Gut Connect (2026)

04/11/2026

Why a 575-Pound Man Had Perfect Metabolic Labs – Craig Emmerich
@ The Feldman Protocol

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
• 1:46:03 – Craig & Maria Emmerich — Carnivore Cookbook (book)
• 1:48:59 – Podcast episode: Craig Emmerich on Judy Cho's podcast
• 2:32:25 – Maria Emmerich — ketomaria dot com (books, blog, social media hub):

⏱ Chapters

0:00 – Introduction & cold open
1:18 – Craig's background and origin story
5:00 – Engineering path and college years
8:41 – Honeywell: defense tech & Land Warrior
14:15 – Traveling the world in chip testing
21:26 – Publishing the first low-carb cookbook
32:18 – Meeting Dave & low-carb conference circuit
38:24 – Chronic pain and the road to diagnosis
45:13 – Ankylosing spondylitis and Lyme co-infections
54:40 – Diet as symptom management vs. root cause
1:01:43 – Hip replacement and recovery
1:07:08 – Protein-sparing modified fast explained
1:22:18 – Fat cells, insulin resistance & personal fat threshold
1:35:29 – Lipodystrophy, leptin & ectopic fat
1:47:32 – Carnivore as elimination protocol
1:59:01 – Insulin, weight loss & the carbohydrate debate
2:09:52 – Oxidative priority of fuels
2:17:00 – Listener Q&A and closing thoughts

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can individual biology sha...

03/11/2026

25 Years Carnivore: Her Doctors Never Saw This Coming | Charlene Andersen
@ Anthony Chaffee MD

Charlene Anderson suffered from multiple chronic health issues that she and her doctor simply could not explain. For years she suffered and pushed through, until one day she tried something very different.

Come hear her incredible story of how she regained her health, and has kept it ever since. Charlene and her husband are two of the most well known long-term zero carb carnivores, and this is for a very good reason.

Charlene Anderson suffered from multiple chronic health issues that...

02/11/2026

Dr. Georgia Ede on ADHD, Brain Metabolism, and Ketogenic Therapy
@ Metabolic Mind and Georgia Ede MD

ADHD is often described as a problem with attention or hyperactivity, but psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede argues that the condition is much more complex, involving executive function, dopamine regulation, and potentially brain energy metabolism.

In this episode of Metabolic Mind, Dr. Bret Scher and Dr. Georgia Ede take a deeper look at ADHD, from how it is diagnosed and treated to emerging research on nutrition and glucose metabolism, including questions about ketogenic therapy

Dr. Ede draws on years of experience treating ADHD, including her time at Harvard University, Smith College, and the Hallowell Center. She explains why some people living with ADHD can focus intensely on things that interest them while struggling with everyday tasks, why stimulants can be so effective for some people, and where lifestyle strategies may fit alongside conventional care.

They cover:

👉 What ADHD actually is and why the name can be misleading
👉 How inattentive and hyperactive symptoms can look very different
👉 Why ADHD can affect work, relationships, self-esteem, and quality of life
👉 How stimulant and non-stimulant medications work
👉 What older studies found when children living with ADHD followed simplified whole-food diets
👉 Evidence of altered brain glucose metabolism in ADHD
👉 Why researchers are exploring possible links between ADHD and metabolic health, including research on mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammation
👉 What Dr. Ede has observed clinically with whole-food and ketogenic approaches
👉 How ketogenic therapy may interact with stimulant medications
👉 Why there is no established ketone level for ADHD
👉 The first randomized controlled trial now underway at Oxford studying ketogenic therapy in adults living with ADHD and depression

The clinical evidence for ketogenic therapy in ADHD is still early, and Dr. Ede emphasizes that we do not yet know how effective it will be or who is most likely to benefit. But with research now underway, the metabolic side of ADHD is becoming an important area to watch.

Timestamps:
0:00 - ADHD, Metabolism & New Treatment Possibilities
3:15 - What ADHD Really Is: Attention, Hyperactivity & Executive Function
5:47 - How ADHD Is Diagnosed & Why a Checklist Isn’t Enough
8:43 - How Common Is ADHD & Why Are Diagnoses Increasing?
12:04 - Social Media, Dopamine & ADHD
13:53 - How ADHD Can Affect Relationships, Work & Mental Health
16:08 - Can ADHD Be a “Superpower”? Strengths & the Right Environment
17:48 - ADHD Treatment: Therapy, Stimulants & Non-Stimulant Medications
20:24 - Why Stimulants Can Calm Hyperactive ADHD
24:09 - Practical Strategies for Managing ADHD Without Medication
26:21 - What Diet Studies Have Found in Children With ADHD
29:30 - The Metabolic Theory of ADHD: Glucose, Mitochondria & Brain Energy
32:08 - What Dr. Ede Has Seen Clinically With Diet & Ketogenic Therapy
34:49 - Stimulant Side Effects & the Search for Calm, Focused Energy
37:49 - Ketogenic Therapy for ADHD, the Oxford Trial & Medication Interactions
40:16 - How High Do Ketones Need to Be for ADHD?
43:28 - How Ketosis Can Affect ADHD Medications

ADHD is often described as a problem with attention or hyperactivit...

30/10/2026

Do You Really Need Fibre? The Microbiome Special | Ep 7 - The Dr Paul Mason Show
@ Dr Paul Mason

Do you really need fibre for a healthy gut? Sydney doctor Dr Paul Mason and co-host Alison go through the microbiome lecture Paul gave at Low Carb Down Under: what your microbiome actually does, why "no fibre, no microbiome" is a myth, how your gut adapts when you change diet, the womb microbiome and IVF live births, endometriosis and Fusobacterium, treating partners for bacterial vaginosis, and how you share microbes with everyone you live with.

Then your comments: autoimmune disease and molecular mimicry, why fungi are our closest relatives (and so hard to treat), how a carnivore diet starves Candida, whether sweeteners change your gut, the ice-cream sugar linked to a C. difficile superbug, coeliac disease and Candida, dairy, casein and lactose, tonsils and autoimmunity, probiotics that thrive on carnivore, glyphosate, organic food, and Paul's plan for fixing dysbiosis: w**d, replant, feed.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Do you really need fibre?
0:24 What is the microbiome?
1:55 The three jobs of your microbiome
4:11 Do we need fibre? Carnivores vs fibre
6:28 Why diet changes upset your gut for a week
9:38 Security guard and immune trainer
11:55 What a healthy microbiome looks like
12:44 Not just bacteria
13:24 The womb microbiome and IVF live births
15:30 Endometriosis and Fusobacterium
17:03 Is it contagious? Treating partners for BV
19:00 Sharing microbes with your household
21:07 A favour to ask
21:56 Autoimmune disease and molecular mimicry
24:55 How autoimmune disease is treated
26:20 Carnivore and autoimmune relief
27:22 Why fungi are our closest relatives
28:40 Why fungal infections are hard to treat
29:46 How a carnivore diet starves Candida
30:23 Do sweeteners change your gut?
31:03 The ice-cream sugar that fed a superbug
33:58 Coeliac disease and Candida
37:49 Dairy, casein and lactose
40:08 Lactose intolerance and coeliac disease
43:05 Casein, cheese, butter and yoghurt
44:51 Tonsils, fungi and autoimmunity
50:51 Probiotics that thrive on carnivore
52:24 Too many probiotics? Testing your microbiome
54:02 Glyphosate and your gut
56:52 Organic food and washing produce
58:20 Fixing dysbiosis: w**d, replant, feed
59:59 The cover crop: B. infantis
1:02:56 E. coli Nissle for ulcerative colitis
1:03:49 Final comment and goodbye

Do you really need fibre for a healthy gut? Sydney doctor Dr Paul M...

29/10/2026

I Saved My Toughest Questions for Judy Cho.
@ myzerocarblife

Topics: "Lipotoxicity," protein recommendations, insulin suppression, concerns for long-time carnivores, and increasing A1Cs... All with Judy Cho !

Judy Cho is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board-Certified Holistic Nutritionist, and CIRS and mold illness expert with multiple degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. She is the founder of Empower Functional Health and Wholeness Method, a podcast host and speaker, and a two-time bestselling author. Her contact informatio is below.

Topics: "Lipotoxicity," protein recommendations, insulin suppressio...

28/10/2026

Q&A: Carnivore Protein Levels, Key Nutrients, and Keto After Menopause
@ Metabolic Mind

Does perimenopause make ketosis harder? Can a carnivore diet provide too much protein? And which nutrient deficiencies matter most for mental health?

In this episode of Metabolic Mailbag, Dr. Bret Scher and psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede answer listener questions about ketogenic therapy, menopause, carnivore diets, protein intake, and nutrition for mental health.

They discuss how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can affect insulin sensitivity and ketone levels, and why some women may need to adjust their carbohydrate intake, exercise, or other aspects of their routine to maintain the same metabolic response.

They also cover:

👉 Why perimenopause and menopause can make ketosis more difficult
👉 How changing estrogen levels may affect insulin resistance and mental health
👉 Histamine intolerance and gut changes during perimenopause
👉 Whether carnivore diets can become too high in protein
👉 How to think about protein intake when therapeutic ketosis is the goal
👉 Why adding fat may help adjust the protein-to-fat ratio on carnivore
👉 Common nutrient deficiencies that can affect mental health
👉 The roles of B12, choline, folate, iron, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids
👉 Why correcting a deficiency does not always resolve psychiatric symptoms
👉 The difference between folic acid and methylfolate

Dr. Ede also shares why appetite and satiety can feel very different on a well-formulated ketogenic or carnivore diet, and why individual needs often change over time.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Metabolic Mailbag: Keto, Menopause, Protein & Nutrient Deficiencies
0:58 - Is It Harder to Stay in Ketosis During Perimenopause & Menopause?
4:08 - Menopause, Mental Health & Why Symptoms Can Worsen
7:30 - Can a Carnivore Diet Be Too High in Protein?
10:50 - How Much Protein Is Too Much for Ketosis?
14:36 - Hunger, Cravings & Appetite on Keto and Carnivore
15:40 - Which Nutrient Deficiencies Matter Most for Mental Health?
20:22 - Methylfolate, MTHFR & Mental Health
21:10 - Iodine, Thyroid Health & Brain Development

Does perimenopause make ketosis harder? Can a carnivore diet provid...

27/10/2026

Are Keto Treats Just Junk Food in Disguise? t Because It's "Keto" Doesn't Mean It's Healthy...
@ KenDBerryMD

At KetoPalooza 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr Ken Berry talked about one of the biggest problems he sees in the keto community: processed junk food being marketed as healthy simply because it's low in carbohydrates.

Keto cookies, bars, chips, and sweet treats might fit your daily carb count, but what about the ingredients? In this talk, Dr Berry breaks down the difference between real, nutrient-dense foods and heavily processed keto products, why food labels can be misleading, and what he wants you to look for before putting something in your grocery cart.

Dr Berry's goal isn't to make healthy eating more complicated. It's to help you make better choices and understand that low carb doesn't always mean healthy.

At KetoPalooza 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky, I talked about one of ...

26/10/2026

Dr. Bill Schindler on Ancestral Diets and Modern Nutrition
@ Metabolic Mind

How did humans go from being deeply connected to our food to barely knowing where it comes from or how it was made?

In this episode of Metabolic Mind, Dr. Bret Scher speaks with experimental archaeologist and chef Dr. Bill Schindler about what human evolution can teach us about food, nutrition, and the way we eat today. Drawing on archaeology and his time with hunter-gatherer communities around the world, Dr. Schindler traces how human diets changed through hunting, food processing, agriculture, and eventually the modern food system.

A major turning point came with agriculture. Dr. Schindler describes how dietary diversity declined as societies became more dependent on a smaller number of staple crops, while people also became increasingly removed from the source and preparation of their food.

They cover:
👉 How hunting and food processing shaped human evolution
👉 What changed when humans transitioned to agriculture
👉 What Dr. Schindler has learned from spending time with modern hunter-gatherer communities
👉 Why those communities cannot be viewed as untouched examples of ancestral life
👉 How culture and environment shape what different populations eat
👉 Why nourishment involves more than macronutrients alone
👉 How food traditions can create a deeper connection to what we eat
👉 Why Dr. Schindler and his wife Christina created the Modern Stone Age Kitchen
👉 How fermentation, sourdough, nose-to-tail cooking, and other traditional techniques are used in a modern restaurant
👉 Why the way food is prepared may be just as important as the ingredients themselves

At the Modern Stone Age Kitchen, Dr. Schindler has tried to bring those lessons into everyday life by making familiar foods from scratch and using traditional preparation methods to improve nutrient density and reconnect people with the story behind their food.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Ancestral Eating, Human Evolution & the Proper Human Diet
2:20 - How Food Processing Shaped Human Evolution
5:18 - How Ancestral Food Preparation Makes Plants Safer & More Nutritious
8:03 - Stone Tools, Fire & the Evolution of the Human Diet
13:25 - Did Human Brain Size Decline After Agriculture?
16:55 - Hunter-Gatherer Diets: Hunting, Honey & Modern Influences
21:48 - Bringing Ancestral Food Practices Into the Modern World
25:15 - The Food Principles Behind the Modern Stone Age Kitchen
30:00 - How to Make Pizza Healthier With Sourdough & Traditional Fermentation
40:00 - Practical Ways to Reconnect With Your Food
41:20 - Take One Link Out of Your Food Chain
46:46 - Why Dr. Schindler Avoids Industrial Seed Oils
49:00 - Nose-to-Tail Eating, Organ Meats & Nutrient Density

How did humans go from being deeply connected to our food to barely...

23/10/2026

The Thyroid Special: Is Your 'Normal' TSH Really Normal? Ep 6 - The Dr Paul Mason Show
@ Dr Paul Mason

The Thyroid Special. Sydney doctor Dr Paul Mason and co-host Alison work through your thyroid questions: why a "normal" TSH may not be optimal, what T3 and T4 actually do, how common conversion problems are, iron, iodine, selenium and the Wolff-Chaikoff effect, T4 vs T3 prescribing and the T3 debate, how to tell if you're taking too much, synthetic vs natural desiccated thyroid, Hashimoto's and Graves' antibodies and whether diet can bring them down, gluten and dairy, and thyroid hormone resistance on a low-carb diet.

Plus: the hormone in beef that really did poison people (121 cases traced to one slaughterhouse), the 19-year-old who bought a cow's thyroid online and ate half of it, and What I've Learned: the plant sterols hiding in oysters, mussels and scallops, and Paul's probiotic deodorant experiment.

CHAPTERS
0:00 What happens if you eat a cow's thyroid?
0:23 Welcome: has hormone-treated beef ever made anyone sick?
2:02 The hormone in beef that did poison people
3:14 How thyroid got into hamburger mince
3:56 Why thyroid was banned from food
4:38 The farm case from Ontario
5:50 The 19-year-old who ate a cow thyroid
6:42 Is there thyroid in organ supplements?
7:19 A favour to ask
8:18 What thyroid hormone actually does
10:27 Hyperthyroidism
10:49 How thyroid function is tested: TSH
11:51 What is a normal TSH? Normal isn't optimal
14:52 How common is an underactive thyroid?
15:21 What T3 and T4 are
16:10 Should you test T3 and T4?
16:53 How common are T4-to-T3 conversion problems?
17:20 Does iron affect T4-to-T3 conversion?
18:05 Iodine, selenium, zinc and vitamin A
19:28 Too much iodine: the Wolff-Chaikoff effect
21:50 T4 or T3: what to prescribe
23:08 The T3 debate
25:01 How do you know you're taking too much?
25:57 Synthetic vs natural desiccated thyroid
28:45 Thyroid antibodies: Hashimoto's and Graves'
30:10 Why TSH can bounce around
32:27 Can thyroid antibodies come down?
34:06 Gluten, dairy and thyroid antibodies
35:09 Thyroid hormone resistance and insulin resistance
38:55 Going low carb on thyroid medication
39:38 What I've learned: plant sterols in shellfish
40:49 Do oysters and scallops have cholesterol?
41:19 Does it matter? Sitosterolaemia
42:51 Should you eat oysters and scallops?
44:19 Paul's probiotic deodorant experiment
46:38 Wrap

The Thyroid Special. Sydney doctor Dr Paul Mason and co-host Alison...

22/10/2026

Dementia Prevention Through a Metabolic Lens
@ Metabolic Mind | Metabolic Mind Interviews

Alzheimer’s disease is usually discussed in terms of plaques, tangles, and genetics. Dr. Stephen Cunnane has spent years studying another piece of the puzzle: what happens when the aging brain can no longer use glucose efficiently, and whether ketones can help fill that energy gap.

In this interview, Dr. Bret Scher and Dr. Cunnane discuss the metabolic side of cognitive decline, including insulin resistance, brain glucose metabolism, and why metabolic health may play an important role in both prevention and treatment.

They cover:

👉 Why brain glucose utilization declines with age and Alzheimer’s disease
👉 How ketones may provide an alternative fuel for the brain
👉 What clinical trials of ketogenic diets, MCTs, and exogenous ketones have found so far
👉 Why some studies show improvements in quality of life or daily function even when cognitive measures change less
👉 What APOE4 may mean for treatment and prevention
👉 Why type 2 diabetes is such an important modifiable risk factor for dementia
👉 The roles of exercise, carbohydrate reduction, MCTs, and other lifestyle strategies
👉 Why Dr. Cunnane believes prevention should begin long before cognitive symptoms appear

Dr. Cunnane also shares news about SPARCUS, the Sprott Prevent Alzheimer Research Collaboration at the University of Sherbrooke. The new program will support research and education around multi-domain metabolic approaches to cognitive health, including reduced carbohydrate intake, MCTs, exercise, and omega-3 supplementation.

The research is still evolving, but Dr. Cunnane argues that we already know enough about metabolic health to start taking modifiable dementia risk factors more seriously.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Can Metabolic Health Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
1:45 - Why Medicine Undervalues Prevention & Metabolic Health
4:10 - Why Ketones May Help the Aging Brain
6:15 - Brain Glucose Metabolism, Ketones & Alzheimer’s Disease
9:02 - Why Alzheimer’s Research Has Focused on Amyloid & Tau
10:54 - What Clinical Trials of Ketogenic Therapy Have Found So Far
15:37 - APOE4, Genetics & Who May Respond to Ketones
17:39 - When Should Metabolic Interventions for Cognitive Decline Begin?
22:35 - Why Alzheimer’s May Require a Multi-Domain Treatment Approach
25:10 - A Major New Investment in Alzheimer’s Prevention Research
28:45 - The New Multi-Domain Trial: MCTs, Lower Carbs, Exercise & Omega-3s
30:03 - Prevention vs. Treatment: Addressing Alzheimer’s Risk Factors
35:11 - SPARCUS: Research, Education & Clinical Outreach
36:16 - Philanthropy and the Future of Metabolic Brain Health

Alzheimer’s disease is usually discussed in terms of plaques, tangl...

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