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High Intensity Health features breakthrough health tips and hacks from respected authorities in the Fitness, Nutrition and Functional Medicine fields. Our expert guests have shared insider information that has helped thousands of Moms, Dads, Executives, Health Care Professionals and High-Performing Athletes optimize their metabolism, belly fat, gut bacteria, immune system,both physical and mental performance and overall health. No matter where you sit on the health and nutrition spectrum, you’ll benefit from our cutting-edge discussions, 2-days per week.

High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS Author Mike Mutzel interviews Jeff Bland, Datis Kharrazian, Ben Greenfield, Abel James, Dave Asprey, Ben Lynch, Jade Teta and Corey chuler

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High Intensity Health features breakthrough health tips and hacks from respected authorities in the Fitness, Nutrition and Functional Medicine fields. Our expert guests have shared insider information that has helped thousands of Moms, Dads, Executives, Health Care Professionals and High-Performing Athletes optimize their metabolism, belly fat, gut bacteria, immune system,both physical and mental performance and overall health. No matter where you sit on the health and nutrition spectrum, you’ll benefit from our cutting-edge discussions, 2-days per week.

    Fructose & Sugar Make Fat Loss Impossible: New Research

    Fructose & Sugar Make Fat Loss Impossible: New Research

    New evidence suggests fructose and sugar are major drivers of obesity and metabolic disease.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:25 The Fructose Survival Hypothesis theory of obesity.
    1:10 Fructose reduces the active energy within your cells.
    2:50 Table sugar contains glucose and fructose.
    2:55 Excessive glucose can be converted into fructose.
    4:10 Fructose kinase enzyme is a key initiator of deleterious fructose/glucose effects.
    4:55 Leptin causes you to seek more food. Excess fructose/glucose drives hyperleptinemia.
    6:45 Fruit sugar increases body fat storage to help you survive the winter.
    7:24 Aging pathways are disrupted with high levels of blood sugar.
    10:00 Uric acid, and liver enzyme elevation may be biomarkers.
    12:10 High carb/high salt diets increase risk of diabetes.
     

    • 13 min
    Hidden Health Dangers of Seed Oils Exposed

    Hidden Health Dangers of Seed Oils Exposed

    Diets high in seed oils are linked with migraines, chronic pain and developmental delay in children. Here’s the truth about seed oils and their impact on your health. 
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    Time Stamps: 
    00:00 Linoleic acid oxidizes easily.
    00:50 Linoleic acid is stored in your fat tissue with a half life of over 680 days.
    01:40 25% of total fatty acids in your fat cells comes from linoleic acid.
    02:30 Soy, cotton seed, canola, and sunflower oil are in most processed foods.
    03:05 Pain can be influenced by chronic seed oil consumption.
    05:30 Adipose tissue linoleic acid has doubled.
    06:00 We are eating less beef, pork, butter, and lard, and more chicken and seed oils.
    07:25 Adipocytes become inflamed.
    08:10 Inflammation from fat worsens metabolic health.
    09:20 Oxidation of lipids in LDL is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease.
    10:20 High intake of omega 6 fats from seed oils is associated with depression and poor mental health.
    12:00 Omega 6 fat is liked to persistent pain, headaches, irritable bowel, low back pain, and rheumatoid arthritis.
    12:45 Omega 3 fats are linked with reduced pain.
     

    • 15 min
    Media Claims Protein 'Damages Your Arteries' Here’s The Study Facts

    Media Claims Protein 'Damages Your Arteries' Here’s The Study Facts

    Sensational media coverage of a new study claims ‘protein damages your arteries' but upon deeper inspection, the study didn't even look at artery health. 

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    Time Stamps: 

    0:00 Intro
    0:07 Media Coverage
    0:44 Actual study
    1:34 Junk protein and canola oil
    3:44 Graphical abstract 
    5:00 Immune cells and arterial plaque 
    6:04 Human arm of study
    7:44 Mice prone to heart disease 
    8:50 Plant VS Animal protein 
    9:27 mTOR in immune cells
    10:02 New mechanism of heart disease? 
    11:20 Human arm of study
    12:13 Protein used in study 
    14:13 Protein stimulates mTOR
    15:40 Study conclusions

    • 23 min
    Meat Doesn't Clog Your Arteries: THESE Foods Do (27 Year Study)

    Meat Doesn't Clog Your Arteries: THESE Foods Do (27 Year Study)

    A new 27 year study highlights how junk food, not red meat, is the primary driver of heart disease.
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    Show Notes: 00:00 High consumption of ultra processed foods is the main risk factor in coronary artery
    disease.
    01:20 You can have normal LDL and still have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
    01:45 Junk foods negatively impact inflammation and your microbiome.
    06:55 7 to 8 servings of junk food increases risk of developing coronary artery disease by
    20%.
    08:10 Consume real food.
    09:00 Most plant-based foods are ultra processed.
    09:45 Increased higher all-cause mortality is linked to junk food consumption.
    10:40 Intestinal inflammation can be instigated by junk food and its packaging.
    12:00 Food processing contaminants and food additives may elevate coronary disease risk.
    13:20 Non-calorie sweeteners accelerate atherosclerosis.

    • 16 min
    Heart Surgeon: Spike in Heart Deaths, Tips to Reverse Arterial Plaque

    Heart Surgeon: Spike in Heart Deaths, Tips to Reverse Arterial Plaque

    Heart Surgeon and best selling author Dr. Phil Ovadia discusses the foods and lifestyle factors driving a new wave of early-onset heart disease.
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    Show Notes:

    0:00 Intro
    1:30 Up to 95% of people with cardiac disease are insulin resistant.
    4:45 Processed foods and high carbs are the two primary drivers of metabolic disease, the
    primary driver of heart disease.
    6:53 Insulin resistance damages blood vessels.
    11:18 Exercise is indirectly helpful in preventing atherosclerosis.
    13:10 The better you can maintain muscle as you age, the better you can deal with the aging
    process.
    14:30 It is possible to reverse atherosclerosis.
    16:30 Tests: coronary artery calcium scan (CAC) and coronary CT angiogram (CCTA).
    18:30 People in their 30s and 40s now end up on the cardiac operating table.
    20:30 High LDL may not be dangerous in a person who is metabolically healthy.
    21:00 The quality of your LDL particles is important.
    22:54 90% of adults are metabolically unhealthy, so their high LDL is likely dangerous.
    24:05 Statin use for over 10 years increases your risk of developing insulin resistance and
    type 2 diabetes, primary drivers of heart disease.
    26:30 Inflammation is an important part of the development of heart disease.
    27:40 High blood pressure root cause is insulin resistance/metabolic disease.
    31:41 Ferritin testing measures total body iron stores. It is also an inflammation marker.
    35:50 Linoleic acid LDL oxidation hypothesis
    37:30 Plant-based diets
    40:25 Lowering your intake of omega 6 improves your omega 3 index.
    41:10 Low vitamin D
    42:00 Sun exposure has been misunderstood.
    44:10 Triglycerides is a higher risk than LDL.
    48:30 Bioidentical hormones are superior to synthetic.
    50:03 Low testosterone is a risk factor for heart disease.
    53:10 Heart surgery does not fix the underlying problem.
     
     
     

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Big Sugar Paid Harvard Experts to Distort Science, Blame Fat and Cholesterol

    Big Sugar Paid Harvard Experts to Distort Science, Blame Fat and Cholesterol

    Recent revelations have shed light on a disturbing chapter in the history of nutrition science: the collusion between the sugar industry and Harvard scientists to vilify fat and deflect attention from the true culprit—sugar. Here's the details...
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    • 14 min

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husbandsgirlfriend ,

Episode on Feb 15 is the best!

Connects all the dots! Thanks Mike!

Bias policeman ,

Meat biased.

This guy seems determined to justify eating meat and animal products, cherry picking studies and ignoring any information that doesn’t confirm his bias that eating meat is a good thing. Look elsewhere for unbiased health information.

Force ,

Unfollowing show

I genuinely found some of his takes interesting. Until this most recent episode regarding Philip ovadia. A cardio thoracic surgeon doesn’t have the same training as a cardiologist. His takes on saturated fat and cholesterol as well as Mikes are just dangerous. This isn’t some new reframing of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome being the only driver, there is unlimited data showcasing the dangers of excess saturated fat. Hopefully more people wake up and realize a cardiovascular surgeon with sausage and bacon on the cover of his book shouldn’t be taken seriously.

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