44. Why I Stopped Recommending Low-Carb: My Full Diet Shift Explained (What I Eat In A Day 2026)

I recommended low-carb and intermittent fasting for nearly 20 years.

Then my labs started telling a different story.

In this episode, I break down why I stopped fasting, increased carbohydrates, lowered fat intake, and how that shift improved my fasting glucose, thyroid markers, LDL, sleep, and recovery.

This isn't anti-keto/carnivore. It's anti-dogma.

If you care about metabolic health, ATP production, thyroid function, or insulin sensitivity, this conversation will challenge what you think you know.

Chapters below 👇

Episode Timestamps:

• 00:00 — Why I Needed to Address This Publicly
• 01:30 — The Hard Realization I Was Wrong
• 03:00 — 20 Years of Low-Carb & Fasting
• 05:00 — Carnivore Experiment & What It Felt Like
• 08:30 — My Blood Markers That Didn't Make Sense
• 11:30 — Thyroid, SHBG & Sleep Disruptions
• 13:30 — Over-Leveraging Metabolic Stress
• 14:00 — Ending Intermittent Fasting
• 15:00 — Increasing Carbs to 300g
• 17:00 — Improved Bloodwork Results
• 19:00 — Lower LDL Without Medication
• 20:00 — Phase Two: High-Carb, Low-Fat Experiment
• 23:00 — Adjusting Protein & Fat Down
• 27:00 — Blood Sugar Dropped to 80
• 28:00 — Visceral Fat & DEXA Results
• 29:00 — Doctor's Reaction
• 30:00 — Thyroid & Cholesterol Mechanisms Explained
• 32:00 — Gluconeogenesis & Starvation Signaling
• 35:00 — My Wife's Results
• 36:00 — Cellular Energy & ATP Explained
• 38:00 — What I Eat in a Day
• 44:00 — Night Waking & Liver Glycogen
• 45:00 — How I Lean Out Now
• 48:00 — Who Should Increase Fat vs Lower Fat
• 50:00 — Free Fit Over 40 Plan
• 52:00 — Why ATP Production Is the Real Focus

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