19. Self-Experimenting & Building a YouTube Empire | Matt & Megha of Keto Connect

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01/17/18 • 76 min

It's hard to find simplicity, relevancy and accuracy in a vast sea of information overload. Matt & Megha have helped changed the lives of countless people by sharing their lifestyle and turning complicated science into simple and practical information, developing amazing recipes and giving a human touch and connection to people that follow their journey.

Bio: Matt and Megha are the co-founders of KetoConnect and they run a ketogenic food blog and YouTube channel. On their channel they share recipe videos and experiments they conduct within their ketogenic lifestyle. They now also host a podcast, Keto For Normies, where they interview guests within and beyond the ketogenic diet.

Matt has always had a passion for cooking and living a healthy lifestyle. He spends his days as a computer engineer, and his nights engineering delicious low carb meals. Originally from Dearborn Michigan, he has spent the last 4 years in Columbus Ohio, San Francisco California, and recently moved to Philadelphia, the birthplace of KetoConnect...and freedom. He's a die hard fan of Michigan Football, perfectly ripe avocados, and hip hop music. Although Megha just graduated from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, based on her cooking you would think she graduated from culinary school. She loves to challenge herself on a daily basis and pulls inspiration from family and friends. She spent the past three years in San Francisco getting acquainted with west coast people, but more importantly west coast food. She is now happy to be back in Philadelphia where she uses her SF influence on a daily basis while working on KetoConnect.

Time Stamps:

4:49 – Bio of Matt & Megha

7:53 – Story of Matt & Megha into Keto

13:00 – What kind of books and resources do they use to educate themselves?

15:11 – How do you simplify food & nutrition science for the masses?

18:29 – How is the social circle impacted when you become an influencer?

21:01 – The importance of joining a community

24:10 – The challenges of running your own blog and YouTube channel

25:25 – What kind of routines do they follow?

29:18 – Common pitfalls with people who are new to a Ketogenic Diet?

32:51 – What are some things people do right when they get on a Ketogenic Diet?

35:41 – Importance of Sleep

37:24 – Unique paradoxes and narratives they have observed in their journey

38:30 – What can people expect when they follow Ketoconnect?

41:42 – The 4000 calorie challenge, long term results of overfeeding and other challenges they have done

45:46 – How was lifestyle and foods intake impacted by eating 4000 calories per day?

51:51 – Hacks for doing keto on budget?

54:52 – Doing keto on unlimited budget?

57:42 – How has their journey been with Keto?

1:01:47 – How do I get myself and my loved one on a ketogenic diet?

1:06:47 – What billion dollar gift would you give someone?

1:09:50 – What’s the future of the Keto world?

1:12:57 – Final message to humans

1:14:37 – Plugs

Links:

Keto Connect: http://ketoconnect.net/

Keto Connect YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ketoconnect

Keto Connect Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keto.connect/

Ketogeek Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods

Nutty Carnivore Diet (Beta): https://ketogeek.com/pages/nutty-carnivore-diet

Time Stamps:

4:49 – Bio of Matt & Megha

7:53 – Story of Matt & Megha into Keto

13:00 – What kind of books and resources do they use to educate themselves?

15:11 – How do you simplify food & nutrition science for the masses?

18:29 – How is the social circle impacted when you become an influencer?

21:01 – The importance of joining a community

24:10 – The challenges of running your own blog and YouTube channel

25:25 – What kind of routines do they follow?

29:18 – Common pitfalls with people who are new to a Ketogenic Diet?

32:51 – What are some things people do right when they get on a Ketogenic Diet?

35:41 – Importance of Sleep

37:24 – Unique paradoxes and narratives they have observed in their journey

38:30 – What can people expect when they follow Ketoconnect?

41:42 – The 4000 calorie challenge, long term results of overfeeding and other challenges they have done

45:46 – How was lifestyle and foods intake impacted by eating 4000 calories per day?

51:51 – Hacks for doing keto on budget?

54:52 – Doing keto on unlimited budget?

57:42 – How has their journey been with Keto?

1:01:47 – How do I get myself and my loved one on a ketogenic diet?

1:06:47 – What billion dollar gift would you give someone?

1:09:50 – What’s the future of the Keto world?

1:12:57 – Final message to humans

1:14:37 – Plugs

Links:

Keto Connect: http://ketoconnect.net/

Keto Connect YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ketoconnect

Keto Connect Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keto.connect/

Ketogeek Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods

Nutty Carnivore Diet (Beta): https://ketogeek.com/pages/nutty-carnivore-diet

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18. Understanding LDL & the Lipoprotein System | Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins Part II

Cholesterol gets a bad rap everywhere. Poor bugger actually has quite a role to play and we decided to figure that out! Get ready to geek out on this two part fireside chat with Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins from Cholesterol Code!

Dave Feldman Bio: Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age and has always enjoyed learning new mechanistic patterns and concepts.

After starting a low carb diet, Dave found his cholesterol numbers increased considerably. He then began reverse engineering the lipid system through self-experimentation and testing, finding it was very dynamic and fluid. He has now demonstrated this multiple times by moving his cholesterol up and down substantially in a matter of days. Siobhan Huggins Bio: After meeting Dave Feldman at Ketofest 2017, Siobhan's passion for lipidology was ignited and she was driven to research all she could in a mad attempt to figure out how lipids were involved in the immune system and chronic diseases. She has since written 2 articles that have been published on cholesterolcode.com - on plaque development and LDL modification - with many more posts planned.

Sio has been keto for 15 months in which time she has lost over 65 pounds, reversed her hypertension and stopped her blood sugars from going out of control.

Although later to the game than most, Siobhan has dedicated herself to decoding the mysteries of cholesterol and is just getting started.

Time Stamps:

2:02 – How can you crowdsource a nutritional & health study?

5:36 – How is social life effected when you decide to become a citizen scientist?

8:05 – Does family history & genetics play a role in heart disease?

9:45 – The most important factor that contributes to heart health

12:01 – What’s the fastest way to die from heart disease?

12:42 – How do you know that the self-study is safe?

16:28 – Who is a “Hyper Responder”?

20:48 – How do exogenous ketones impact the lipoprotein system?

22:32 – What biomarkers should we keep an eye on?

28:40 – How do you differentiate good from bad inflammation in the body?

30:22 – Inversion pattern and how would you devise a scientific study?

35:20 – What kind of parameters would be set for a good scientific study?

37:55 – “The Curious Case of The Small Dense LDL Particle”

43:43 – Can you upgrade or improve the lipoprotein system?

50:22 – Is APOB of any significance?

51:44 – Why no lean mass hyper responders & is there a hypothesis on why keto adapted athletes show lower ketones levels?

53:55 – What future do you see for crypto currencies and how it will influence our political system?

56:12 – Final message

58:22 – Final Plug

Plugs:

Website: http://cholesterolcode.com/

Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/

Dave Feldman: https://twitter.com/DaveKeto

Siobhan Huggins: https://twitter.com/siobhan_huggins

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20. Cancer As a Metabolic Disease & The Failure of the Health Industry | Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Cancer is painted as a multi-faceted and complicated disease that has many forms. However, there seems to be one common theme in all cancers which plays a massive role in combating it. In this podcast, we delve into this mechanistic behavior of cancer cells.

Bio: Thomas N. Seyfried received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1976. He did his undergraduate work at the University of New England, where he recently received the distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also holds a Master’s degree in Genetics from Illinois State University. Thomas Seyfried served with distinction in the United States Army’s First Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and received numerous medals and commendations. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine and then served on the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Neurology. Other awards and honors have come from such diverse organizations as the American Oil Chemists Society, the National Institutes of Health, The American Society for Neurochemistry, and the Ketogenic Diet Special Interest Group of the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Seyfried previously served as Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association and presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and ASN Neuro, where he is a Senior Editor. Dr. Seyfried has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is the author of the book “Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley Press).”

Time Stamps:

0:16 - News from Ketogeek

4:53 – Dr. Seyfried’s bio

7:25 – Dr. Seyfried’s journey to keto & low carb

8:22 – The origins of the Ketogenic Diet, the Charlie Foundation & Cancer Research

11:16 – How do you create a ketogenic diet?

12:32 – The glucose-ketone Index

14:24 – The power of ketones & cancer preventative mechanism

17:16 – Oncogenic Paradox and what causes cancer in the body?

19:33 – Tumor metastasis & dangers of carrying out a biopsy of the lump

21:46 – Moving from chemotherapy to a metabolic solution to cancer

23:52 – What challenges do you face as a cancer researcher?