About this episode
Joe Whittaker has been studying health & nutrition for over 9 years, and has helped a variety of clients improve their health. His scientific research has been published in numerous world-leading academic journals, and has been widely covered by the media, including The Daily Mail, Yahoo News, Study Finds, Medscape, Olive Oil Times, The Daily Star, and Metro. Time Stamps: 0:09:00 Podcast begins 0:10:00 Joe's background and the issue with low testosterone 0:16:07 Western medicine doesn’t ask the question, why humans have low levels of testosterone in the first place 0:19:08 In medical school we are taught that hormones decline as we age, what are your thoughts on this? 0:25:08 What is a meta analysis and why is it important? 0:26:50 Does saturated fat have anything to do with testosterone? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960076021000716 0:36:30 Influence of Commercial Dietary Oils on Lipid Composition and Testosterone Production in Interstitial Cells Isolated from Rat Testis: https://aocs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1007/s11745-008-3277-z 0:39:30 Different fats in the diet affect how your cells function 0:42:00 Dietary lipids modify redox homeostasis and steroidogenic status in rat testis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0899900708001342 0:45:30 The effect of increased intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E on DNA damage in human lymphocytes: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12707219_The_effect_of_increased_intakes_of_polyunsaturated_fatty_acids_and_vitamin_E_on_DNA_damage_in_human_lymphocytes 0:47:30 The homeoviscous adaptation to dietary lipids (HADL) model explains controversies over saturated fat, cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease risk: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/113/2/277/6104795?redirectedFrom=fulltext 0:51:20 What are Joe's thoughts on micronutrients and how they tie into testosterone 0:57:10 Dietary stearic acid regulates mitochondria in vivo in humans: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05614-6 1:02:55 Eating testicles + shop H&S new Whole Package product with testicle: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/products/whole-package 1:04:20 What are the general dietary guidelines in the UK? 1:12:20 Food intake diet and sperm characteristics in a blue zone: a Loma Linda Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27280539/ 1:18:25 Where can you find Joe Whittaker 1:19:00 What is the most radical thing Joe Whittaker has done recently Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Blazing Bull: $150 off of a 1500 degree grill at BlazingBullGrills.com with code “CARNIVOREMD” at checkout Sacred Hunting: www.sacredhunting.com/Paul for $250 off your hunt BluBlox: Blublox.com, use CarnivoreMD for 15% your order