In this episode I answer a question from a listener who is confused regarding whether breakfast is optimal or not optimal for health. Although intermittent fasting made breakfast skipping a common practice, there is nuance to this question. We cover some of the following:

• Benefits of breakfast skipping and why it's so common
• Downsides of breakfast skipping and how it can backfire
• Why I personally have added breakfast back in on most days
• Balancing breakfast needs with physical and cognitive demands
• Optimal breakfast composition
• Approach to intermittent breakfast skipping

Our body has become an obsession that many of us are consumed by day and night. Hollywood and the fashion industry started the movement of creating unrealistic body standards, but now the growing number of celebrity and health influencers have taken this movement and put it on steroids. In this episode I discuss the following:

• Reframing the human body so we don't take it so seriously
• Unrealistic body standards perpetuated by health influencers
• My own personal challenges with overcoming a Type A approach to health and fitness
• Putting an end to familial and cultural patterns of body shaming
• The disturbing impact of social media and AI filters
• Why body composition scans can be a problem
• Strategies for detaching from body/fitness/health/longevity obsession, including a visualization exercise

Eating more protein is currently the mantra being shared by many health leaders and big food has caught on. Are we missing any potential risks in the midst of the high protein movement? This episode covers some of the following topics:

• Lessons learned from the low fat, low carb, and fasting movements
• How higher protein diets are being misused by many
• Understanding the important mismatch between protein intake and energy expenditure
• What happens to excess protein in the body?
• Finding the goldilocks zone for mTOR activation
• Protein intake recommendations for different groups