionic with my history of yo-yo dieting I thought I would need my head examined but the description of weight regained fit me to a T!!!! Thank you 🙏🏻
It gets me that on some other TH-cam videos, commenters claim how they changed to a low carb keto diet and lost all kinds of weight, and if you ask them that whether they counted calories or not, they were in calorie deficit, they’ll say things like, oh, you’re still in that old calorie counting paradigm? I'm thinking of one specifically who said that she had lost 30 pounds and claimed that there was no calorie deficit. Of course, this is from someone who didn’t count calories while she was losing weight. I've seen this with people who fast. They won't count calories, fast for 16, 18, 20 hours a day or even do 36-48 hour fasts and think they are not in deficit for the week. It seems the studies are conflicting on it, but lean towards calorie deficit being the driving factor in loss and fasting more of a way of managing the eating.
Adding intermittent fasting to this equation is a game changer! It will keep insulin levels low and when you add a cardio component (fasted cardio) because the body's primary fuel (glucose) is deprived it will use the stored fat for fuel.
From a different TH-cam video: Thanks for your explanation about mitochondria's over-nutrition and under-demand as causes of mitochondrial dysfunction. This leads directly to your explanation to the compounding effect on creating healthier mitochondria (longer) leads to more effective autophagy (mitophogy?). A BIG thank you for explaining the mechanism of insulin resistance in terms of inappropriate phosphorylation. The usual description discusses the cells being overworked. Besides clearly not being descriptive of the mechanism, it's wrong in two senses: 1. The cell is still working. It has just been given different materials. 2. The fault is not in the cell in general, but, rather it is specifically in the mitochondria. If I ever see signs of type-2 diabetes or insulin resistance I'll work on diet and exercise and hope to avoid insulin which appears to be the last thing I would do.
I would love to know if there’s a coordinating video with solutions. I just did 1600 cals a day for a month and quit because I GAINED weight I’m 5’4 and obese. So frustrating. Not to mention no one seems to believe me or they think I cheat. 😢
Yah. Knowing that you’re at a disadvantage hormonally if you’ve lost a bunch of weight is some consolation, it’s not really helpful per se. What I want to know is how to reprogram your body so you’re not constantly having to fight your hormones to keep the weight off.
Hmm. Have you read "Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism" by Herman Pontzer? He's a human energetics researcher and published that book last year that really rewrites a lot of what we know about how all this works. I super recommend it.
I have read that book too and I wonder if it’s very frustrating to the author that it doesn’t seem like his information has made it into the diet and fitness industry. I think it’s become more common to see articles saying that adding aerobic exercise does not change peoples weight, though, for some bizarre reason it does seem to affect the body composition. I and some aerobic activity is very good for the cardiovascular system but strength training is what is really needed, it seems to me, for long-term maintenance of lower weight without problems and old age.
Namely, that hunter gatherers who walk 12 to 14 km a day and send Terry Westerners of the same height and weight burn the same number of calories so their body distributes those calories differently. If the secondary person increases their exercise, the body will simply either cut down on the neat activity, or take calories away from some other activity, and devote it to the exercise.m; the vast majority, if not all, of the fat loss has to come from a calorie deficit. Of course, it’s another whole topic that different calories in, meaning, the food quality, can affect calories out.
My experience of dieting was exactly as Dr. E said. And, I really do have good will power. It is what made me realise I don’t understand something big about the (my) body. Don’t agree with your trope about people slipping, your feeding that blame concept. I do love your content tho, you are part of a new breed. Rather than the evangelical type of the last few years.
I think we need to keep in mind that many companies, food providers, etc are interested in creating foods that encourage us to eat more, spend more, and fall off whatever wagon we are in danger of falling off of. Additionally, our executive decision-making, or our willpower is limited, we can't avoid being tired, sick, annoyed or whatever The basic underlying impulse will peck away at our ability to resist visual cues, aromas, and habits without end. We need to stop throwing our hands up as if we have no control and we need to stop thinking everyone should have unending willpower. Both viewpoints are damaging... and those of us with an education should be keeping in mind that we are in the minority... easy to forget as we generally study, collaborate or otherwise work "together." As with other commentators, I greatly appreciate both Dr. Ekburg and Physionic.
I think there are two different issues here. Both the people in the example are eating the same number of calories to maintain their weight. One of them is fighting nature to keep hunger at bay, and the other isn't. A calorie is still a calorie.
@@Physionic Unfortunately this is not what the keto and IF people are promulgating. They seem to be saying that it will 'burn more fat' on isocaloric diet compared to any other way of eating. I don't believe it, but am happy to be proved wrong.
You should continue not believing it. I’d recommend my video where I compare low carb diets vs high carb diets on fat loss and weight loss. I cover several studies proving it not to be the case.
Mr physionic, excellent videos recently. Could you do a video diving into insulin and it's functions/ implications. I feel like a lot of these low carb guys don't understand that insulin is a regulatory hormone and not just a fat transport system.
Hey Matthew, thanks. I plan on creating other content on insulin, but I already have content on low carb diets and explain the role of insulin. Look up "insulin, keto, physionic" on youtube, it'll be among the first videos. Hope it helps.
All too often, doctors tell patients to exercise more and eat less. In the meantime, they fail to assess and diagnose a serious medical condition. I had one client that had a tumor growing on their pituitary gland. For months, the doctors failed to identify the problem and blamed the patient. Sometimes there is a problem with the adrenal glands, pituitary glands, or thyroid, and the doctors fail to diagnosis the problem.
Nice! I would like to see more about his presentations/diet analysis etc. in the near future. I'm a bit skeptical with some of his points... Also sent a video of his at Prof. Dave Explains for further investigation. Cheers Nicolas!
Good video. 2 years later in the era of GLP-1RA meds like Wegovy and Zepbound could use an update. These meds confirm that the disease of obesity is not a person's "fault" and that weight loss and maintenance can be achieved long-term. Personally, I can attest to that, having been on tirzepatide for almost 2 years. Lost 45lbs and kept it off for over a year now. Never been able to not regain all lost weight and then some before.
It's a multifactorial issue, and it ISN'T your fault, because the "PROFESSIONALS" lie to you and tell you it's all about CICO. Start there. Once you know that, you can take more responsibility, and find out what OTHER lies they told you and what they DIDN'T tell you. Most of us are experienced with several of the factors, such as hormones, lost muscle mass, added inflammation, and the effects those have on fat burning.
Dr Ekberg talks a lot and I have posted a comment asking him to reduce his videos duration which he replied by saying that he needs to explain well. All youtube doctors whether they are Keto or high carb diet are very biased in their opinions . Thanks for u your great work Physionic you deserve more subscribers
I crank up the speed on Dr Ekberg's videos because he talks so slowly. I like to listen to him at 1.5 - 1.75. And yes, his videos are very long, but they are thorough. The young man on this channel will eventually get more subscribers as he matures out of his arrogance. I recently unsubscribed from this channel when I watched a video of him disrespecting Dr Ekberg by saying he was just a chiropractor. Then he went on to give us his credentials to persuade us to believe him because he's more intelligent. That didn't sit well with me. The truth is Dr Ekberg is now a holistic doctor and has helped a lot of people get healthy. This young man only has the experience his books and other people's studies have shown. Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation out there that he's clinging to. He needs to see who is backing all of these studies. Always follow the money
At 8:00 when Dr. Ekberg says: "If you are hungry, get some food" It might be a bit too short. In my opinion the original program says: "If you are hungry go out and catch some food." And I guess there is a huge potential for the most and/or all of us. In short: "Move your ass BEFORE you eat"
You can eat whatever you want and however much you want if you then go out and ride a bike 28 miles, which takes about 5.5 hours for most people. In fact if you do that you can lose 8 lbs in one day.
I have come to believe that if you want to know how to lose weight, you should ask a bodybuilder, not a doctor, because bodybuilders have to make it work in a practical way and on a schedule. One technique is the "reverse diet", where you cut calories but continue to exercise until you reach a target weight, and then stop exercising and eat excess calories, intentionally gaining weight, but not as much as you started with, in order to take your body out of its "starvation mode". Another, the "zig-zag diet", is a similar idea, with something like five days of calorie deficit followed by two days of calorie surplus, and repeat. The key point in each is that they anticipate the body's response to fat loss and do something about it. I don't know if those have been studied scientifically, but bodybuilders cut to the low body fat percentage that they want in time for the competition.
I'm 54 years old I did not find out about insulin resistance until 2019. People are suffering from the Western diet. I'm currently water fasting... Detox sucks
The one I would be interested in seeing fact checked is Dr. Ken Berry, mainly because he's a 'real' doctor. When they say, 'don't do this shit until you've consulted with your doctor' he would be the guy they're talking about. He's said a lot of things though that's made me blink. He's big on Keto and has been pushing into carnivore. Whenever I get skeptical though I hear that argument always used in the back of my mind, "Hey! Are you a doctor?!! If you're a doctor you can have an opinion but until then STFU!" I've known a lot of doctors though who could kill ya deader than Elvis.
Thanks for the video! Is there a book you would recommend dealing with these topics (effect and managemend of hormones on weight loss etc.) dicussed in the video? I find it that there is a lot interesting info on these topics on TH-cam, but I’m looking for a bit more in-depth treatment of how these dynamics work in the body. Thanks!
I’ve managed to lose 40kg and am stable for more than a year at 73kg give or take. It is not true that satiety stays the same, I can eat much less today than I used to, it is true though that i can gain weight very quickly if I let myself go, I can probably gain 5kg without an issue within less than a week.
Ooooo maybe we (your subscribers) could vote on who you take on next? You could post the poll in the community tab. I think Dr Berg, Dr Longo, Thomas Delauer, Dr Jocker, Dr Greger, Dr Fung and Just in Health would be interesting.
Longo is almost beyond reproach. He's probably the most sound and honest of all of them. DeLauer is somewhat of a joke. But someone like Esselstyn is worth looking into. He has a very high success rate with his cardiac patients and is a legitimate physician.
@@rosevanderreijden A Physionic video on the matter would still be interesting whilst entertaining. Thomas is OK, his videos are rather "bro" but over recent years he has made great effort to create content much more research driven with legitimate references and he now has a content team pulling together the data and references. Thomas even had a PhD researcher on a placement with him for a while too. So it is far more balanced. Other thoughts .... David Sinclair and Rhonda Patrick would also be interesting.
@@littlevoice_11 Sinclair and Patrick are pop-gurus, whereas Longo and Esselstyn are serious and can demonstrate results. I appreciate sincere scientific inquiry.
It's a good idea, LV. I'll see what I can do. I have content on Dr. Greger, Dr. Berg, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, and Dr. Fung. I'm familiar with most of the others, but I haven't looked into their content much. Thanks for the suggestion, LV.
@@Physionic ooo and Simm Land in particular has some interesting views on intermittent fasting, longevity, keto and energy plus self acclaimed bio hacking (research approaches)
Great video! I still run into those on other forums who respond to my comments in a way that clearly shows they are brainwashed or radicalized, and have no understanding of the totality of research on issues under discussion. It is sad when people would rather buy into conspiracy theories, misinformation, and choose to ignore research likely due to lack of trust or confidence in such information, or just acceptance of persuasive misinformation disseminated by some media influencer. I am not suggesting that there are not poorly constructed and questionable studies. This will always be the case. That is why we look at the totality of the research as you and Layne do. Thanks gain Dr Carvalho. Keep up the great work!
If you have a negative 1000 calories daily and your weight follows the rebound graph: YOU DIDN'T HAVE -1000 CALORIES DAILY. YOU LIED. YOU CHEATED. I hope this simple explanation helps.
There's a HUGE difference between BLAME and RESPONSIBILITY. Humans have eons of time through a rough natural selection process to develop defenses against famine. Sure, its YOUR responsibility to take care of yourself, but in some ways, you're fighting against evolution.
When I was watching Ekberg's 300 lbs man that lost the weight example I was wondering how this person got to 300 lbs in the first place. Could it be that his hormones were already out of line with the always-lean man before he gained the weight the first time? If not, then does that mean that at least for the first period of weight gain hormones were not a factor yet? If yes, would it be beneficial to screen for these hormones in young populations and provide guidance? (probably self-fulfilling prophecy or anorexia inducing, but hopefully helpful)
It could be - it'd be easy to find out, but you'd need to run tests ahead of time and then after. As you said, it could also be that the person's hormones changed out of proportion after the weight gain, as well. Impossible to know without testing.
@@Physionic I expect it would be expensive to find out as we would need to test many people before they get fat. Chances are many of these people will not get fat within the next years (if ever) so the study would also take a long time increasing the costs even more. At least I do not think these hormones are tested in a standard yearly check up. Correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you for all your researched iooks at so many healthy living issues. Excuse me if I've missed something. Eating 3 eggs most days as part of a successful reduction of low 2 diabetes to low prediabetes meant I had viewed the egg warning with some concern. How do eggs actually create a problem if no unused protein is stored as fat. Thanks.
The body doesn't get it because of insulin resistance due to fat blocking glucose from entering the cells. High fat Keto and Carnivore diets effectively make you insulin resistance so when you reintroduce carbs they end up getting stored as fat because of the the raise in insulin. This effectively also causes hypoglycemia. I know from my own experience. Going on a low fat diet reduced my insulin resistance. My hunger hormones regulated and im back to normal no hypoglycemia or crazy weight gain. My take on these low carbers is that they are trying to cheat the system to lose weight a different way than what nature provided.
This is a load of crap what you describe is insulin sensitivity not insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is when you produce a great deal of insulin but struggle to get the glucose into you cells and your blood sugar stays elevated.
Hi Thanks for great content on metabolism. I have a question I think you might have an answer to. If I deploy my glycogen from lever and muscles before I go to sleep and no excess sugar in my blood what fuel do I use at night? Fat and Keatons are not same or are they? If I understand right I don’t have to be on (clinical keto) to burn fat? I hope you can answer that. If not thanks anyway for really great content.
I recently watched your analysis of palmitic acid - something I’ve been looking at actually. It was another exceptional analysis. You should consider not reporting on others IMO. Not many people can do what you can do, but a lot of people can actually investigate the likes of Dr Ekberg at al. Nothing against Dr Berg and the rest but It’s a total waste of your time and your talents. Please let others do that sort of stuff.
Thanks, Paul. I would certainly enjoy focusing more on the study analyses, but there are a good amount of people that also want me to cover this kind of content, as evidenced by the numbers when I look at my analytics. So, if I want to grow the brand as quickly as I can while still maintaining my in depth analyses, I have to mix the two styles. That said, I enjoy both. I do find it especially heart warming when people like the deeper analyses, like yourself, so thank you. Luckily, I get to release two videos a week, and one is always a deeper analysis.
@@Physionic Ty. How do I search for it? The only time I saw a reference to it was your staying at that moment that you didn’t know that much about him and you were curious.
I searched Pontzer’s name and one video about one exercise study. I haven’t listened yet bcuz I couldn’t see any references in description or comments to him.
Your body is like your bank account. When cash flow dips, one starts to spend less and tries to get leads on gig jobs. The body, like us, won't just continue on this obvious path to bankruptcy. Yes, maybe we should endure a fight against the body by watching our behaviors, but I'm not sure it's a fight most people have succeeded in winning.
I wish everyone would use the other pronunciation of "satiety" Instead of SUH-TIE-UH-TEE sə-ˈtī-ə-tē use SAY-SHE-UH-TEE sā-sh(ē-)ə- --- because many people know "satiated" and "satiation" and how they are pronounced but have rarely, if ever, heard of "satiety"
All of this still seems to just come down to self denial when necessary. In other words, some people have greater grehlin signaling etc etc., As if that simply cant be controlled. Forgive the example but people in North Korean labor camps are not struggling to lose weight, im guessing. I'm also certain their hormones are whacked, especially cortisol.
Each human reacts differently to a calorie surplus or calorie deficit. Each person reacts differently to macro nutrient ratios. Each person reacts differently to hunger. Each person has a different metabolism and reacts differently to dieting. So stop lecturing people as to why and how they are failing. Most people who attempt to diet, fail. It's like a 95% failure rate. 95٪%%%%%%%%. So stop acting like it is easy breezy, it is not at all easy, especially in modern life where economic and societal pressures are against us. Willpower and knowledge is not enough. There are other forces working against you.
I can't stand when people like him blur the whole CICO argument with stuff like hormones. If I say anything negative, I get tons of replies how they lost 20lbs in a month eating keto. UGH!! I don't need to tell someone of your level of understanding about what's going on and why from eating keto. I hate when him or fung tells people it's not their fault they can't lose weight because "insert nonsensical or hormonal reason". *Yes, it very likely is your fault.* LOL, this subject makes me nerd rage.
The one that makes me rage is the "insulin is a fat storage hormone" Absolutely no regard for how much insulin does and devoid of common sense. If you cut someone's calories and kept their insulin high they would still lose weight. Thermodynamics is not up for debate.
Thanks fot keeping so called Doctors on their toes. I dislike Chiropractors using the term Dr. Another medical doctor, Leo Venus who is a vegan, has also taken issue with Dr Bergs interpretation of medicine.
You should be aware that these ‘so called doctors’ have actually studied and gained qualifications. Regardless if you agree/disagree with them, you should stick to the topics of conversation and not try to ‘keep them on their toes’. If you wish to discredit anyone, you should do it the right way and use scientific methods.
Paul. Well, I dislike many Dr's using the term "health care provider". I would prefer "big phama wait staff" or "sick care provider", or maybe Pasteur-fraudsters.
He completely ignores women and the specific problems connected with female hormones and the necessity of more fat for childbearing. In an environment where calories are plentiful, many women overeat.
dr fung and other idiots: insulin, blah blah, insulin, blah blah. not ur fault, buy my book, eat this, blah blah blah. set point, blah blah. buy my book. blah blah. Reality: energy burn CHANGES as you lose weight. You need to keep adapting. If u hate counting calories (who doens't, most under count), just eat veggies and protein all day. Have a cheat meal here and there cuz "flexibility" is what's important. Sustainability is key. Time and time again same advice : stop fad diets and majority of your food should be low insulin, natural foods. You'll automatically have a calorie deficit eating those satiating foods. And ur human, want that cheesecake? have it. So what if you "don't lose 30lbs in 30 days". Choose a healthy way of eating and then just give it time. You don't gain 100lbs in 3 months, so don't expect to lose 100lbs in 3 months. Focus on eating right and healthy. Feed that gut fiber too.
Some people (i'm not one of them) claim they have good bowel movements without fiber so we all should try to avoid it. Not me. Also, I was watching this person that is a strict carnivore. She claims to go to the bathroom no problems........every 3 days. I don't think that would sit well with me. I'm with you, feed that gut fiber.
@@wheelofcheese100 Yeah the no fiber = constipation and colon cancer thing is purely antiquated dogma that probably came from grain industry lobbying more than any real research. From the days when nutritional epidemiology was much more of a junk science. When big egos reigned supreme over science such as Ancel Keys and Kellogg. I guess you can elect to disregard that if you just personally like fibrous foods or something, but you could easily disprove the constipation dogma for yourself if you wanted to like I have.
I should have added to this. Constipation is a horrible description (my bad). I should have said not going to the bathroom for a few days would weigh on my mind to much. I’m sure if this was my “normal”, I’d feel differently about it.
What is it with Chiros offering nutrition advice? At least Dr. Ekberg isn’t totally full of shit like Dr. Berg. I suppose it’s the Ek that makes all the difference.
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Dr Sten Ekberg is my favorite keto lecturer. What I like most is that his videos resemble a high-quality college lecture. In college, I got much more out of the classes I attended with great lectures than I got from the textbooks. I got into the habit of attending the lecture and then reading the material in that order, when I could get away with it, and I learned much more because the lecture had already hit the high points. Much the same way, Dr Ekberg presents a great lecture, and I can search out deeper material if I want.
Dr Eckberg started me on my weight loss journey. His clear calm and simple explanations encouraged me to continue on. Now you , on the other hand are allowing me to learn more about the mechanisms of diet and nutrition. Thank you both for this.
I think his more simplistic presentation is what it is: getting a foot in the door to people who are wholly and completely ignorant about how the body works. Then you grow beyond his channel to this one, or you are satisfied that you know the nuts and bolts well enough to manage your weight. I'm a little distressed about the rebound aspect of weight loss, however, and I encountered the concept in another Physionic video. I've never been 300+ lbs or close it, but I do find it easy for my body to want to get back to 180+ lbs - too heavy for my 5'8" male frame. I'd like to see more content about defeating this rebound.
Good review... Dr. Ekberg gets a thumbs up. Likely, he was trying to keep his presentation simple and not overly long which I think is understandable.
Agreed, I think he was, as well.
Cheers, I was looking there.. obviously not we’ll enough 😂
If you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight, HOWEVER, if you are severely insulin resistant and eat a low fat diet you will feel energized for 2 hours after meals and miserably hungry the rest of the time. Hunger causes less self control thus making weight loss harder.
I've always liked Dr. Ekberg. The first time I ever watched him he said, "Yes, you're going to have to be in a caloric deficit." ..That gave me a level of comfort he wasn't just selling snake oil. His explanations are thorough enough that I can tell he's knowledgeable about his subject matter. I can't fact check him on everything but I don't feel like I need to. Others, like Dr. Berg, who make bold declarations without any depth I know do need scrutiny.
Ekberg to me gets you on the playing field. Fine tuning later on takes a lot more homework. "Do I need fish oil? How do I tell if the stuff I'm buying is rancid? Should I take creatine? Do I need other supplements? Am I low on testosterone? Where can I find a gym rat who will sell me Dianabol?", etc.
That last question is essential. :)
@@Physionic or these days. How can I make my doctor proscribed ozempic?
Awesome questions, I need the answers 😂
I've known Dr Ekberg since he first joined TH-cam. We follow each other and he is a good guy. I know for sure that holding back on some of the details was intentional just to keep it simple and easy for people to understand. Making something easier for someone to follow is doing them a favor because they will more likely succeed. As they get better and want to learn more, they can certainly dive more into the information on their own. I have a lot of respect for him and the information he provides to people and the help he has given them. He sure has helped me a lot
So glad you didn't knock him!
He's helped me and many others to understand these complex systems relatively easily and does not seem to get it wrong.
It's not easy to cover all types of people with different hormones, body types, metabolisms etc but he does it so well.
the same principles apply no matter what your body type is or where your metabolism is at. there are no special body types that the rules for losing fat work differently, its just a matter of degree
Your only real criticism was of Dr. Ekberg's statement, "It's not your fault." To be fair, it might have been clearer if he'd said, "It's not all your fault." But as I read it, Dr. Ekberg is not saying you don't need to be disciplined. Rather, he's going one level deeper than the math to show you that there is a subjective aspect that a simple equation does not convey. In my opinion, he's doing that as an aid to developing a strategy for discipline. So I think your criticism, while technically correct, misses an important part of the picture.
Dr. Ekberg gives just the right amount of info for those who want to understand what's going on without getting too many details. Course 101 for the regular folk.
Tell you what, dieting changed for me when I discovered maintenance. Two months of progressive calorie restriction followed by two months of maintenance calories is where it's at. The stepwise progression helps your hormones normalize and reduces stress/fatigue before your next cycle. You'll still have a couple pounds of rebound just from re-introducing carbs (i.e. glycogen/water) in the maintenance phase, but if you're strict, that's it. Keeping the goal for each calorie restriction diet is key, too. Smaller targets, depending on your starting point, that are attainable are good for your psyche.
All the reasons you mention that causes people to not reach weight loss goals are spot on! Consistency is essential so someone’s character comes into play as not everyone is a planner or has the drive/discipline to commit. Great video for many reasons and on many levels, as hormones rule the world! Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the input, Silv - hormones no doubt have a serious impact.
@@Physionic It is not so simple, otherwise people would be much more successful. Are you saying people lack "character"? Simply saying it up to "someone's character" is bull! There are so many overwhelming forces in today's modern world working against us. Something like 98% of diets fail, so I guess according to you 98% of dieters lack character? That's it! Just read a book on character, apply yourself, and you will succeed at dieting!!!! Rubbish.
Dr. Ekberg (and a successful person like you) may not also appreciate the ability to "stick to the diet". What had impressed me about Dr. Ekberg, more than all the qualities you described which are true, is that he was a world-class decathlete. He represented Sweden in the Olympics and came within the first ten. He still holds the record at SMU, a major jock-school in the US. Even we have no idea the discipline that's required to achieve what he achieved, unless you have seen someone close do it. I doubt it if even he knows what he has. "Agency" as this self-drive is sometimes called, that you have in the pursuit of knowledge by the bushel, is not distributed equally like most talents in the world.
Agree on the agency thing. People have different brains, neurochemistry, genes and environment; therefore different behaviour. Everyone’s motivations and willpower varies.
Some people are skinny but have high cholesterol. Some people gain fat easily and need to go on a strict diet. Some people are at a normal weight and aren’t fat at all. Some people enjoy doing sports and are mesomorphic. Some people push themselves with absolute discipline to the expense of their social lives in order to maintain weight. Some people have eating disorders like anorexia and control their diets TOO much.
On another note, I was reading a book about the gut microbiome, and they transplanted the microbiome of an obese twin into a rat, and the rat gained fat. It was super interesting.
@@MrMikkyn That thing about "transplanting" microbiome I had heard and is absolutely fascinating. Thanks. Now thin rat to obese twins would be the real game changer.
He gets the message across to us less educated , then mission accomplished 👍👍👍👍
The things people like Ekberg say about carbs/hormones/insulin simply makes a lot of sense to me as a layman.. Reason being is that I tried very low carb / carnivore for a full year and enjoyed it, and recently I tried incorporating more regular carbs again for no particular reason besides curiosity. I'd hear that steel cut oats were supposedly "filling" and all the regular talking points about why it's a good meal (low glycemic index, fiber, etc). Eating a full bowl of oats for breakfast, I start getting the urge to eat again no more than an hour later, in a way I simply didn't experience with my more satiating low-carb or no carb meals (things like beef and eggs). I can accept however that perhaps I'm just someone who tends to do better on low-carb, and that CICO is still technically true even if I think many like myself will find it easier to keep being in a caloric deficit on low carb. The people who keep preaching things like oats as a dietary staple, also told me I would definitely get constipated going without fiber, and I experienced exactly zero digestive issues of that kind in my year of ultra low carb and fiber. So -1 to their credibility on that count at least.
I think CICO is useful for people who are willing to count carbs all the freaking time, but as a dieting strategy I find it rather inconvenient and unsustainable in how annoying it is to do. I think it should be done in starting out with a goal to lose body fat, just to get a sense of things. But beyond that habits should be formed that can be maintained for a lifetime, which for me excludes calorie counting even if CICO is technically true and all.
Anyways if you want to ever make more videos like this one commenting on other nutritional gurus like Dr. Ekberg, I'd be curious to hear what you think of Dr. Ted Naiman and his particular Protein:Energy way of explaining nutrition / macronutrient balance. He's got several popular presentations on youtube and a book I enjoyed.
Ted Naiman gets it. One of the few doctors out there that actually understands this stuff.
You are missing a confounding variable here. Protein.
Protein is much more saciating than carbs or fat per calorie. You will almost certainly find that your carb meals are more filling than fatty meal as long as the protein is equated. There is roughly the same number of calories in a 170g potato as a tablespoon of oil.
As a matter of curiosity do you ever check your blood lipids? If so how did your panel change when going low carb?
@@matthewhardwick365 These low-carbers/keto people should be checking on their ApoB and Lp(a) regularly. I noticed that they avoid addressing it.
Totally fair, Andrew. I think you're looking at it rationally and sustainably. Low carb works for you, and its true that it limits hunger to a point that counting calories may not be necessary for most, which makes it a really fantastic way to lose or maintain weight.
I'll have to add Dr. Naiman to the list, thanks.
It is all about the calories in the end though. For you eating low carb is self limiting and sustainable. Fair play. Personally I can't avoid carbs sustainably for the rest of my life.
I absolutely loved this video. My degrees are in the arts. Honestly, I do struggle to understand you and the science at times. Using the simplicity of the gentleman's video and adding in your comments and critique made me get a vivid and clearer understanding. I know you are very detailed and very scientific which is absolutely commendable. I do try to follow along your videos . I must admit at times , I pause it and listen a second time to get the gist. I do feel thar now I can search one of your videos where you speak about hormones and listen and I may get a clearer picture of the details as I understand the basics
Thank you for doing these educational videos
Much appreciation and gratitude
Thanks, Zarah. I'm going to keep making content where I detail other people's simpler content. I don't think the style of learning I put out there is necessarily a "one pass" or passive learning style, so I'm not surprised you'd have to go over it a few times. I hope to make it as clear as possible as I improve over time. It's an ever improving venture, as with anything. I appreciate the feedback, Zarah.
@@PhysionicHi! Im a bit curious on how your interest in holistic physiology begun?
And do you have any specific health goal?
Greets from sunny Sweden🙏🇸🇪🌤
I have learned so much from Dr. Ekberg. A great teacher.
I am that person who has regained weight after weight loss all my adult life.
I don't want to stay this heavy. How can I lose it again for good? 😕
You'll need to use more advanced nutrition techniques to lose weight. It may take quite a bit of experimentation and will take months of work and diligence, but it is possible. I'll see if I can release some content to help.
@@Physionic with my history of yo-yo dieting I thought I would need my head examined but the description of weight regained fit me to a T!!!! Thank you 🙏🏻
It gets me that on some other TH-cam videos, commenters claim how they changed to a low carb keto diet and lost all kinds of weight, and if you ask them that whether they counted calories or not, they were in calorie deficit, they’ll say things like, oh, you’re still in that old calorie counting paradigm? I'm thinking of one specifically who said that she had lost 30 pounds and claimed that there was no calorie deficit. Of course, this is from someone who didn’t count calories while she was losing weight. I've seen this with people who fast. They won't count calories, fast for 16, 18, 20 hours a day or even do 36-48 hour fasts and think they are not in deficit for the week. It seems the studies are conflicting on it, but lean towards calorie deficit being the driving factor in loss and fasting more of a way of managing the eating.
Adding intermittent fasting to this equation is a game changer! It will keep insulin levels low and when you add a cardio component (fasted cardio) because the body's primary fuel (glucose) is deprived it will use the stored fat for fuel.
From a different TH-cam video: Thanks for your explanation about mitochondria's over-nutrition and under-demand as causes of mitochondrial dysfunction. This leads directly to your explanation to the compounding effect on creating healthier mitochondria (longer) leads to more effective autophagy (mitophogy?). A BIG thank you for explaining the mechanism of insulin resistance in terms of inappropriate phosphorylation. The usual description discusses the cells being overworked. Besides clearly not being descriptive of the mechanism, it's wrong in two senses: 1. The cell is still working. It has just been given different materials. 2. The fault is not in the cell in general, but, rather it is specifically in the mitochondria. If I ever see signs of type-2 diabetes or insulin resistance I'll work on diet and exercise and hope to avoid insulin which appears to be the last thing I would do.
I would love to know if there’s a coordinating video with solutions. I just did 1600 cals a day for a month and quit because I GAINED weight I’m 5’4 and obese. So frustrating. Not to mention no one seems to believe me or they think I cheat. 😢
Yah. Knowing that you’re at a disadvantage hormonally if you’ve lost a bunch of weight is some consolation, it’s not really helpful per se. What I want to know is how to reprogram your body so you’re not constantly having to fight your hormones to keep the weight off.
Dr Ekberg my no 1 go-to on TH-cam. His information and knowledge superb.
Hmm. Have you read "Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism" by Herman Pontzer? He's a human energetics researcher and published that book last year that really rewrites a lot of what we know about how all this works. I super recommend it.
No, but I know of him. I covered a few of his studies in videos. I might check it out, thanks, Ameya.
I have read that book too and I wonder if it’s very frustrating to the author that it doesn’t seem like his information has made it into the diet and fitness industry. I think it’s become more common to see articles saying that adding aerobic exercise does not change peoples weight, though, for some bizarre reason it does seem to affect the body composition. I and some aerobic activity is very good for the cardiovascular system but strength training is what is really needed, it seems to me, for long-term maintenance of lower weight without problems and old age.
Namely, that hunter gatherers who walk 12 to 14 km a day and send Terry Westerners of the same height and weight burn the same number of calories so their body distributes those calories differently. If the secondary person increases their exercise, the body will simply either cut down on the neat activity, or take calories away from some other activity, and devote it to the exercise.m; the vast majority, if not all, of the fat loss has to come from a calorie deficit. Of course, it’s another whole topic that different calories in, meaning, the food quality, can affect calories out.
My experience of dieting was exactly as Dr. E said. And, I really do have good will power. It is what made me realise I don’t understand something big about the (my) body. Don’t agree with your trope about people slipping, your feeding that blame concept.
I do love your content tho, you are part of a new breed. Rather than the evangelical type of the last few years.
I love your presentation somehow you always convince me with the scientific visual .
I think we need to keep in mind that many companies, food providers, etc are interested in creating foods that encourage us to eat more, spend more, and fall off whatever wagon we are in danger of falling off of. Additionally, our executive decision-making, or our willpower is limited, we can't avoid being tired, sick, annoyed or whatever The basic underlying impulse will peck away at our ability to resist visual cues, aromas, and habits without end. We need to stop throwing our hands up as if we have no control and we need to stop thinking everyone should have unending willpower. Both viewpoints are damaging... and those of us with an education should be keeping in mind that we are in the minority... easy to forget as we generally study, collaborate or otherwise work "together."
As with other commentators, I greatly appreciate both Dr. Ekburg and Physionic.
Two smart people together is a good listern for us. :) 👍
Thanks, Kenan.
I think there are two different issues here. Both the people in the example are eating the same number of calories to maintain their weight. One of them is fighting nature to keep hunger at bay, and the other isn't. A calorie is still a calorie.
Indeed. Good summary, UCD.
@@Physionic Unfortunately this is not what the keto and IF people are promulgating. They seem to be saying that it will 'burn more fat' on isocaloric diet compared to any other way of eating. I don't believe it, but am happy to be proved wrong.
You should continue not believing it. I’d recommend my video where I compare low carb diets vs high carb diets on fat loss and weight loss. I cover several studies proving it not to be the case.
@@Physionic can you link to the video?
th-cam.com/video/elHKLBTB5WI/w-d-xo.html
Mr physionic, excellent videos recently.
Could you do a video diving into insulin and it's functions/ implications.
I feel like a lot of these low carb guys don't understand that insulin is a regulatory hormone and not just a fat transport system.
Hey Matthew, thanks. I plan on creating other content on insulin, but I already have content on low carb diets and explain the role of insulin. Look up "insulin, keto, physionic" on youtube, it'll be among the first videos. Hope it helps.
@@Physionic found it, thanks
Hi, do you have any videos on how to avoid the weight regain / hormone issues raised in this video? Thanks
All too often, doctors tell patients to exercise more and eat less. In the meantime, they fail to assess and diagnose a serious medical condition. I had one client that had a tumor growing on their pituitary gland. For months, the doctors failed to identify the problem and blamed the patient. Sometimes there is a problem with the adrenal glands, pituitary glands, or thyroid, and the doctors fail to diagnosis the problem.
Thanks Nicolas, I like the post of dr Ekberg also very much. You can do the deeper digging 😉
My pleasure, Roeland. Thanks for chiming in.
Nice!
I would like to see more about his presentations/diet analysis etc. in the near future. I'm a bit skeptical with some of his points...
Also sent a video of his at Prof. Dave Explains for further investigation.
Cheers Nicolas!
Wonderful, I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, man tos.
@@Physionic thank you!
Did you find anything suspicious about his arguments in general?
Promoting the defeatist attitude in viewers is key, because Dr Ekberg has the solution, available through his many paid programs.
The point is :
Learn to be hungry if you have shitty body and mean to stay lean and eat boring salads to make your stomach endure it.
Good video. 2 years later in the era of GLP-1RA meds like Wegovy and Zepbound could use an update. These meds confirm that the disease of obesity is not a person's "fault" and that weight loss and maintenance can be achieved long-term. Personally, I can attest to that, having been on tirzepatide for almost 2 years. Lost 45lbs and kept it off for over a year now. Never been able to not regain all lost weight and then some before.
It's a multifactorial issue, and it ISN'T your fault, because the "PROFESSIONALS" lie to you and tell you it's all about CICO. Start there. Once you know that, you can take more responsibility, and find out what OTHER lies they told you and what they DIDN'T tell you. Most of us are experienced with several of the factors, such as hormones, lost muscle mass, added inflammation, and the effects those have on fat burning.
Dr Ekberg talks a lot and I have posted a comment asking him to reduce his videos duration which he replied by saying that he needs to explain well. All youtube doctors whether they are Keto or high carb diet are very biased in their opinions . Thanks for u your great work Physionic you deserve more subscribers
I crank up the speed on Dr Ekberg's videos because he talks so slowly. I like to listen to him at 1.5 - 1.75. And yes, his videos are very long, but they are thorough. The young man on this channel will eventually get more subscribers as he matures out of his arrogance. I recently unsubscribed from this channel when I watched a video of him disrespecting Dr Ekberg by saying he was just a chiropractor. Then he went on to give us his credentials to persuade us to believe him because he's more intelligent. That didn't sit well with me. The truth is Dr Ekberg is now a holistic doctor and has helped a lot of people get healthy. This young man only has the experience his books and other people's studies have shown. Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation out there that he's clinging to. He needs to see who is backing all of these studies. Always follow the money
@@erastvandoren apparently 2.88 million subscribers disagree with you
Please go into detail on calorie cycling. I want the science of it. Or if you already have please point us in the right direction. Great video brother
At 8:00 when Dr. Ekberg says: "If you are hungry, get some food" It might be a bit too short.
In my opinion the original program says: "If you are hungry go out and catch some food." And I guess there is a huge potential for the most and/or all of us. In short: "Move your ass BEFORE you eat"
Is there any data on normalization of hormones after..say 2 years of maintaining weight?
You can eat whatever you want and however much you want if you then go out and ride a bike 28 miles, which takes about 5.5 hours for most people. In fact if you do that you can lose 8 lbs in one day.
What can we do to regulate those hormones?
I have come to believe that if you want to know how to lose weight, you should ask a bodybuilder, not a doctor, because bodybuilders have to make it work in a practical way and on a schedule. One technique is the "reverse diet", where you cut calories but continue to exercise until you reach a target weight, and then stop exercising and eat excess calories, intentionally gaining weight, but not as much as you started with, in order to take your body out of its "starvation mode". Another, the "zig-zag diet", is a similar idea, with something like five days of calorie deficit followed by two days of calorie surplus, and repeat. The key point in each is that they anticipate the body's response to fat loss and do something about it. I don't know if those have been studied scientifically, but bodybuilders cut to the low body fat percentage that they want in time for the competition.
But what is the solution? How does one adjust one's hormones?
I’ve seen some of videos and he does address the hormones a little more.
I'm 54 years old I did not find out about insulin resistance until 2019. People are suffering from the Western diet. I'm currently water fasting... Detox sucks
The one I would be interested in seeing fact checked is Dr. Ken Berry, mainly because he's a 'real' doctor. When they say, 'don't do this shit until you've consulted with your doctor' he would be the guy they're talking about. He's said a lot of things though that's made me blink. He's big on Keto and has been pushing into carnivore. Whenever I get skeptical though I hear that argument always used in the back of my mind, "Hey! Are you a doctor?!! If you're a doctor you can have an opinion but until then STFU!"
I've known a lot of doctors though who could kill ya deader than Elvis.
I likely will cover some of his content in the future. Thanks for the suggestion, Jeffrey.
I have learned to take Dr. Berry with a grain of salt. I think he has blind spots and / or agendas.
Thanks for the video! Is there a book you would recommend dealing with these topics (effect and managemend of hormones on weight loss etc.) dicussed in the video? I find it that there is a lot interesting info on these topics on TH-cam, but I’m looking for a bit more in-depth treatment of how these dynamics work in the body. Thanks!
Ekberg is awesome! Thanks for good videos, I really like your concept.
I’ve managed to lose 40kg and am stable for more than a year at 73kg give or take.
It is not true that satiety stays the same, I can eat much less today than I used to, it is true though that i can gain weight very quickly if I let myself go, I can probably gain 5kg without an issue within less than a week.
Ooooo maybe we (your subscribers) could vote on who you take on next?
You could post the poll in the community tab.
I think Dr Berg, Dr Longo, Thomas Delauer, Dr Jocker, Dr Greger, Dr Fung and Just in Health would be interesting.
Longo is almost beyond reproach. He's probably the most sound and honest of all of them.
DeLauer is somewhat of a joke. But someone like Esselstyn is worth looking into. He has a very high success rate with his cardiac patients and is a legitimate physician.
@@rosevanderreijden A Physionic video on the matter would still be interesting whilst entertaining. Thomas is OK, his videos are rather "bro" but over recent years he has made great effort to create content much more research driven with legitimate references and he now has a content team pulling together the data and references. Thomas even had a PhD researcher on a placement with him for a while too. So it is far more balanced.
Other thoughts .... David Sinclair and Rhonda Patrick would also be interesting.
@@littlevoice_11 Sinclair and Patrick are pop-gurus, whereas Longo and Esselstyn are serious and can demonstrate results.
I appreciate sincere scientific inquiry.
It's a good idea, LV. I'll see what I can do. I have content on Dr. Greger, Dr. Berg, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, and Dr. Fung. I'm familiar with most of the others, but I haven't looked into their content much. Thanks for the suggestion, LV.
@@Physionic ooo and Simm Land in particular has some interesting views on intermittent fasting, longevity, keto and energy plus self acclaimed bio hacking (research approaches)
Great video! I still run into those on other forums who respond to my comments in a way that clearly shows they are brainwashed or radicalized, and have no understanding of the totality of research on issues under discussion. It is sad when people would rather buy into conspiracy theories, misinformation, and choose to ignore research likely due to lack of trust or confidence in such information, or just acceptance of persuasive misinformation disseminated by some media influencer. I am not suggesting that there are not poorly constructed and questionable studies. This will always be the case. That is why we look at the totality of the research as you and Layne do. Thanks gain Dr Carvalho. Keep up the great work!
TH-cam algorithm pulled me away from your channel, glad to be back 💪🏽…
How dare it. Welcome back. :)
@@Physionic right ??? Shame on it, feeding me useless nonsense. It’s a pleasure to be back ☺️
If you have a negative 1000 calories daily and your weight follows the rebound graph:
YOU DIDN'T HAVE -1000 CALORIES DAILY. YOU LIED. YOU CHEATED.
I hope this simple explanation helps.
There's a HUGE difference between BLAME and RESPONSIBILITY. Humans have eons of time through a rough natural selection process to develop defenses against famine. Sure, its YOUR responsibility to take care of yourself, but in some ways, you're fighting against evolution.
When I was watching Ekberg's 300 lbs man that lost the weight example I was wondering how this person got to 300 lbs in the first place. Could it be that his hormones were already out of line with the always-lean man before he gained the weight the first time?
If not, then does that mean that at least for the first period of weight gain hormones were not a factor yet?
If yes, would it be beneficial to screen for these hormones in young populations and provide guidance?
(probably self-fulfilling prophecy or anorexia inducing, but hopefully helpful)
It could be - it'd be easy to find out, but you'd need to run tests ahead of time and then after. As you said, it could also be that the person's hormones changed out of proportion after the weight gain, as well. Impossible to know without testing.
@@Physionic I expect it would be expensive to find out as we would need to test many people before they get fat. Chances are many of these people will not get fat within the next years (if ever) so the study would also take a long time increasing the costs even more. At least I do not think these hormones are tested in a standard yearly check up. Correct me if I am wrong.
They aren't normally checked, but you can have them checked every year. I have gotten special panels for testosterone, for example.
Excessive carbohydrates is usually the issue….
Thank you for all your researched iooks at so many healthy living issues. Excuse me if I've missed something. Eating 3 eggs most days as part of a successful reduction of low 2 diabetes to low prediabetes meant I had viewed the egg warning with some concern. How do eggs actually create a problem if no unused protein is stored as fat. Thanks.
Science Based Is Best, Everyone Has Opinions, Their Minds Eye, SCIENCE IS PROVEN :)
I don't think "it's your fault" is productive because of how screwed up many peoples phycological relationship with food and their bodies.
The body doesn't get it because of insulin resistance due to fat blocking glucose from entering the cells. High fat Keto and Carnivore diets effectively make you insulin resistance so when you reintroduce carbs they end up getting stored as fat because of the the raise in insulin. This effectively also causes hypoglycemia. I know from my own experience. Going on a low fat diet reduced my insulin resistance. My hunger hormones regulated and im back to normal no hypoglycemia or crazy weight gain. My take on these low carbers is that they are trying to cheat the system to lose weight a different way than what nature provided.
and once you re-introduce fat what happens? have an avocado with olive oil and lets see what happens. maybe add an oz of nuts.
This is a load of crap what you describe is insulin sensitivity not insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance is when you produce a great deal of insulin but struggle to get the glucose into you cells and your blood sugar stays elevated.
what do you think of torpor(SCD1 theory) / ROS theory as an explanation for this?
Along with hormone levels being different, formerly fat people still have more fat cells, and they are easily re-filled.
Hi
Thanks for great content on metabolism.
I have a question I think you might have an answer to.
If I deploy my glycogen from lever and muscles before I go to sleep and no excess sugar in my blood what fuel do I use at night? Fat and Keatons are not same or are they?
If I understand right I don’t have to be on (clinical keto) to burn fat?
I hope you can answer that.
If not thanks anyway for really great content.
I recently watched your analysis of palmitic acid - something I’ve been looking at actually. It was another exceptional analysis. You should consider not reporting on others IMO. Not many people can do what you can do, but a lot of people can actually investigate the likes of Dr Ekberg at al. Nothing against Dr Berg and the rest but It’s a total waste of your time and your talents. Please let others do that sort of stuff.
Thanks, Paul. I would certainly enjoy focusing more on the study analyses, but there are a good amount of people that also want me to cover this kind of content, as evidenced by the numbers when I look at my analytics. So, if I want to grow the brand as quickly as I can while still maintaining my in depth analyses, I have to mix the two styles. That said, I enjoy both. I do find it especially heart warming when people like the deeper analyses, like yourself, so thank you. Luckily, I get to release two videos a week, and one is always a deeper analysis.
Does anyone have the link to Dr Ekberg’s video? I’d like to share it with someone who needs to see it
It's in the description.
2 pounds per week not per day
PLEASE review Herman Pontzer's work on exercise and calorie burning!
I think I did, actually. It’s 1-2 years old now.
I think I did, actually. It’s 1-2 years old now.
@@Physionic Ty. How do I search for it? The only time I saw a reference to it was your staying at that moment that you didn’t know that much about him and you were curious.
th-cam.com/video/O7TY-HMZkKA/w-d-xo.html (here you go)
I searched Pontzer’s name and one video about one exercise study. I haven’t listened yet bcuz I couldn’t see any references in description or comments to him.
✔️ Another good lesson in nutrition science. Two good teachers 👌
Your body is like your bank account. When cash flow dips, one starts to spend less and tries to get leads on gig jobs. The body, like us, won't just continue on this obvious path to bankruptcy. Yes, maybe we should endure a fight against the body by watching our behaviors, but I'm not sure it's a fight most people have succeeded in winning.
Are hormones ultimately the culprits behind adaptive thermogenesis?
I wish everyone would use the other pronunciation of "satiety"
Instead of SUH-TIE-UH-TEE sə-ˈtī-ə-tē
use SAY-SHE-UH-TEE sā-sh(ē-)ə-
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because many people know "satiated" and "satiation" and how they are pronounced but have rarely, if ever, heard of "satiety"
Dr. Ekberg changed my life, GREAT GUY!
3:45 *week
Is definitely not your fault, if they'd lights is bad. Which it is.
I really don't know why he did this video, he could simply say "Look dr.Ekberg videos", because it was all he had to say.
Because he gets a tremendous amount of information wrong, but this time he got things correct.
life is meant to be lived in cycles, not ruts.
Dr Ekberg is top notch!!!
Per day? 3:44
All of this still seems to just come down to self denial when necessary. In other words, some people have greater grehlin signaling etc etc., As if that simply cant be controlled. Forgive the example but people in North Korean labor camps are not struggling to lose weight, im guessing. I'm also certain their hormones are whacked, especially cortisol.
Each human reacts differently to a calorie surplus or calorie deficit. Each person reacts differently to macro nutrient ratios. Each person reacts differently to hunger. Each person has a different metabolism and reacts differently to dieting. So stop lecturing people as to why and how they are failing. Most people who attempt to diet, fail. It's like a 95% failure rate. 95٪%%%%%%%%. So stop acting like it is easy breezy, it is not at all easy, especially in modern life where economic and societal pressures are against us. Willpower and knowledge is not enough. There are other forces working against you.
3:46 you mean 2 lbs a week?
Both Dr Ekberg and Nic confuse "day" and "week" at points in this exposition, which does not help!
I can't stand when people like him blur the whole CICO argument with stuff like hormones. If I say anything negative, I get tons of replies how they lost 20lbs in a month eating keto. UGH!! I don't need to tell someone of your level of understanding about what's going on and why from eating keto.
I hate when him or fung tells people it's not their fault they can't lose weight because "insert nonsensical or hormonal reason". *Yes, it very likely is your fault.*
LOL, this subject makes me nerd rage.
edit : I better calm down lol
@@wheelofcheese100 yeah, calm da fuckkkj down. everything is about hormones. everything!!!
@@synsynsy So you agree that CALORIES OUT is affected by hormones? Read that several times until it sinks in
The one that makes me rage is the "insulin is a fat storage hormone"
Absolutely no regard for how much insulin does and devoid of common sense.
If you cut someone's calories and kept their insulin high they would still lose weight. Thermodynamics is not up for debate.
@@wheelofcheese100 everything is about hormones.
Dr Ekberg's presentations leave me feeling hungry ... for science. I want to see references to open published research I can read for myself.
Haha, well, I don't think you can expect that - I think he's trying to introduce people to concepts without getting into the nitty gritty.
Thanks fot keeping so called Doctors on their toes. I dislike Chiropractors using the term Dr. Another medical doctor, Leo Venus who is a vegan, has also taken issue with Dr Bergs interpretation of medicine.
You should be aware that these ‘so called doctors’ have actually studied and gained qualifications. Regardless if you agree/disagree with them, you should stick to the topics of conversation and not try to ‘keep them on their toes’. If you wish to discredit anyone, you should do it the right way and use scientific methods.
Paul. Well, I dislike many Dr's using the term "health care provider". I would prefer "big phama wait staff" or "sick care provider", or maybe Pasteur-fraudsters.
The same here. The other bugaboo I have is engineers that claim to be lipid experts. Very dangerous. TH-cam allows it.
I want to gain weight
He completely ignores women and the specific problems connected with female hormones and the necessity of more fat for childbearing. In an environment where calories are plentiful, many women overeat.
Interesting, I hadn't noticed, but I'm not up to date on all his content. That's a good point.
dr fung and other idiots: insulin, blah blah, insulin, blah blah. not ur fault, buy my book, eat this, blah blah blah. set point, blah blah. buy my book. blah blah.
Reality: energy burn CHANGES as you lose weight. You need to keep adapting. If u hate counting calories (who doens't, most under count), just eat veggies and protein all day. Have a cheat meal here and there cuz "flexibility" is what's important. Sustainability is key.
Time and time again same advice : stop fad diets and majority of your food should be low insulin, natural foods. You'll automatically have a calorie deficit eating those satiating foods. And ur human, want that cheesecake? have it. So what if you "don't lose 30lbs in 30 days". Choose a healthy way of eating and then just give it time.
You don't gain 100lbs in 3 months, so don't expect to lose 100lbs in 3 months. Focus on eating right and healthy. Feed that gut fiber too.
Some people (i'm not one of them) claim they have good bowel movements without fiber so we all should try to avoid it. Not me. Also, I was watching this person that is a strict carnivore. She claims to go to the bathroom no problems........every 3 days. I don't think that would sit well with me. I'm with you, feed that gut fiber.
@@wheelofcheese100 Yeah the no fiber = constipation and colon cancer thing is purely antiquated dogma that probably came from grain industry lobbying more than any real research. From the days when nutritional epidemiology was much more of a junk science. When big egos reigned supreme over science such as Ancel Keys and Kellogg. I guess you can elect to disregard that if you just personally like fibrous foods or something, but you could easily disprove the constipation dogma for yourself if you wanted to like I have.
@@fatrick9001 Something about constipation freaks me out lol.
Never skip cheesecake day
I should have added to this. Constipation is a horrible description (my bad). I should have said not going to the bathroom for a few days would weigh on my mind to much.
I’m sure if this was my “normal”, I’d feel differently about it.
What is it with Chiros offering nutrition advice? At least Dr. Ekberg isn’t totally full of shit like Dr. Berg. I suppose it’s the Ek that makes all the difference.
Calories deficit is not all. Insulin must be taken into account
But what is the solution? How does one adjust one's hormones?