The Feldman Protocol

Dave Feldman

Dave Feldman hosts the Feldman Protocol, a long form, in-person podcast largely covering science, nutrition, and technology – with a lot of personal stories, interests and pop culture mixed in.

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S1 · E45
August 21 · 2 hr 41 min
Sugar Is Wiring Kids' Brains for Lifelong Addiction – Dr. Jen Unwin
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does it take to recognize and address a compulsive relationship with food — and why does that recognition matter so much? Jen Unwin (clinical and health psychologist) joins Dave to explore the psychology of hope in medical settings, her personal history with carbohydrate-driven food behaviors, the evidence behind ultra-processed food addiction as a proposed clinical category, the WHO/ICD recognition process, GLP-1 medications as one potential tool, and why social context and proximity to trigger foods shape outcomes for so many people.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/45` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Introduction & cold open1:13 – Jen's background in psychology5:44 – Path to clinical training in Manchester12:47 – Hope as a clinical concept21:28 – Positive psychology & the nun study27:02 – Hope's influence on David Unwin's practice35:23 – Jen's personal food history43:02 – Discovering low-carb & the turning point52:22 – Food addiction: Dave's french fry story1:02:47 – Seeking official recognition of food addiction1:09:01 – Building expert consensus on terminology1:15:55 – Treatment outcomes & published research1:27:47 – Comparing food addiction to tobacco history1:36:05 – Proximity, social pressure & behavior change1:47:08 – Behavioral vs. substance-based framing1:54:52 – Prevalence data & retired athlete findings2:02:23 – Audience questions & GLP-1 medications2:33:39 – Nutrient density, protein, and food as fuel2:39:41 – Where to find Jen & closing remarks#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #JenUnwin #FoodAddiction #UltraProcessedFood #HopeInMedicine #PositivePsychology #LowCarb #BehaviorChange #DSM #FoodAddictionRecognition #CarbohydrateAddiction #GLP1 #NutrientDensity #MentalHealth #SolutionFocused #MetabolicHealth #Keto
S1 · E44
August 14 · 4 hr 1 min
Dr. David Unwin: Low Carb, Diabetes & Food Addiction
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does one family doctor's decades-long frustration with a "progressive, incurable" disease lead to a fundamentally different approach to patient care? Dave Feldman and David Unwin (MD) explore the pivotal 2012 patient encounter that reshaped Unwin's practice, the psychology of behavior change and food addiction, real-world data from a 10,000-patient NHS cohort, collaborative medicine versus authoritarian care, GLP-1 drugs as a last resort, and AI's emerging role in clinical decision-making. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/44` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 0:00 – Introduction & cold open 1:24 – David Unwin's background 13:07 – Generational health trends observed 20:19 – Conventional medicine & early career 39:14 – The art vs. science of medicine 52:28 – The ACCORD study discussed 1:04:45 – The 2012 pivotal patient encounter 1:17:13 – Publishing the first 18-patient audit 1:30:06 – Unexpected behavioral changes on diet 1:45:09 – Collaborative medicine & patient partnership 2:02:32 – Evolutionary context for modern diet 2:13:06 – Food addiction & maintenance challenges 2:35:12 – GLP-1 drugs: a nuanced discussion 2:47:23 – Questions from the desk 3:09:27 – Unwin's real-world remission data 3:16:03 – AI in medicine & society 3:44:36 – Technology, freedom & human adaptability 3:59:46 – Closing & where to find David Unwin #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #DavidUnwin #LowCarb #MetabolicHealth #Type2Diabetes #DiabetesRemission #BehaviorChange #FoodAddiction #CollaborativeMedicine #NHSData #GLP1 #NutritionalScience #InsulinResistance #RealWorldData #PublicHealthCollaboration #LowCarbGP #AIInMedicine #FamilyMedicine
S1 · E42
August 5 · 2 hr 49 min
Darius Sharpe – From Treating Heart Attacks to Almost Becoming One
Part 1 of 2In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what can a quarter-century of emergency medicine experience reveal about the everyday habits quietly shaping metabolic health outcomes? Darius Sharpe (ER nurse and former paramedic with 24 years in emergency medicine) makes the case that postprandial glucose excursions deserve far more clinical attention, discusses his personal glucose experiments after a low-carb reintroduction of fast food, shares observations on hospital nutrition practices, and weighs in on the calories-in/calories-out vs. carbohydrate-insulin debate.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/42` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & introduction1:10 – Darius introduces himself3:42 – Path from EMT to ER nurse12:09 – Recognizing atypical heart attack symptoms16:07 – Time is tissue: stroke & MI urgency24:33 – Patterns Dave saw responding to 911 calls40:25 – Darius's personal health & family history54:44 – Early lipid labs and what they showed1:01:11 – Nursing school glucose discovery1:13:32 – The In-N-Out glucose experiment series1:21:42 – Joining the LMHR community1:31:40 – Metabolic illness observations during 2020–20221:45:43 – First CGM and self-experimentation1:51:14 – Keto week vs. high-carb week: OGTT comparison1:59:39 – Defining low-carb, keto, and net vs. total carbs2:19:36 – Calories vs. insulin: what both sides get right2:30:58 – Hospital food, juice, and postprandial glucose2:44:29 – Bedside patient education and CGM advocacy#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #DariusSharpe #MetabolicHealth #BloodSugar #PostprandialGlucose #LeanMassHyperResponder #LMHR #LowCarb #KetogenicDiet #CGM #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #EmergencyMedicine #ERNurse #InsulinResistance #Cholesterol #HeartHealth #StrokeAwareness #HospitalNutrition
S1 · E40
July 14 · 2 hr 53 min
LIVE with Ken Berry MD – Reversing Diabetes With a Carnivore Diet
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a practicing family physician's personal health crisis reshape the dietary advice he gives to thousands of patients? Ken Berry (MD) makes the case for low-carbohydrate approaches in managing metabolic conditions, shares his path from rural Tennessee to family medicine, discusses founding the American Diabetes Society as an alternative institution, explores the debate around long-term ketosis and fasting insulin, and joins Dave and audience members in examining how to rebuild trust in medical and scientific institutions. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/40` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 0:00 – Cold open & introduction 1:51 – Ken Berry's background in medicine 8:08 – Path from rural Tennessee to med school 16:03 – Ken's health during his early career 23:01 – Shifting away from standard dietary guidelines 33:42 – Patient signals and expanding the practice 42:17 – Starting a YouTube channel 54:21 – "Lies My Doctor Told Me" and colleague pushback 1:00:18 – Founding the American Diabetes Society 1:05:00 – Audience Q&A begins 1:08:53 – Discussion of long-term ketosis markers 1:18:31 – Talking to loved ones about diet 1:29:14 – Nutrition education in medical schools 1:39:47 – Restoring trust in medical institutions 1:47:00 – Semmelweis, paradigm shifts & patience 1:55:40 – Long-term ketosis safety & ketone measurement 2:09:10 – Blood work as a snapshot: context matters 2:30:28 – Dietary flexibility, travel, and glucose spikes 2:51:05 – Closing remarks & where to find Ken Berry #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #KenBerry #LowCarbDiet #KetogenicDiet #CarnivoreDiet #MetabolicHealth #BloodSugar #InsulinResistance #DiabetesManagement #FamilyMedicine #NutritionScience #ProperHumanDiet #CGM #CholesterolCode
S1 · E39
June 26 · 3 hr 6 min
Why Casey Ruff's Clients Lost 732 lbs — And 98% Was Fat
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can elite athletes truly thrive on fat alone — with zero carbs? Dave sits down with Casey Ruff (personal trainer, nutrition coach, and host of Boundless Body Radio) to explore his journey from gym kid to keto rebel, high-intensity training principles, a rogue low-carb experiment inside a corporate fitness company that produced 732 lbs of fat loss, the LMHR study saga, carnivore adaptation and anxiety relief, and a surprising email from the American Heart Association. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/39` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:17 – Casey's ice hockey obsession 8:05 – A punch that changed everything 12:38 – Two years in Brazil as a missionary 17:03 – From architecture dreams to personal training 21:06 – Finding his calling at the gym 28:51 – High intensity training explained 36:57 – Why sport-specific training is a myth 39:02 – Metabolic carts & the RER deep dive 43:01 – The Biggest Loser metabolic damage case 46:24 – Calories in/out: why it failed everyone 50:25 – Nina Teicholz & The Big Fat Surprise 54:07 – Bonking, glycogen, and fat adaptation 58:10 – Butter-fed athletes & the keto revelation 1:04:13 – Casey's fasted hockey game story 1:06:07 – Going rogue with Diet Doctor meal plans 1:14:02 – Getting the nutrition certification 1:17:17 – The contest winner who changed everything 1:20:19 – 732 lbs lost, 98.1% from fat 1:27:33 – Did results hold after the contest? 1:33:27 – Starting Boundless Body podcast in 2020 1:41:25 – On being a natural podcast host 1:52:17 – The pandemic pivot to virtual training 1:59:08 – Carnivore and the vanishing anxiety 2:04:31 – The LMHR Match Analysis saga begins 2:16:26 – Low Carb Denver 2023 collective gasp 2:23:22 – Dave reveals new Heartflow re-analysis 2:29:35 – The movie & Robin's bipolar decision 2:31:37 – The AHA misinformation email 2:42:14 – Prepping for Arthur Agatston 2:48:42 – Fat adaptation and hockey performance 2:55:39 – Travel strategies: fasting vs. carnivore snacks 2:59:08 – Changing his mind: strict carnivore or not? 3:05:36 – Where to find Casey #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #CaseyRuff #LowCarbLife #KetoDiet #CarnivoreDiet #FatAdaptation #HighIntensityTraining #LMHRStudy #CholesterolCode #MetabolicHealth #SeedOils #HeartHealth #NutritionCoach #EnduranceSport #BloodWork #Ketosis #BoundlessBodyRadio
S1 · E38
June 22 · 3 hr 20 min
The Assisted Living Owner Who Helps Residents Move Out - Hal Cranmer
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a for-profit assisted living home actually send residents back home healthier than when they arrived? Hal Cranmer (assisted living owner and metabolic health advocate) makes the case that ketogenic and carnivore nutrition, resistance training, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and disciplined deprescribing can reverse diabetes, restore cognition, and rebuild independence — even in residents in their 80s and 90s. Dave and Hal also cover dementia and sugar addiction, the business model of senior care, and the future of AI in medicine. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/38` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:06 – The assisted living industry spectrum 4:41 – "End of the line" vs. recovery mindset 7:27 – How crisis moments force placement decisions 10:41 – From real estate to assisted living 15:42 – Running the first home: Blue Sky Manor 22:11 – Competing on service, not price 25:04 – Moving the whole family to Arizona 36:39 – Why referrals are nothing like renting 44:12 – Owner presence builds family trust 47:37 – The Berlin airlift resident who went home 51:05 – Dave on the pay-it-forward feeling 54:19 – Finding a unique selling proposition 56:05 – The vegan nutrition experiment 1:03:55 – Hal tries carnivore himself 1:07:42 – Two-year digestive problem gone in two weeks 1:10:11 – Sarcopenia: the underrated elderly crisis 1:17:07 – Dr. Dale Bredesen and the Alzheimer's protocol 1:23:01 – Why steak gets judged but cake doesn't 1:30:17 – Rolling out keto in the homes 1:34:17 – Maria Emmerich cookbooks change everything 1:40:45 – Audience questions: most surprising therapy 1:43:21 – How hyperbaric oxygen therapy works 1:53:14 – What residents actually eat each day 1:57:01 – Total carbs, not net carbs — and 65 names for sugar 2:01:36 – Adherence after leaving the home 2:11:44 – Diabetes reversal and dementia as type 3 diabetes 2:19:42 – Working with doctors to reduce medications 2:25:57 – The Dr. Tro Kalagian research study begins 2:33:32 – Dave raises the cholesterol question 2:39:37 – Polypharmacy, drug interactions, and deprescribing 2:47:51 – AI, objectivity, and open-source health data 3:00:01 – Engineering culture vs. medical hierarchy 3:09:54 – Mental attitude and fighting dementia diagnosis 3:15:03 – Carnivore diet and dramatically fewer illnesses 3:18:17 – Fewer UTIs and infections on keto diet 3:18:49 – Where to find Hal Cranmer #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #HalCranmer #AssistedLiving #KetoDiet #CarnivoreDiet #MetabolicHealth #Dementia #Alzheimer's #DiabetesReversal #Sarcopenia #HyperbaricOxygen #LowCarb #ElderCare #BrainHealth #ProteinIntake #Deprescribing #HealthSpan #LongevityWellness
S1 · E37
June 21 · 2 hr 37 min
Dr. Boz Part 2 – The Keto Diet Did Something Her Oncologist Couldn't Explain | Annette Bosworth MD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does a physician's personal and professional crucible shape an unconventional approach to metabolic medicine? Annette Bosworth (MD) joins Dave to discuss her legal battles and U.S. Senate campaign, her mother's experience with a ketogenic dietary intervention, the behavioral psychology behind lasting dietary change, her structured 21-day intensive program, observations on combining nutritional ketosis with low-dose GLP-1/GIP therapy, and her husband's sudden vision loss diagnosis.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/37` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & introduction16:20 – Petition signatures & legal exposure25:49 – Arrest timing and felony charges33:42 – Sentencing and community service41:22 – Medical board fight continues49:14 – Discovering the ketogenic diet57:52 – Mother's six-week dietary experiment1:03:44 – Meeting Dr. Westman; going all-in1:09:20 – Group accountability and behavior change1:16:01 – Metabolic damage and recovery timelines1:23:07 – Keto momentum in medicine and research1:33:37 – The 21-day intensive boot camp1:44:04 – Extension class and low-dose tirzepatide1:56:41 – Case series, IRB, and Own Your Labs2:06:17 – Publishing research and the literature gap2:14:49 – Own Your Labs advisor portal discussion2:23:26 – Chad's sudden vision loss2:36:53 – Where to find Annette & closing thoughts#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #AnnetteBosworth #DrBoz #KetogenicDiet #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #GLP1 #Tirzepatide #InsulinResistance #BehaviorChange #ChronicDisease #Autophagy #NutritionalKetosis #FunctionalMedicine #PatientCare #MedicalEducation #HealthCoaching
S1 · E36
June 19 · 2 hr 17 min
Dr. Boz – The Doctor Who Became Homeless While Serving the Homeless | Annette Bosworth MD - PART 1
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does a physician's journey through rural medicine, corporate bureaucracy, and scientific controversy reveal about how the healthcare system handles innovation? Dave Feldman sits down with Annette Bosworth (MD), an internal medicine physician and author, who discusses her origin story in small-town South Dakota, the role of lifestyle factors in patient outcomes, her early adoption of lower-carbohydrate approaches, and the challenges she faced practicing outside conventional medical structures. Dave also shares an extended, candid update on the LMHR study retraction and the competing AI plaque analyses.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/tfp/36` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & intro7:41 – Decision to pursue medicine14:23 – Early nursing home experience28:01 – Choosing internal medicine41:02 – Residency: Salt Lake City & shock trauma51:39 – First outpatient practice challenges1:00:45 – Discovering lower-carb approaches1:05:20 – Lab letters & patient engagement1:09:47 – The Feldman Protocol origin1:24:30 – LMHR study: competing analyses1:30:05 – Power of zero CAC & Heartflow data1:39:34 – The retraction process explained1:49:26 – Annette's removal from corporate medicine1:55:00 – Serving Native American youth in shelters2:00:49 – Iron deficiency, pica, and IV iron2:06:34 – Medicaid investigation & financial toll2:11:18 – Living in an RV & running for U.S. Senate#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #AnnetteBosworth #LeanMassHyperResponder #InternalMedicine #LowCarb #HeartHealth #PlaqueStudy #MedicalResearch #PatientAdvocacy #KetoDiet #BloodWork #CholesterolDebate #PhysicianBurnout #NutritionScience #CardiovascularHealth #CitizenScience
S1 · E35
June 11 · 3 hr
Chris Masterjohn PhD – Seed Oils, LDL & Mitochondria | TFP #035
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how much does mitochondrial energy metabolism shape long-term health outcomes — and what does that mean for how we interpret cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic research? Dave sits down with Chris Masterjohn (PhD) to explore his mitochondrial testing company and what enzyme-complex patterns may reveal about individual nutritional needs, his longstanding model of LDL oxidation and plaque formation, the emerging pressure-based hypothesis in Crohn's disease research, concerns he raises about polyunsaturated fatty acids and long-term trial design, and the state of peer review and research transparency. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/35` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 0:00 – Cold open & intro 1:13 – Chris introduces his mitochondrial testing work 3:36 – ATP, LDL receptors & cellular energy 8:32 – Idiosyncratic nutritional needs & CoQ10 case 14:06 – Exercise, longevity & gymnast data 22:18 – Biomechanics, T cell activation & cancer hypothesis 28:43 – Crohn's disease, pressure hypothesis & diet 38:29 – Paleo, Weston Price & dietary history 47:25 – Causal inference, language in research & peer review 58:28 – Dave's early lipid energy model presentation 1:01:33 – Chris's longstanding LDL oxidation model 1:09:04 – Transcytosis, innate immunity & plaque dynamics 1:30:07 – Monogenic FH, Bradford Hill & LDL debate 1:49:14 – The KETO-CTA study & plaque progression data 1:58:15 – Seed oils: history, trial design & oxidative liability 2:24:01 – Short vs. long-term trial evidence on seed oils 2:46:02 – Research incentives, NIH funding & open data 2:54:35 – Audience questions, diet & supplements 3:00:01 – Where to find Chris Masterjohn #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ChrisMasterjohn #Mitochondria #LDL #Cholesterol #SeedOils #Atherosclerosis #LipidHypothesis #CrohnsDisease #NutritionScience #PeerReview #MetabolicHealth #CardiovascularResearch #LipidEnergyModel #PUFA #VitaminE #ResearchTransparency #Longevity
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June 8 · 3 hr 20 min
Animal Protein vs Plant Protein — The Amino Acid Truth – Peter Ballerstedt PhD | TFP #034
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with Peter Ballerstedt (PhD) — forage agronomist and founder of Grass Based Health.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/34` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://feldmanprotocol.com`
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June 7 · 2 hr 58 min
Tommy Wood MD PhD: Brain Health, CTE & Dementia Risk – TFP #033
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can the environment you go home to matter more than the brain injury itself? Tommy Wood (MD PhD) makes the case that how you use your brain is the primary driver of how it functions — then digs into CTE mechanics, the myth of the brain "sloshing" in the skull, why animal models of concussion may fundamentally miss the point, ketogenic diets and mental health, AI as orthotic vs. prosthetic, and why obsessing over sleep data might hurt you more than poor sleep. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/33` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:04 – Tommy's background & book origin 6:03 – Medicine vs. research career path 9:27 – UK vs. US medical debt & freedom 13:40 – How Tommy became a brain person 17:14 – The Stimulated Mind: core themes 21:37 – Use it to improve it: the science 26:34 – Brain specialization trade-offs 34:32 – Human cognition: 10 bits/second 39:06 – Blindfolded Rubik's Cube & subroutines 43:31 – Myth of multitasking 46:03 – Neonatal brain injury research 50:09 – Therapeutic hypothermia explained 54:44 – Home environment predicts recovery 58:39 – Rugby vs. American football & CTE 1:00:19 – What CTE actually is 1:06:40 – Brain doesn't slosh — the real mechanism 1:11:05 – Why animal concussion models fail 1:17:44 – The Q-collar: does it work? 1:21:33 – Valsalva & protecting the brain 1:28:32 – Nutrition & the brain: three levers 1:38:28 – Ketogenic diet: then vs. now 1:46:05 – Energy availability U-shaped curve 1:51:26 – Insulin resistance & fat cell dynamics 1:58:48 – Calories in/out vs. carb-insulin debate 2:03:37 – The BROAD Study & behavior change 2:12:36 – AI & LLMs: net benefit or detriment? 2:17:09 – Orthotic vs. prosthetic framework 2:21:08 – MIT essay study unpacked 2:33:20 – Google effect & changing memory use 2:40:11 – AI slop flooding academia 2:47:15 – Artificial sweeteners & neurotoxicity 2:50:04 – Why sleep is critical for the brain 2:52:11 – Orthosomnia: when sleep tracking backfires 2:57:58 – Where to find Tommy & the book #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #TommyWood #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #CTE #Concussion #KetogenicDiet #Ketones #AnimalModels #SleepScience #AIAndTheBrain #CognitiveFitness #Dementia #NeonatalBrainInjury #MetabolicHealth #NutritionScience #BrainTraining #PublishOrPerish #TheStimulatdMind
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May 26 · 3 hr 15 min
Shawn Baker MD – Why Carnivore Fixed What Keto Alone Couldn't – TFP #032
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a diet of almost exclusively meat actually support world-record athletic performance while raising serious questions about conventional cardiovascular risk? Shawn Baker (MD) traces his path from professional rugby and military trauma surgery to pioneering the carnivore movement, makes the case for carnivore as a powerful elimination diet for autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and engages Dave in a nuanced debate on LDL, plaque imaging data, gut microbiome myths, and the politics of nutrition research. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/32` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:01 – Shawn's early path to medicine 4:47 – Dropping med school for pro rugby 6:12 – Military service & trauma surgery 9:44 – Back to the military & civilian practice 11:09 – Personal health decline & first diet shift 14:58 – Discovering paleo & low-carb 17:31 – Why Shawn moved beyond paleo 23:01 – First exposure to carnivore (zero-carb) 29:41 – Going all-in on carnivore in 2016 35:23 – Plant-based vs. carnivore athletes 40:20 – The Joe Rogan appearance that changed everything 44:29 – Getting first bloodwork: testosterone & A1C controversy 51:27 – Fasting glucose on keto: diabetic or adapted? 55:15 – OGTT, fat adaptation & continuous monitors 57:37 – Birth of MeatRx & collecting anecdotal data 1:04:05 – Cholesterol: Dave asks Shawn's real view 1:09:03 – The KETO-CTA study & the Clearly curveball 1:15:12 – Will the 5-year scans show LDL-plaque links? 1:19:43 – Informed consent when cholesterol spikes on carnivore 1:27:29 – Shawn's Europe "cheat" & a month of whole-food carbs 1:33:37 – The viral steak-eating videos explained 1:37:07 – Debates with vegan activists 1:42:06 – Carnivore for autoimmune & inflammatory disease 1:46:46 – Rivero: building a 50-person clinical team 1:53:47 – Carnivore variations: keto-style, dairy & organ meat 2:00:16 – 10 years nearly zero organ meat: any deficiencies? 2:02:25 – Allegations of PEDs: Shawn's full response 2:08:14 – Shifting toward sprinting & masters track 2:13:21 – Ex-carnivores & the "sustainability" criticism 2:23:51 – Carnivore as elimination diet: the Clue game analogy 2:26:30 – Gut microbiome, fiber & metabolic flexibility 2:34:07 – GLP-1 drugs, LDL, and the BMI confounder 2:39:35 – Metabolic health as the real cardiovascular driver 2:51:52 – Imaging noise floors & what the data really shows 2:58:01 – Homozygous FH, cumulative LDL & study power 3:04:55 – Designing the TRIAD study & goal-post shifting 3:11:37 – Where the lipid hypothesis holds—and where it doesn't #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ShawnBaker #CarnivoreDiet #LDLCholesterol #HeartHealth #MetabolicHealth #LowCarbDiet #KetoDiet #Atherosclerosis #PlaqueProgression #AutoimmuneDisease #GutHealth #AthleteNutrition #MastersAthletics #NutritionResearch #AnimalBasedDiet #CitizenScience #Lipidology #KetoCTA
S1 · E31
May 22 · 2 hr 18 min
How Robert Sikes Was Eating 70g of Fat Backstage to Win a Bodybuilding Competition – TFP #031
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a ketogenic diet actually build a championship physique — or does elite bodybuilding demand carbs? Robert Sikes (natural pro bodybuilder and founder of Keto Brick) makes the case that fat adaptation outperforms conventional prep, sharing his journey through eating disorders, the origins of Keto Brick, his seven-phase protocol, reverse dieting, and the debate around calories vs. carbohydrate-insulin models. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/31` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 4:20 – Dave asks Robert to introduce himself 5:23 – Early life & farm-strong beginnings 6:19 – Starting bodybuilding as a skinny kid 8:44 – Eating 6,000 calories to bulk up 10:16 – First bodybuilding competition in college 12:32 – The bulk/cut cycle explained 16:17 – Losing 80 lbs in 12 weeks 16:52 – Eating disorders after the first show 19:47 – Searching for a better dietary approach 22:13 – Discovery of carb backloading & early keto 25:16 – Keto and explosive vs. hypertrophy training 26:33 – LDL, lipids & muscle recovery hypothesis 29:40 – Being the odd one out going keto at the gym 30:06 – First ketogenic competition prep (2017) 37:02 – Winning on keto — competitors' reaction 39:12 – Origin story of the Keto Brick 42:50 – 142 bricks sell out in two minutes 44:14 – Launching Keto Savage brand & content creation 54:00 – Business growth & knocking out debt 55:47 – Surviving COVID & buying a grocery store 59:04 – Speaking at KetoCon & coaching beginnings 1:01:11 – Is keto's popularity rising or falling? 1:05:45 – High protein debate for muscle building 1:14:27 – Robert's seven-phase ketogenic protocol 1:20:56 – What reverse dieting is & why it matters 1:22:38 – Getting to 3.9% body fat — risks & rewards 1:28:37 – Cholesterol numbers during extreme leanness 1:32:07 – Inside bodybuilding competitions 1:40:27 – Calories & energy balance debate in keto 1:47:27 – The value of coaching & accountability 1:54:07 – What's next: retreats, apparel & fatherhood 1:56:27 – How having kids shifted Robert's spirituality 2:04:05 – Dave discusses the CLEARLY retraction saga 2:10:18 – Integrity, doing the right thing quietly 2:17:44 – Heartflow partnership & silver linings 2:19:10 – The Cholesterol Code movie launch plans 2:20:43 – Where to find Robert & closing thoughts #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #RobertSikes #KetoBrick #KetoSavage #KetogenicDiet #NaturalBodybuilding #LowCarbAthletics #MuscleBuilding #ReverseDialing #BodyFat #LDLCholesterol #FatAdaptation #LeanMassHyperresponder #CholesterolCode #KetoPerformance #MetabolicHealth #BodybuildingNutrition
S1 · E30
May 15 · 1 hr 39 min
Nick Norwitz Has Total Cholesterol of 700 — So Why Zero Plaque? – TFP #030 | Nick Norwitz MD PhD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can living with an LDL of 700 for seven years actually leave your arteries plaque-free? Nick Norwitz (MD PhD) makes the case that the conventional cholesterol narrative is far more complicated than mainstream medicine admits, while Dave and Nick also cover the paternalistic medical system, statin side effects in women, Nick's surprising decision to take a cholesterol-lowering drug, and the recent Peter Attia rebuttal to lean mass hypersponder research. --- 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/30` Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) --- 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` --- ⏱ Chapters 3:03 – Who is Nick Norwitz? 3:51 – Leaving medicine's conventional path 5:52 – The calling Dave never felt 8:23 – Science communication as medicine's future 10:30 – Empowering patients with information 11:24 – Statins lower GLP-1: the hidden data 13:10 – Death knell of paternalistic medicine 16:19 – Dave's origin: The Feldman Protocol 18:31 – Why "we don't know" comforts patients 21:43 – Nick's illness, misdiagnosis & obsession 24:04 – The podcast origin story & echo disaster 28:41 – Cholesterol Code film blowing up 31:19 – Balancing science and accessibility in film 36:06 – Peter Attia's rebuttal to LMHR research 38:18 – Who's willing to have an open conversation? 41:01 – Causality vs. importance in lipid science 44:17 – Over-medicating metabolically healthy people 47:01 – Statins harm women more: the X chromosome mechanism 50:45 – The nocebo effect as gaslighting 55:03 – Dave's blinded crossover statin experiment 57:04 – Plot twist: Nick is taking a cholesterol drug 59:05 – Ezetimibe and Alzheimer's disease 1:02:01 – Plot twist 2: why Nick chose ezetimibe 1:04:00 – Plot twist 3: the 7-year coronary CT angiography 1:08:19 – Nick's CAD score at year 2 & family risk 1:14:10 – Clinical experience vs. contending with data 1:23:33 – Is Nick anti-statin? Dave presses hard 1:27:34 – Bempedoic acid & PPAR alpha activation 1:32:39 – Peter Attia's article vs. the LMHR team 1:36:24 – How to find Nick Norwitz everywhere --- #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #NickNorwitz #LDLCholesterol #LeanMassHypersponder #CholesterolCode #StatinSideEffects #Ezetimibe #HeartHealth #LipidResearch #MetabolicHealth #Atherosclerosis #PatientEmpowerment #ScienceCommunication #Bempedoicacid #AlzheimersResearch #CardiovascularHealth #LowCarb #KetogenicDiet
S1 · E29
May 6 · 4 hr 30 min
Amber O’Hearn on Carnivore, Keto, and Mental Health – TFP #029 | Amber O'Hearn
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can nutrition debates be clarified by better language? Amber O’Hearn, independent researcher and writer with a math/computer science background, makes the case across privacy tech, computational linguistics, low-carb history, carnivore nutrition, vitamin C, ketones, LDL, and the tension between anecdotes, mechanisms, and prospective data.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/29 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:00 – Privacy and digital cash10:05 – “Linked” versus caused18:23 – Meat, veganism, and health23:38 – Dave on epidemiology33:58 – Finding low-carb41:15 – Human fat and brain growth49:03 – Immune response and repair57:06 – Autoimmune anecdotes1:04:00 – What is a balanced diet?1:11:48 – Depression and recovery1:18:51 – Amber starts blogging1:27:18 – Vitamin deficiency concerns1:34:53 – Food intolerance questions1:42:30 – Organs and “The Bear”1:50:07 – Ordering carnivore meals1:57:47 – Expensive tissue hypothesis2:05:36 – Vitamin C concerns2:13:00 – Vitamin C context2:20:44 – Carnivore timeline2:28:04 – The conference delay2:35:22 – Naming the carnivore diet2:43:07 – Redefining keto and carnivore2:50:53 – Plants and antioxidants2:58:42 – LDL stress and diet identity3:06:32 – Your results may vary3:07:03 – Salt and electrolytes3:14:22 – Long-term carnivore questions3:21:49 – Illness after vitamin A3:29:26 – Why prospective data matters3:37:28 – Diet tribalism online3:44:54 – Ketones, glucose, and brain fuel3:52:22 – Dave’s fat shake hypothesis4:00:03 – A1C and glucose patterns4:07:48 – Tracer studies and energy models4:23:07 – Debates and Bailey traps#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #AmberOHearn #NutritionScience #Metabolism #LowCarb #Ketosis #CarnivoreDiet #HealthResearch #Podcast #Zcash #PrivacyTech #VitaminC #Ketones #DietDebate
S1 · E28
April 27 · 2 hr 58 min
He Was 278 Pounds. Then He Found the Missing Piece – TFP #028 | Chris Cornell
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a health scare forces a second act? Chris Cornell, writer, marketer, and health coach, makes the case for low-carb living, satiety, resistance training, social support, cancer scares, GLP-1 drugs, and why lifestyle change often requires more than information alone. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/28 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:01 – Chris’s turning point 7:54 – Health for family 13:02 – Twitter as Q&A 18:06 – Helping overwhelmed people 23:00 – N=1 experiments 28:03 – 10K steps commitment 33:01 – Visualizing muscle 38:03 – Training later in life 43:04 – Running comparisons 48:06 – One step at a time 53:09 – Dr. Tro’s story spreads 58:02 – Group accountability 1:03:11 – Social pressure 1:08:08 – Keto food concerns 1:13:05 – Becoming a coach 1:18:09 – The cancer scare 1:23:08 – Sarcoidosis diagnosis 1:28:06 – Tragic outcomes 1:33:06 – Mental health complexity 1:38:10 – Calories and control 1:43:10 – Defining keto 1:48:16 – Dave’s carb margin 1:53:08 – Tested by hardship 1:58:11 – Bumper sticker science 2:03:13 – Critics and correction 2:08:07 – Future plaque data 2:13:08 – Protein rethink 2:18:14 – Portion size patterns 2:23:15 – Low insulin nuance 2:28:15 – Peanut butter problem 2:33:14 – Dopamine and candy 2:38:17 – Problem foods 2:43:18 – Lifestyle urgency 2:48:21 – Medical system bias 2:53:13 – Patient choice #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ChrisCornell #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #HealthCoach #Satiety #ResistanceTraining #LifestyleChange #Nutrition #WeightLossJourney #Healthspan #InsulinResistance #GLP1 #PersonalHealth #Podcast
S1 · E27
April 20 · 2 hr 33 min
The Truth About AI and Authenticity - Dave Feldman & Claire Cornetta – TFP #027 | Claire Cornetta
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when AI starts reshaping not just media, but the way people think, create, and connect? Claire Cornetta, co-founder and principal of Carrot Impact, joins Dave for a wide-ranging conversation on impact campaigns, the changing film business, AI and authenticity, social media’s effect on news, health communication, and why long-form storytelling still matters. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/27 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman` X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman` Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman` Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com` ⏱ Chapters 3:01 – Movies and digital ads 7:23 – How news changed fast 11:41 – Dark Waters and impact 15:58 – Impact vs advertising 20:18 – Can AI replace storytellers? 24:40 – Using AI to summarize AI 28:53 – Training models on us 33:11 – AI, health, and guidelines 37:29 – Tokens and context limits 41:48 – Claire’s AI workflow 46:08 – What counts as authentic? 50:28 – AI as a tool, not a boss 54:43 – Movie tastes and nostalgia 59:10 – Dave’s film school pivot 1:03:20 – Dot-com era pressure 1:07:38 – Metabolic health basics 1:12:03 – Ketosis and real life 1:16:20 – Triglycerides and fuel 1:20:34 – Cannibalism detour 1:25:07 – Food culture and dysfunction 1:29:45 – Plant-based debates 1:33:29 – B vitamins and limits 1:37:48 – Food and community 1:42:10 – Hunting and food supply 1:46:26 – Pets and responsibility 1:50:44 – Valuing animal lives 1:55:05 – Ethics of raising animals 1:59:22 – Friendship at scale 2:03:39 – Why people avoid calls 2:07:57 – Overloving your animals 2:12:25 – Shepherding stories out 2:16:39 – Theatrical screenings grow 2:20:53 – Who’s hosting screenings 2:25:19 – Why theaters still matter #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ClaireCornetta #Podcast #Documentary #Storytelling #Filmmaking #ArtificialIntelligence #Media #Journalism #DigitalMedia #HealthCommunication #LongformConversation #ImpactCampaigns #Streaming #CreativeWork
S1 · E26
April 2 · 4 hr 7 min
Why Did Keto Succeed Where Treatment Failed? – TFP #026 | Matt Baszucki
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a diet change succeeds where years of psychiatric treatment fall short? Matt Baszucki, metabolic mental health advocate and YouTube creator, makes the case from lived experience, discussing bipolar disorder, psychosis, ketogenic therapy, medication tapering, carnivore, and why metabolic approaches still struggle to break into mainstream psychiatry. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/26 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman X/Twitter: https://x.com/realDaveFeldman Instagram: https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman Website: https://thefeldmanprotocol.com ⏱ Chapters 3:06 – Charlie Foundation origin 9:46 – Memory during psychosis 16:49 – Berkeley relapse spiral 23:23 – The first real insight 30:50 – Dave’s mood crash story 37:57 – When keto clicked 44:55 – Why tapers take years 51:57 – How trials get framed 58:43 – Carnivore and withdrawal 1:05:43 – Keto as one option 1:12:42 – A movement takes shape 1:19:39 – Why adoption lags 1:26:40 – Can AI fix medicine? 1:33:45 – The AGI risk 1:40:36 – Panic and moral scares 1:47:50 – Power under AGI 1:54:29 – A phone-shaped dystopia 2:01:33 – What nature restores 2:08:28 – Why meditation is hard 2:15:25 – Walking into presence 2:22:22 – The inbox never stops 2:29:33 – Dating apps and the 80/20 2:36:18 – Marriage then vs now 2:43:22 – Modern confusion loops 2:50:19 – Fear of approaching women 2:57:17 – Victim culture debate 3:04:12 – AI and stealth censorship 3:11:09 – Crisis and free speech 3:18:07 – Why sports hit hard 3:25:04 – Tribal identity in sports 3:32:07 – Crowd emotion in motion 3:39:05 – Teaching resilience early 3:46:04 – Books then vs now 3:52:56 – Streaming and story decline 3:59:59 – Good AI vs bad AI #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #MattBaszucki #MentalHealth #MetabolicHealth #KetogenicDiet #Carnivore #BipolarDisorder #Psychiatry #Nutrition #LongformPodcast #PodcastInterview #Wellness #HealthResearch
March 20 · 3 hr 56 min
Why Isn’t Lower LDL Ending Heart Disease? – TFP #025 | Philip Ovadia
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can heart disease prevention be asking the wrong question? Dave sits down with Philip Ovadia, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, as the guest makes the case for looking beyond LDL alone. They discuss bypass surgery, why cholesterol-lowering hasn’t erased heart disease, insulin resistance, trial design, statins and PCSK9 drugs, real-food diets, CGMs, and how clinicians think about risk in practice. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/25 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman X/Twitter: https://x.com/realDaveFeldman Instagram: https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman Website: https://thefeldmanprotocol.com ⏱ Chapters 3:04 – Dave sets the frame 9:41 – The preacher’s fallacy 16:22 – What else is cholesterol for? 23:02 – FOURIER stopped early 29:41 – When treatment still fails 36:22 – Who benefits from treatment? 42:59 – The patient mindset 49:40 – Building a new practice 56:21 – Insulin in the hospital 1:02:58 – Cholesterol stays central 1:09:39 – LDL vs A1C tradeoffs 1:16:20 – Politics and processed food 1:22:58 – Plants, meat, and real food 1:29:38 – One diet won’t fit all 1:36:20 – CGMs and self-testing 1:43:01 – Why Ovadia chose surgery 1:49:40 – The challenge of bypass 1:56:18 – VCAM and atherosclerosis 2:02:57 – Surgical feedback loops 2:09:37 – Coming out of surgery 2:16:17 – Arguments from medicine 2:22:56 – Low-carb doctor network 2:29:36 – Podcasting in person 2:36:18 – The diabetic pandemic 2:42:58 – Why disbelief happens 2:49:36 – Shift the focus 2:56:18 – ApoB takes center stage 3:02:58 – Small dense LDL debate 3:09:35 – Patients need clarity 3:16:16 – What the scans show 3:22:58 – Making sense of the paper 3:29:36 – Reading vessel segments 3:36:18 – What 100 hearts can show 3:42:54 – LDL as a distraction 3:49:36 – Arguing the phenotype #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #PhilipOvadia #HeartHealth #CardiothoracicSurgery #MetabolicHealth #InsulinResistance #LDL #ApoB #LowCarb #RealFood #CGM #Cardiology #PreventiveHealth #NutritionScience #Podcast
S1 · E24
March 9 · 1 hr 58 min
What the Movie Reveals About Keto Hearts – TFP #024 | Jennifer Isenhart
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does it take to turn a dense cholesterol debate into a film people can actually follow? Dave talks with Jennifer Isenhart, documentary director and writer, about making *Cholesterol Code*, translating complex science for a lay audience, weaving in personal stories, navigating four years of production twists, and reshaping the film as new data emerged. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/24 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:01 – Trailer Reactions6:13 – First Data Arrives9:22 – Cholesterol Fear12:35 – Writing for Laypeople15:46 – Editing Is Massive18:58 – Recutting the Film22:08 – Creative Collaboration25:21 – Building Interview Scenes28:32 – Graphics on a Budget31:44 – Landing Bernstein34:56 – Keto in Epilepsy38:06 – Family Pushback41:18 – Parents Under Fire44:27 – Mammogram of the Heart47:40 – Why Age Matters50:50 – Surprises in the Research54:04 – Questions They Missed57:14 – Interviewing Together1:00:23 – Local TV Origins1:03:38 – Travel Channel Pitch1:06:47 – Betting on Fat Fiction1:09:57 – Costco Takes Off1:13:12 – Streaming Math1:16:20 – Taking on New Topics1:19:33 – Nina Teicholz Tribute1:22:45 – Self-Funding Reality1:25:55 – Global Shoot Plans1:29:07 – Covid Shuts It Down1:32:19 – Low-Carb Conference Boom1:35:31 – Why This Film Came Next1:38:41 – The 10% Rule1:41:52 – Better Experiments1:45:04 – Staying Open-Minded1:48:16 – Final Export Panic1:51:28 – Bernstein’s Lost Viewing#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #JenniferIsenhart #CholesterolCode #DocumentaryFilm #LowCarb #Keto #MetabolicHealth #ScienceCommunication #IndependentFilm #HealthDocumentary #NutritionScience #FilmMaking #CitizenScience

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