Our 50th episode continues the tradition of the co-host stepping on the the big joke punchline! Tune in to listen to Christy R Hall sit down with Ben and discuss holiday party survival by using goals and circus animals.
If the idea of learning some tools to help you with managing events that are disrupting your diet success, check out https://www.christyrhall.com/

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The clickbait science on social media is a constant drumbeat of doom and cures. Ben and Dr Janušonis sit down to review the basics on how science is done and used in the medical community and we pick apart a few of the current headlines.

Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis

Coconut oil is ‘pure poison’, says Harvard professor (according to the Guardian newspaper)
based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnc_aoN7lMM.  Well, what she *ACTUALLY said in her lunchtime lecture was, but since she said it in german, most of you are relying on this newspaper’s clickbait translation and summary. She makes the point that a low-fat high carb diet is *equally* unfavorable to CVD disease.

For some time, the rumor has come up that saturated fat is not good for your health. This rumor is based on unfortunate comparisons. We have to keep an eye on this, whereby the saturated fatty acids in the diet are replaced when they are reduced, because the total calorie intake remains the same. If we consume less saturated fats, or more ground white flour and sugar - then the effect is equal - both variants harm cardiovascular health alike. 

Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It (NYT)

https://chriskresser.com/a-beginners-guide-to-scientific-research
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/03/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper
https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/03/11/read-science-paper/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqTOEospfo Neil Degrasse Tyson on science literacy

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Ben has a conversation with emotional eating expert Christy R Hall about how to manage the emotional drives that can influence our best intentions. This will be the first in a series of shows that focus on training your brain. If the idea of learning some tools to help you with managing events that are disrupting your diet success, check out https://www.christyrhall.com/

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Ben is joined by special guest Dr Rimas Janušonis to discuss childhood obesity. We dive in to using nutritional changes to helping a child maintain a healthy weight and give insight into a few ideas we each use with our own children.

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Todays episode is a followup to our PFT show, we discuss some practical applications of the theory and discuss why we are able to focus on metabolic disease cures rather than just slowing progression. Ben also shares a few tips on ramadan fasting and discusses dates and paratha.

Jenn takes the lead on walking us through all the crazy ketofied treats on amazon as we go through all the ways to find food substitutions that are keto-safe versions.

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