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The Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 8.1 - Can You Exercise Too Much? Yes! - Deep DiveDEEP DIVE EPISODE 8: "Exercise Exposed" - The Research Discussion That Will Forever Change How You Think About Working OutWarning: This 32-minute research discussion contains evidence that directly contradicts everything the $35 billion fitness industry wants you to believe.Join Biospark Health researchers Sarah and Marcus as they systematically dismantle exercise mythology with hard science that your personal trainer doesn't want you to hear.What You'll Actually Discover:🔬 Hans Selye's Foundation Work: How his General Adaptation Syndrome research proves your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis cannot distinguish bet...2025-08-1432 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 8: The Exercise Deception - Why Your Workout is Wrecking Your MetabolismEpisode 8: The Exercise Deception - Why Your Workout is Wrecking Your MetabolismWhat if everything you've been told about exercise is backwards?In this paradigm-shattering episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti, MD reveals why your workout might be the #1 thing destroying your metabolism - and what to do instead.You'll Discover:🔥 The Rachel Story: How a marathon runner with a body temperature of 95.8°F was literally "dying from fitness" - and the simple changes that saved her life⚡ The Selye Principle: Why exercise benefits come DESPIT...2025-08-1223 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 7.1: The Protein Paradox - Deep DiveDeep Dive Episode 7.1: The Protein Paradox - A Research DiscussionWhat if everything you know about protein is metabolically backwards?Join Biospark Health researchers Sarah Chen (metabolic biochemistry) and Marcus Thompson (evolutionary biology) as they demolish the protein myths destroying your metabolism. This isn't your typical "eat more protein" conversation - this is the research-backed truth the fitness industry doesn't want you to hear.You'll discover:Why forcing protein above 25% of calories literally suppresses your thyroid (Ray Peat's groundbreaking research)The shocking gluconeogenesis pathway that turns excess protein into expensive, stressful glucoseHow...2025-08-0739 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 7: The Truth About Protein - Why More Isn't BetterEpisode 7: The Protein Paradox - Why Your Muscle-Building Obsession is Destroying Your MetabolismDr. Steve Presciutti drops the most controversial truth bomb yet: That protein powder in your kitchen is metabolic poison. In this paradigm-shattering episode, discover why traditional cultures thrived on 10-15% protein while modern "experts" push 10x that amount. Learn the shocking science of gluconeogenesis - how excess protein forces your liver into emergency glucose production, spiking cortisol and aging you from the inside out.The revelations will floor you: Why the longest-lived populations eat the LEAST protein. How high-protein diets...2025-08-0517 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 6.1 - The Salt Revolution - Deep DiveDeep Dive: The Salt Revolution - Why Everything You Know About Sodium is WrongTwo Biospark Health researchers blow the lid off 50 years of dangerous dietary dogma in this mind-bending conversation. Dr. Sarah Chen and Dr. Michael Torres dissect the shocking research mainstream medicine doesn't want you to see: Why people eating the LEAST salt have 5x higher death rates. How sodium restriction triggers a stress hormone cascade that destroys your thyroid. The Nobel Prize-worthy discovery that your cells literally can't absorb glucose without adequate salt.From the PURE study's 100,000-person bombshell to...2025-07-311h 03The Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 6: Why Salt Restriction is Killing Your MetabolismEpisode 6: Why Salt Restriction is Killing Your MetabolismYour doctor says cut salt to lower blood pressure. Plot twist: salt restriction RAISES it. In this mind-blowing episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti reveals why your salt cravings are survival instincts, not weakness. Discover how restricting sodium triggers a stress hormone cascade that destroys your thyroid, learn why the massive PURE study (100,000 people) found the lowest death rates at 2-3x the "recommended" salt intake, and find out why athletes on low sodium are metabolic disasters waiting to happen. From the sodium-glucose connection that explains your fatigue to...2025-07-2918 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 5.1 - A Deeper Dive on Cholesterol (Research Assistants)DEEP DIVE: The Cholesterol Files - What Your Doctor Isn't Telling YouWarning: This episode will completely shatter everything you've been told about cholesterol.Join Biospark Health research assistants Marcus and Jenna as they expose the most shocking findings from the scientific literature that Big Pharma doesn't want you to see. This isn't your typical health podcast - this is two researchers who spend their days digging through studies, having their minds blown by what they discover.What You'll Learn in This Must-Listen Episode:🔬 The Framingham Heart Study Bom...2025-07-2416 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 5: Cholesterol - Your Metabolic Hero, Not VillainEpisode 5: Cholesterol - Your Metabolic Hero, Not VillainRemember when they told you cholesterol clogs arteries like grease in pipes? They lied. Dr. Presciutti dismantles 70 years of anti-cholesterol propaganda with shocking facts: Countries with highest cholesterol have LOWEST heart disease (WHO MONICA Project). The Honolulu Heart Study found low cholesterol in elderly = higher death risk. Statins block the same pathway that makes CoQ10, literally poisoning your cellular energy (Folkers et al., 1990). Plus: why cholesterol is essential for ALL your hormones, vitamin D, and brain function. If your TSH is "normal" but cholesterol is high, you're...2025-07-2116 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 4.1 - Sugar Can Be Healthy! - Deep DiveDEEP DIVE: The Sugar Files - Your Metabolism's Preferred Fuel (Not What Keto Told You)⚠️ WARNING: This episode will completely shatter the low-carb dogma and reveal why your keto diet might be destroying your thyroid.Join Biospark Health research team members Marcus (recovering 3-year keto extremist) and Jenna as they expose the suppressed science that proves sugar is your body's optimal fuel source. This isn't opinion - this is biochemistry that's been established for decades but buried by diet industry propaganda.Bombshell Research Revealed in This Episode:🔬 The Randle...2025-07-1715 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 4: Sugar as the Body's Preferred FuelEpisode 4: Sugar is Your Body's Preferred Fuel (Yes, Really)The health world's biggest lie? That sugar is killing you. In this game-changing episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti demolishes the anti-sugar propaganda with hard science. Learn why your brain literally runs on glucose (not ketones), discover the Nobel Prize-winning research that proves sugar produces 38% more cellular energy than fat, and find out why those "healthy" low-carb dieters are aging faster than smokers. From the Randle Cycle to traditional cultures thriving on 70% carbs, this episode reveals why avoiding sugar is like putting diesel in a gasoline engine. If...2025-07-1418 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 2: Energy is Everything - The Currency of LifeWhat if every health problem you have - from brain fog to weight gain, depression to chronic pain - is actually the same problem in disguise? In this mind-blowing episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti reveals the shocking truth: you're not sick, you're energy-starved. Discover why your mitochondria (cellular power plants) hold the key to everything, why CO2 isn't the enemy you think it is, and how modern "healthy" habits are actually creating an energy crisis in your cells. Learn the two simple measurements that reveal more about your health than any lab test, and why treating symptoms without addressing cellular...2025-07-0115 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 3 - Gut Health and EndotoxinIt's endotoxin. And everything you've been told about fixing it is dead wrong.In this game-changing episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti exposes the shocking truth about gut health that the probiotic industry doesn't want you to hear. Why fiber might be your worst enemy. Why those expensive probiotics are making you sicker. And why the "empty calories" you've been avoiding could be your metabolic salvation.Discover:The hidden toxin that's been sabotaging your energy for years (hint: it's coming from your "healthy" diet)Why traditional cultures thrived on white rice while we're dying...2025-06-2720 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 2.1 - The Bioenergetic Model of Health (Research Assistants)This episode dives deep into the bioenergetic model of health, contrasting it with mainstream perspectives. The bioenergetic model model posits that cellular energy production (metabolism) is the foundational determinant of health and disease, emphasizing mitochondrial function and a high metabolic rate. It challenges conventional views on insulin resistance, obesity, and diabetes, suggesting that these conditions stem from an inability to properly oxidize glucose, often due to factors like polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and stress hormones. The text advocates for...2025-06-1948 minThe Metabolic RevolutionEpisode 1 - The PUFA Pandemic: How Seed Oils Hijack MetabolismThe Hidden Truth About "Heart-Healthy" Vegetable Oils That's Destroying Your MetabolismIn this eye-opening episode, Dr. Steve Presciutti, MD, exposes the shocking reality behind industrial seed oils – the so-called "healthy" vegetable oils that have invaded our food supply over the past century. If you've been struggling with low energy, stubborn weight, poor temperature regulation, or chronic inflammation, this episode reveals a hidden culprit that most doctors completely overlook.What You'll Discover:🔥 The PUFA Problem: Learn what polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) really are and why their unstable molecular struc...2025-06-1210 min
Podcast Picks with Jim the Podcast SherpaThe Magic is Back! It's Jake Strong of "3 Questions with Jake Strong"!I'm not sure who's having more fun on the magician episodes; the magician or me? Once again, I was amazed by a great card trick, that you can witness on my social media pages @sherpalution. Jake is a talented young performer who will certainly go far. Maybe one day he and previous guest, magician Anthony Presciutti can do a double magic bill. I can offer to warm up the crowd with my comedy stylings. If I actually had any. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do some hat shopping. Preferably, for one with a rabbit in it...2021-03-2427 minPodcast Picks with Jim the Podcast SherpaMagician Anthony Presciutti Makes the Sherpa Disappear! (Wait, you were WISHING for That??!)I grew up being really into magic for some time. I love close-up and a good card trick. There used to be "Magic" magazine, where you'd actually get blueprints to build stage illusions Unfortunately, my parents' homeowners' insurance went up when I tried to recreate that "making the Hoover Dam disappear" trick. But Anthony was a fun reminder of why I enjoy it so much. Hopefully, one day he'll et on "America's Got Talent" or another showcase, to give the world a taste of his talent. And honestly, the mentalist trick he performed was not pre-arranged in any way...2021-01-0140 min