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570 Dylan Farr- Nutritionist, Gerontology and Metabolic Syndrome

·1 hr 47 min·5 clips

Why does Eddie's blood sugar crash at night, and what does it reveal about his body's ability to burn fat?

This episode features host Eddie Iff and returning guest Dylan Farr, a nutritionist and former pro snowboarder known online as Physiologic. They explore practical health monitoring and nutrition strategies for everyday athletes. Farr brings expertise from working with clients on hormonal issues, weight loss, and metabolic health. The conversation centers on Eddie's experience using a NutriSense continuous glucose monitor (CGM), specifically the Freestyle Libre 3 sensor. Dylan analyzes Eddie's CGM data, noting a pattern of nighttime hypoglycemia where his blood glucose drops during sleep. He contrasts this with a client, an elite paddler named Ingrid, whose glucose plummets to 50 mg/dL at night. Dylan argues that CGMs provide a crucial 24-hour audit of metabolic health beyond standard sleep trackers. The discussion covers gluconeogenesis, the "dawn phenomenon," and the body's use of fat versus carbs for energy overnight. Eddie mentions his current diet is high-protein and low-carbohydrate. A key insight is Dylan's hypothesis that Eddie's nighttime hypoglycemia may stem from a lack of "metabolic flexibility," meaning his body isn't efficiently burning fat during sleep. He connects this to their past "McDonald's project," which led to positive body recomposition for Eddie. Dylan differentiates between mild, diet-induced ketosis and the therapeutic ketosis used for conditions like epilepsy. He also shares surprising research that vegetarians may recycle protein more efficiently, though animal protein has higher bioavailability. The episode touches on the sponsorship from Saga for their Bluetooth-enabled blood flow restriction (BFR) cuffs. The tone is a casual, meandering conversation between friends, filled with personal anecdotes and good-natured ribbing. It's educational but delivered through a lens of personal experimentation and client stories. Fitness enthusiasts curious about biohacking, glucose monitoring, and practical nutrition will find this episode valuable. Listeners seeking a tightly structured, highly scientific deep-dive might find the conversational detours less engaging.

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A grounded, sometimes loose look at how food affects different bodies differently.

Dylan Farr and Eddie Ift keep this one practical, with the talk moving through blood glucose, continuous glucose monitors, blood flow restriction cuffs, and the plain idea that food does not land the same way in every body.

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You get a blunt, body-specific nutrition chat without the lab-coat varnish.

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