Summary:
Welcome to The Hacked Mind show! This week I interview Winslow Jenkins who writes at The Exceptional Male, Sips with Friends, and WinslowJenkins.com. He does various martial arts, lifts heavy, and helps coach other people to be as badass as him.
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This episode we will cover:
1. Healthy fats and what percentage of total kcal should come from them
2. MCT and coconut oil benefits and comparisons
3. Ketogenic diet benefits
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Discussion Topics
[0:58] What % of dietary kcal should come from fat?[1:32] Breakdown of saturated / monounsaturated fat content
[3:10] Reason why Dr. Perlmutter includes kcal from fat
[4:55] Metabolic flexibility in my diet and Winslow’s routine
[5:58] Favorite sources of fats for Winslow: grass-fed butter, meat, coconut oil
[7:45] Winslow avoids peanut butter – why?
[10:30] Stressing how important balancing omega-3 and 6s
[11:09] Benefits of MCT oil and coconut oil
[12:07] Beta HBA in MCT oil – best fuel for the brain; instant energy without insulin spike
[13:54] My experience with coconut oil + intermittent fasting
[14:48] 48% higher cognition with ketosis vs. carbs
[15:05] Difference between MCT and coconut oil
[16:00] Take care with ketogenic diets for those with serious illnesses
[17:35] Ketogenic diet for cancer reduction; starving cancer of glucose
[21:10] Winslow’s message to the world: we have been deceived; good intentions, but time to reconsider dietary information
[23:03] Framingham study – do we understand what is “good”?
[23:33] Higher cholesterol correlated to higher cognitive function
External Mentions
Kerrygold and Organic Valley butter
Beta HBA
Bryan Barksdale
Framingham Study
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