The Feldman Protocol

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does nearly three decades of low-carb living actually look like when life keeps throwing curveballs? Maria Emmerich (nutritionist and author of 24 cookbooks) joins Dave to share how a PCOS diagnosis at 16 set her on an unconventional path long before keto entered the mainstream. They discuss lipotoxicity, the protein-sparing modified fast approach, LDL in the context of high-fat diets, hormones and HRT, and the role of coaching in long-term dietary adherence.📎 Mentioned in this episode:• 27:30 – Maria Emmerich's book series: The Art of Eating Healthy: `https://keto-adapted.com/product-category/ebooks/`• 28:22 – Maria Emmerich's book: Keto Adapted: `https://www.amazon.com/Keto-Adapted-Maria-Emmerich-ebook/dp/B00GTU9AJC`• 1:22:44 – Maria Emmerich's website: ketomaria.com: `https://ketomaria.com/`• 1:48:58 – Maria Emmerich's book: The Art of Metabolic Health: `https://www.amazon.com/Art-Metabolic-Health-METABOLIC-RESILIENCE/dp/B0GWWK9HLC`• 2:18:42 – Maria Emmerich's YouTube channel: `https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZia0TtezGqjGcXwXJhDoQ`🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/58` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & introduction3:59 – PCOS diagnosis at 16 and diet origins13:07 – Starting a nutrition business from scratch18:39 – Adoption journey and financial hardship33:09 – Craig's Lyme disease diagnosis43:15 – How Dave and Maria first met51:56 – Protein-sparing modified fast explained1:00:01 – Family carnivore experiment and homeschooling1:05:12 – LDL, saturated fat, and dietary adjustments1:11:11 – Lipotoxicity and personal fat threshold1:27:21 – Maria's ICU hospitalizations and electrolytes1:32:07 – Gluconeogenesis and carb reintroduction1:43:48 – GLP medications and the community's future1:55:21 – Hormones, HRT, and testosterone in women2:03:12 – Physical and emotional wellbeing; whale surfing2:07:57 – Bow hunting story and patience2:10:39 – Cookbooks in eldercare and closing reflections2:17:16 – AI, creativity, and wrapping up#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #MariaEmmerich #Keto #LowCarb #MetabolicHealth #ProteinSparingModifiedFast #Lipotoxicity #PCOS #LDL #HRT #Carnivore #CookbookAuthor #NutritionCoaching #IntermittentFasting #GLP1 #BloodWork #Hormones #WeightLoss

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can individual biology shape whether a given diet or protocol actually works — or does one approach fit everyone? Craig Emmerich (co-author and nutrition researcher alongside Maria Emmerich) makes the case for bioindividuality in metabolic health, discussing his decade-long journey with chronic Lyme disease and ankylosing spondylitis, the protein-sparing modified fast as a weight-loss tool, a fat-cell–centric view of insulin resistance, oxidative priority of fuel sources, and whether AI may reshape personalized medicine.📎 Mentioned in this episode:• 23:34 – Craig & Maria Emmerich — The Art of Metabolic Health (book): `https://www.amazon.com/Art-Metabolic-Health-METABOLIC-RESILIENCE/dp/B0GWWK9HLC`• 1:46:03 – Craig & Maria Emmerich — Carnivore Cookbook (book): `https://www.victorybelt.com/the-carnivore-cookbook`• 1:48:59 – Podcast episode: Craig Emmerich on Judy Cho's podcast: `https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nutrition-with-judy-carnivore-diet/id1529951307`• 2:32:25 – Maria Emmerich — ketomaria.com (books, blog, social media hub): `https://ketomaria.com/`🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Introduction & cold open1:18 – Craig's background and origin story5:00 – Engineering path and college years8:41 – Honeywell: defense tech & Land Warrior14:15 – Traveling the world in chip testing21:26 – Publishing the first low-carb cookbook32:18 – Meeting Dave & low-carb conference circuit38:24 – Chronic pain and the road to diagnosis45:13 – Ankylosing spondylitis and Lyme co-infections54:40 – Diet as symptom management vs. root cause1:01:43 – Hip replacement and recovery1:07:08 – Protein-sparing modified fast explained1:22:18 – Fat cells, insulin resistance & personal fat threshold1:35:29 – Lipodystrophy, leptin & ectopic fat1:47:32 – Carnivore as elimination protocol1:59:01 – Insulin, weight loss & the carbohydrate debate2:09:52 – Oxidative priority of fuels2:17:00 – Listener Q&A and closing thoughts#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #CraigEmmerich #MariaEmmerich #LowCarb #Ketogenic #ProteinSparing #InsulinResistance #LymeDisease #AnkylosingSpondylitis #MetabolicHealth #FatCells #PersonalFatThreshold #OxidativePriority #Carnivore #ProteinPrioritized #Bioindividuality #ChronicPain #NutritionScience

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how should researchers and clinicians weigh insulin resistance against lipid markers when assessing cardiovascular risk? Dave Feldman sits down with Sameer Dossani (PhD, anthropology; health coach specializing in autoimmune and gut conditions) to explore human evolutionary dietary history, the origins of metabolic disease across ancient cultures, the lean mass hypersponder phenotype and ketone production, challenges in science communication, and the role of AI in personalized health.📎 Mentioned in this episode:• 1:23:33 – Bradford Hill 1965 — 'Environment and Disease' (criteria paper): `https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1898525/`• 1:33:20 – Ramsden 2015 re-analysis — Minnesota Coronary Experiment & Sydney Diet Heart Trial: `https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1246`• 2:23:35 – Zero-fiber vs high-fiber constipation RCT (2012) — discussed by Nick Norwitz: `https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i33/4593.htm`• 3:04:05 – Sameer Dossani's Linktree (all links): `https://linktr.ee/SameerDossani`• 3:04:07 – Sameer Dossani's YouTube channel — @meatheels: `https://www.youtube.com/@MeatHeals`🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/56` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open and introduction1:05 – Sameer's background and credentials3:42 – Human origins and migration out of Africa9:20 – Career in international economics and NGOs15:34 – Ancient medicine and carbohydrate restriction22:31 – Food culture, comfort eating, and self-soothing34:12 – Human evolutionary diet: specialist vs. generalist43:23 – Persistence hunting, sweat glands, and melanin55:29 – Platform suppression and content challenges1:03:03 – Sameer's personal health journey and diet shift1:14:10 – Reaven's insulin resistance study and LDL findings1:23:30 – Bradford Hill criteria and epidemiological data1:33:09 – Minnesota Coronary experiment and withheld data1:43:58 – Ketogenic diets, euketonemia, and fad diet framing1:54:34 – LMHR study: plaque progression and CLEARLY analysis2:04:27 – Statin pleiotropic effects and pharmaceutical trade-offs2:18:20 – Own Your Labs Q&A: protein, muscle, and gut health2:32:01 – Gut health, sleep, fatigue, and meal timing2:46:26 – LMHR ketone production explained by Dave2:52:04 – Changing the narrative: data, science, and next steps#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #SameerDossani #LeanMassHyperResponder #InsulinResistance #MetabolicHealth #LDL #Cholesterol #HumanEvolution #AncestralDiet #LowCarb #Ketogenic #AutoimmuneHealth #GutHealth #CholesterolCode #BloodWork #Carnivore #EpidemiologyDebate #ScientificMethod #HealthCoaching

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can the principles of metabolic flexibility reframe how athletes — and everyday people — think about fueling exercise? Dave Feldman sits down with Bronson Dant (metabolic performance coach and doctoral candidate in health science), who makes the case that food is function, not fuel. Bronson discusses his Army nutrition research experience, his carnivore diet journey and its effect on longstanding IBS, the distinction between fitness and health, oxidative priority debates, and emerging research on ketogenic adaptation timelines.📎 Mentioned in this episode:• 2:18:58 – Clinical audit of Dr. Mark Cucuzella's VA low-carb nutrition program: `https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/141`• 3:00:37 – Bronson Dant & colleagues — substrate-corrected VO2 / movement economy paper: `https://journalofexerciseandnutrition.com/index.php/JEN/article/view/212`• 3:02:58 – Coach Bronson's website / coaching hub (coachbronson.com): `https://coachbronson.com/`• 3:03:04 – Coach Bronson — YouTube channel: `https://www.youtube.com/@coach.bronson`🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/55` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & intro1:15 – Bronson's background in fitness6:36 – Decision to join the Army11:04 – Army nutrition research at Natick Labs20:57 – Transition from IT to CrossFit coaching31:52 – Opening a gym: lessons learned51:20 – Carnivore as an elimination approach1:05:04 – IBS resolution and dietary change1:21:56 – Coaching, identity & behavior change1:34:22 – The 2020 disruption & rebuilding1:46:43 – Systems thinking in nutrition science1:56:37 – Metabolic flexibility: four components2:04:06 – Ketogenic adaptation & performance research2:18:09 – Virginia nutrition counseling audit findings2:30:09 – Nutrition advice across training types2:41:21 – Oxidative priority and food as function2:50:26 – Glycogen storage, fat adaptation & RER3:00:37 – Substrate-corrected VO2 research3:02:53 – Where to find Bronson & closing thoughts#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #BronsonDant #MetabolicFlexibility #CarnivoreDiet #KetogenicDiet #SportsNutrition #LowCarbPerformance #FoodAsFunction #ExerciseScience #IBSRecovery #FatAdaptation #OxidativePriority #CrossFit #MetabolicHealth #NutritionCoaching #BloodWork #HealthOptimization

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does emerging research actually reveal about cardiovascular risk in people who develop extreme LDL elevations on ketogenic diets — and how much remains genuinely unresolved? Zachary DiMattia (nutritional scientist, Penn State) joins Dave to discuss his published review on ketogenic diet–induced LDL elevations in normal-weight adults, presents preliminary findings from his controlled feeding study comparing low- and high-BMI responses to a ketogenic diet, and engages Dave in a frank debate over plaque progression data, the lipid hypothesis, and the novel regressor findings from the Keto-CTA cohort.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/54` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & key findings preview1:24 – Zachary's background intro5:02 – Path to nutrition research8:01 – Hashimoto's diagnosis journey13:27 – Elimination diet & gluten discovery21:49 – Interest in ketogenic LDL response26:03 – Penn State controlled feeding study design34:12 – Preliminary study results41:40 – Review paper overview51:04 – Lipid hypothesis steel-man debate1:05:49 – LMHR phenotype & clinical context1:18:35 – Proposed mechanisms beyond LEM1:26:14 – Keto-CTA plaque progression data1:40:41 – Regressor findings & noise floor1:49:09 – Miami Heart match analysis2:03:50 – Mechanisms: adiposity & cholesterol2:14:52 – Nature CT study comparison2:43:29 – Audience questions & closing thoughts#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ZacharyDiMattia #LeanMassHyperResponder #KetogenicDiet #LDLCholesterol #Cardiovascular #Atherosclerosis #LipidResearch #NutritionalScience #CholesterolResearch #PlaqueProg #KetoCTA #LipidEnergyModel #Cardiometabolic #LowCarbResearch #Bloodwork #HeartHealth

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can what we eat meaningfully influence the course of serious mental illness? Dave sits down with Lauren Kennedy West (mental health advocate and YouTuber living with schizoaffective disorder) to explore her personal journey from multiple hospitalizations and misdiagnoses to adopting therapeutic ketosis. Lauren makes the case for metabolic psychiatry as a complement to traditional care, discusses the identity challenges of sharing her N-of-1 experiment publicly, reflects on navigating medication tapering, community polarization, the role of AI in personalized care, and the social complexity of restrictive eating.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/53` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & sucralose reaction1:14 – Lauren introduces herself2:46 – Early symptoms & the teenage years6:00 – First diagnosis journey8:20 – Hospitalizations & ECT11:46 – Dave's reflections on illness identity15:27 – YouTube channel origins19:32 – First attempt at ketogenic diet23:46 – Accessing metabolic psychiatry32:16 – Community reaction to going keto37:54 – Eating disorder concerns & food identity42:14 – The sushi experiment in San Francisco50:38 – Defined by wellness, not illness54:32 – Medication tapering & potentiation1:00:04 – Running, soccer & the ACL injury1:07:53 – Kids, diet, and parenting challenges1:17:00 – Metabolic Mind partnership & the course1:19:18 – Desk questions: dirty keto & sucralose1:23:08 – Meds vs. metabolic therapy: how it feels1:28:52 – Traveling keto & snack strategies1:39:31 – Community building & echo chambers1:47:42 – Social media, nuance & polarization1:58:11 – Platform challenges & demonetization2:05:53 – Patient autonomy & medical humility2:14:05 – Living well: nuance over narrative2:21:26 – AI in diagnostics & mental health care2:31:00 – AI sycophancy & trust concerns2:39:23 – The future of AI-assisted therapy2:46:09 – Parallels: AI guardrails & patient autonomy2:51:55 – Where to find Lauren#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #LaurenKennedyWest #MetabolicPsychiatry #KetogenicDiet #MentalHealth #Schizoaffective #SchizophreniaAwareness #BrainEnergy #TherapeuticKetosis #MentalWellness #NutritionAndMindHealth #AIInHealthcare #PatientAutonomy #LowCarbLife #ChristopherPalmer #MetabolicMind #MentalHealthAdvocacy

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does metabolic health shape cardiovascular risk — and does the conventional focus on individual biomarkers miss the bigger picture? Dave Feldman sits down with cardiologist Arthur Agatston (MD), creator of the South Beach Diet and the coronary calcium score, to explore blood pressure guideline debates, insulin resistance and preeclampsia, the origins of the South Beach Diet, LP(a) and plaque progression in lean mass hyper-responders, HDL dysfunction, and the lipid energy model's structural hypothesis.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/52` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Introduction & cold open2:02 – Blood pressure monitoring technology6:57 – Dave & Arthur on BP guideline debates9:36 – Cholesterol targets & guideline pressures12:20 – Type 1 diabetes & low-carb care gaps15:26 – Joseph Kraft, insulin, and missed signals21:53 – Inertia in medicine & the role of AI27:06 – Insulin resistance, Kraft test & preeclampsia33:40 – Origins of the South Beach Diet40:17 – Carbohydrate addiction & personal experience51:32 – Elimination diets & unexpected symptom relief57:04 – Fat adaptation & lipoprotein dynamics1:00:00 – Triglycerides, remnant particles & VLDL1:05:11 – Particle size, ApoB & atherogenicity1:11:19 – LP(a) findings in lean mass hyper-responders1:19:45 – FH, plaque progression & LDL context1:33:31 – 4S trial, small dense LDL & statin data1:40:11 – HDL dysfunction & the HDL bump phenotype1:56:21 – Lipid energy model & structural hypothesis2:01:38 – Fat adaptation, F1, and closing reflections#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ArthurAgatston #LipidEnergyModel #InsulinResistance #HeartHealth #CalciumScore #LDLCholesterol #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #KetogenicDiet #ApoB #HDLDysfunction #Preeclampsia #SouthBeachDiet #Lipoproteins #CardiovascularResearch #FunctionalCardiology

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does metabolic health shape cardiovascular risk — and what does that mean for interpreting cholesterol markers in lean, low-carb individuals? Arthur Agatston (MD) makes the case for a functional model of atherosclerosis progression, discusses AI-driven advances in cardiac imaging, argues for revisiting how blood pressure is measured and treated, and explores electrolyte management on ketogenic diets — all through a wide-ranging scientific conversation with Dave.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/51` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & intro7:11 – Late eating & metabolic effects12:37 – Western diet spreading globally18:07 – Personal fat threshold explained23:01 – Lipid energy model & LDL cycling30:26 – Exercise type & lipoprotein uptake38:39 – AI-enhanced cardiac imaging45:17 – Arterial flexibility & plaque burden53:20 – South Beach Diet origins1:00:39 – Scientific uncertainty in medicine1:06:41 – LMHR study: plaque findings1:16:57 – Plaque regression & calcification1:26:57 – Photon CT & next-gen imaging1:33:20 – Hypertension history & FDR1:41:30 – Blood pressure measurement issues1:49:44 – Keto, insulin & sodium loss1:55:09 – Overhydration & electrolyte balance2:00:08 – Electrolyte management on keto#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ArthurAgatston #CardiovascularHealth #LowCarbDiet #LeanMassHyperResponder #LipidEnergyModel #HeartHealth #CACScore #KetogenicDiet #Atherosclerosis #BloodPressure #Electrolytes #MetabolicHealth #SouthBeachDiet #CardiacImaging #AIinMedicine #Cholesterol

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how well do conventional cardiovascular risk metrics actually identify who is truly at risk for a heart attack decades before it happens? Cardiologist Arthur Agatston (MD) makes the case for coronary calcium scoring as an early detection tool, discusses the natural history of atherosclerotic plaque, revisits key moments in lipid science history, explores why stent placement in asymptomatic patients presents a more complex picture than intuition suggests, and shares observations on the evolving role of CT angiography and AI-assisted plaque analysis.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/50` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & introduction7:46 – Arthur's path into medicine18:59 – Early cardiology & clinical trials27:47 – Lipid science history & Ancel Keys39:04 – Rabbit studies & lipoprotein discovery47:15 – Ultra-fast CT arrives at Sinai55:26 – Collateral vessels & total occlusion1:00:00 – Ischemia trial: stents vs. medical therapy1:05:01 – Back to the CAC origin story1:13:09 – Soft vs. calcified plaque progression1:21:40 – FH patient with zero CAC score1:26:53 – The Agatston score is named1:33:51 – Power of zero & plaque burden1:39:35 – CAC vs. CT angiogram explained1:44:19 – Resistance to new imaging technology1:48:34 – Nutrition interest in the 1990s1:49:25 – Heart Lung AI & plaque ratio research1:51:11 – Closing reflections#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ArthurAgatston #CoronaryCalcium #HeartHealth #Atherosclerosis #CardiacImaging #CACScore #LDL #Lipids #PlaqueBiology #CTAngiogram #CardiologyResearch #LowCarbDiet #LeanMassHyperResponder #HeartDiseasePrevention #LipidScience #CardiovascularResearch

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does insulin influence cancer cell behavior — and what does that mean for metabolic approaches to the disease? Dave sits down with Isabella Cooper (PhD) to explore the glucose-ketone index and its practical limits, the role of glutamine alongside glucose in cancer metabolism, how mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiolipin loss may relate to tumor progression, the case for high-dose intravenous vitamin C, osteocyte biology and the surprising systemic roles of osteocalcin, and what makes a rigorous research culture.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/49` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters0:00 – Cold open & intro1:08 – Cancer metabolism overview2:24 – Glucose-ketone index explained5:01 – Lean mass hypersponders & glucose9:18 – Acetone measurement & respiration13:49 – Insulin, ketones & cancer signaling19:05 – Growth factors & VEGF discussion25:29 – Stomach acidity & nutrient absorption32:08 – How cancer cells originate35:43 – Cardiolipin, melatonin & apoptosis43:05 – Diet quality & food as function52:14 – Chemotherapy & metabolic protocols1:03:36 – Patient outcomes & biopsy risks1:14:32 – IV vitamin C trial findings1:22:07 – Ideal cancer metabolism trial design1:29:36 – Sunlight, melanin & mitochondria1:37:20 – Osteocyte biology & osteocalcin1:46:43 – Research culture & scientific rigor1:54:36 – Most underappreciated biomarker#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #IsabellaCooper #CancerMetabolism #KetogenicDiet #Mitochondria #Insulin #GlucoseKetoneIndex #Osteocalcin #IntravenousVitaminC #Ketosis #MetabolicHealth #LowCarbScience #CancerResearch #Cardiolipin #Osteocytes #BloodWork #Hyperinsulinemia #MitochondrialHealth #PodcastScience