Whether it’s stressful to be in a fat-burning, keto-adapted state

How blood sugar is regulated when we’re not eating carbohydrates, and how this impacts stress hormones and thyroid hormones

Whether having stable blood sugar levels on a low-carb diet is a good thing

The problems with elevated levels of glucagon, which occurs when someone is on a low-carb diet  

Why glucagon is a stress hormone and its impact on thyroid hormones

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Click here to check out the show notes: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-86-robb-wolf-on-ray-peat-and-the-bioenergetic-view-stress-blood-sugar/ 

Timestamps:

4:30 – why we wanted to discuss Robb Wolf’s perspective of the bioenergetic view

8:25 – Robb’s main points against the bioenergetic view

9:52 – whether fat-burning and being keto-adapted is stressful and how blood sugar is regulated in these states

31:29 – the problems with elevated levels of glucagon, which occurs when someone is on a low-carb diet