"Paradoxes"

• Similarities between germ-free mice and ketogenic humans

• Red Light, Green Light: responses to cortisol levels in keto vs. longevity research

• Carbosis and the “Seed Oil” Theory: Part I

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Anthropology and Evolution

• The ketogenic diet as the default human diet: an energy perspective

• The mystery of hippopotamus fat

• Meat is best for growing brains

• Musings on “good” bacteria, antibiotics, and brain function

• Optimal Weaning from an Evolutionary Perspective:

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Antioxidants and Other Antinutrients

• Are vegetables good for you?

• More Vegetable Depletion Studies

• Biochemical Warfare

• Toxic Plant of the Day: Cassava Root

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Applied Philosophy

• The medical-grade diet

• Similarities between germ-free mice and ketogenic humans

• Being, Having, and Doing: The Metaphysics of Disease

• Language Barriers: Preferred Fuel

• Science Fiction

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Babies and Human Development

• Babies thrive under a ketogenic metabolism

• Meat is best for growing brains

• What about the sugars in breast milk?

• Optimal Weaning from an Evolutionary Perspective:

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Biochemistry

• Keto-adaptation: what it is and how to adjust

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• If You Eat Excess Protein, Does It Turn Into Excess Glucose?

• Protein, Gluconeogenesis, and Blood Sugar

• Protein, Ketogenesis, and Glucose Oxidation

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Carnivore

• A carnivorous diet

• Are vegetables good for you?

• More Vegetable Depletion Studies

• Wait — why eat only meat?

• Response to Mark Sisson’s assertion that vegetables are necessary for health

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Cortisol

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• Red Light, Green Light: responses to cortisol levels in keto vs. longevity research

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Fasting

• Meatless Mondays

• Ketosis Without Starvation: the human advantage

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Fat

• On lard (from Gary Taubes)

• The mystery of hippopotamus fat

• Pork Fat Hollandaise

• Fun with Yoghurt: fully sous vide and stearic enhanced

• Does fat from your plate displace fat from your thighs? Not necessarily

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Fibre

• Response to Mark Sisson’s assertion that vegetables are necessary for health

• Musings on “good” bacteria, antibiotics, and brain function

• Does a ketogenic diet confer the benefits of butyrate without the fibre?

• “High-Fiber Diet Might”, a translation

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GlucoNeoGenesis

• Keto-adaptation: what it is and how to adjust

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• If You Eat Excess Protein, Does It Turn Into Excess Glucose?

• We were talking about gluconeogenesis, not ketogenesis.

• Protein, Gluconeogenesis, and Blood Sugar

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History

• A carnivorous diet

• On lard (from Gary Taubes)

• Introducing the Mostly Fat Blog

• Does fat from your plate displace fat from your thighs? Not necessarily

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Hormones

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• The Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Thyroid Hormones

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Immune System

• What can COVID-19 teach us about metabolic syndrome?

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In the Media

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• Dangerous Mistakes of Reading the Internet

• Microbiome Nonsense: response to “Chowing Down On Meat”

• Thirteen days of near-carnivory fails to impress

• “High-Fiber Diet Might”, a translation

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KetoAF

• "KetoAF": not what you think!

• KetoAF Macros

• The Goal of KetoAF

• Historical Note on Fat Fasting

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Ketosis

• Keto-adaptation: what it is and how to adjust

• We were talking about gluconeogenesis, not ketogenesis.

• The proverbial last 10 pounds

• Protein, Ketogenesis, and Glucose Oxidation

• Update on Ketosis and Weightlifting

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Leaps of Logic

• Similarities between germ-free mice and ketogenic humans

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• Weight loss advice from fat people

• Microbiome Nonsense: response to “Chowing Down On Meat”

• “High-Fiber Diet Might”, a translation

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Lifestyle

• Recent changes

• Killjoy vs. Freak Flag

• Experiences of a five-year carnivore: Part II

• Ribeye Jerky

• Meatless Mondays

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Longevity

• Red Light, Green Light: responses to cortisol levels in keto vs. longevity research

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Metabolic Syndrome

• If You Eat Excess Protein, Does It Turn Into Excess Glucose?

• We were talking about gluconeogenesis, not ketogenesis.

• The Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment for Metabolic Syndrome

• The Ketogenic Diet Reverses Indicators of Heart Disease

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

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Microbiome

• Similarities between germ-free mice and ketogenic humans

• Microbiome Nonsense: response to “Chowing Down On Meat”

• Musings on “good” bacteria, antibiotics, and brain function

• Does a ketogenic diet confer the benefits of butyrate without the fibre?

• Fun with Yoghurt: fully sous vide and stearic enhanced

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Micronutrients

• Response to Mark Sisson’s assertion that vegetables are necessary for health

• Ketogenic Diets, Vitamin C, and Metabolic Syndrome

• C is for Carnivore

• Not the Collagen, but the Carnitine?

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Myths

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• If You Eat Excess Protein, Does It Turn Into Excess Glucose?

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• The Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Thyroid Hormones

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Neuroscience

• BCAAs and Keto diets

• The medical-grade diet

• Language Barriers: Preferred Fuel

• Babies thrive under a ketogenic metabolism

• Dear Lyle McDonald,

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Personal

• A carnivorous diet

• The proverbial last 10 pounds

• Update on Ketosis and Weightlifting

• Deeper ketosis without protein restriction

• Recent changes

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Protein

• If You Eat Excess Protein, Does It Turn Into Excess Glucose?

• We were talking about gluconeogenesis, not ketogenesis.

• BCAAs and Keto diets

• Protein, Gluconeogenesis, and Blood Sugar

• Protein, Ketogenesis, and Glucose Oxidation

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Stress

• Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

• The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

• The Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Thyroid Hormones

• An Open Dialogue with Alan Levinovitz on Miracle Cures

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