Is alcohol really a low carb, keto friendly substance like many ads and influencers claim, or is there more to it? Even if the glucose on your CGM (continuous glucose monitor) doesn't budge after a drink, there are real metabolic effects on glucose and body fat you should be aware of. Non-drinkers will benefit from this episode too since we cover some key metabolic principles, along with the following:

• Quick overview of the metabolic merry-go-round and liver metabolism
• Why your CGM glucose results may be normal or even low after drinking alcohol
• Pathways by which alcohol affects glucose and body fat
• The surprising impact of alcohol on muscle
• How alcohol is disguised and advertised to be "metabolically neutral"
• My personal approach to alcohol consumption

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