• How Jack & Dalton from Analyze & Optimize were introduced to the work of RayPeat
• Robert Lustig's claims that fructose is as harmful to the liver as alcohol
• Whether Jordan Peterson’s Serotonin Hierarchy has any merit
• The negative effects of the carnivore diet, especially on gut health
• The link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone
• What we think of Dave Asprey’s thoughts on the “Ray Peat diet”

Analyze & Optimize's Website: https://www.analyzeandoptimize.io/

Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide

The Nutrition Blueprint: https://mikefave.com/the-nutrition-blueprint/

Danny's Telegram: https://t.me/dannyroddy

Timestamps:

0:00 – intro

0:38 – how Analyze & Optimize (Jack & Dalton) got introduced to work of Ray Peat

6:32 – how Analyze & Optimize create their videos

10:40 – refuting Robert Lustig's claims – is fructose as harmful to the liver as alcohol?

17:40 – whether Analyze & Optimize are paid by “big sugar”

20:30 – Robert Lustig’s fructose claims are unsupported

28:06 – is white sugar safe to consume?

33:04 – Serotonin & Hierarchy by Jordan Peterson

34:33 – SSRI use and serotonin’s role in promoting learned helplessness and anhedonia

40:46 – how the perceived benefits of serotonin could be attributed to other factors

45:45 – whether serotonin is the “dominance” hormone

47:17 – Analyze & Optimize respond to Shawn Baker on sugar cravings being a sign of health and youth

51:04 – declining health on the carnivore diet, whether it’s sustainable, and why your immune system needs carbohydrates

54:04 – carnivore diet effects on gut health – quorum sensing, biofilms, high stress hormones, and damage to thyroid health

1:01:30 – why chronic low-calorie intake turns down metabolic function and leads to obesity

1:07:00 – the harm caused by conflating progesterone and synthetic progestins

1:14:57 – the link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone

1:18:20 – the negative effects of synthetic progestins and estrogen, especially unchecked by natural progesterone

1:24:45 – Why Is the Right So Obsessed with Seed Oils? by Ej Dickson

1:31:15 – Dave Asprey argues with Paul Saladino on supplements vs orange juice

1:39:10 – whether Ray Peat’s ideas and principles promote orthorexia

1:44:22 – using precision medicine vs. listening to your body

1:51:09 – where to find more of Jack & Dalton’s work