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Calories In, Common Sense Out
On metabolism, nourishment, food reverence, and the systems that shape what feeds us
Welcome Back! You’ve heard it a million times: calories in, calories out. But what happens when that tidy equation becomes a substitute for understanding the living body?
In this episode, I trace my own history with restriction, diet culture, and the false security of numbers before exploring a deeper view of metabolism—one that asks not merely how many calories we consume, but how the body produces, allocates, and uses energy.
We move from cellular energy and Martin Picard’s Energy Constraint framework into nutrient density, food as biological information, the morality of eating, veganism’s dependence on industrial food systems, and the spiritual meaning of nourishment. We also examine rising food costs, the collapse of local food systems, and the growing centralization of American agricultural data through the USDA’s “One Farmer, One File” initiative and its partnership with Palantir.
This episode lays the groundwork for my upcoming conversation with Jay Feldman of Jay Feldman Wellness and The Energy Balance Podcast.
Because weight loss is not proof of health. A body is not a furnace to be calculated. A farm is not a monocrop to be optimized or a data file to be controlled. And food is never just calories.
Episode BLOG
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X!
🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato
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By Maven LeighOn metabolism, nourishment, food reverence, and the systems that shape what feeds us
Welcome Back! You’ve heard it a million times: calories in, calories out. But what happens when that tidy equation becomes a substitute for understanding the living body?
In this episode, I trace my own history with restriction, diet culture, and the false security of numbers before exploring a deeper view of metabolism—one that asks not merely how many calories we consume, but how the body produces, allocates, and uses energy.
We move from cellular energy and Martin Picard’s Energy Constraint framework into nutrient density, food as biological information, the morality of eating, veganism’s dependence on industrial food systems, and the spiritual meaning of nourishment. We also examine rising food costs, the collapse of local food systems, and the growing centralization of American agricultural data through the USDA’s “One Farmer, One File” initiative and its partnership with Palantir.
This episode lays the groundwork for my upcoming conversation with Jay Feldman of Jay Feldman Wellness and The Energy Balance Podcast.
Because weight loss is not proof of health. A body is not a furnace to be calculated. A farm is not a monocrop to be optimized or a data file to be controlled. And food is never just calories.
Episode BLOG
🆕🆕This collection includes books that have deeply influenced my thinking, challenged my assumptions, and shaped my content. Book Recommendations – Taste0ftruth Tuesdays
🙏 Please help this podcast reach a larger audience in hope to edify & encourage others! To do so: leave a 5⭐️ review and send it to a friend! Thank you for listening! I’d love to hear from you, find me on Instagram! @taste0ftruth , @megan_mefit , Pinterest! Substack and on X!
🎶Intro & Outro Music: “An Acoustic Guitar” by StepanBel Licensed via Envato