In this episode, Dr Tommy Wood turns the mic on one of our favourite podcast hosts, Mike Mutzel.

Mike has a B.S. in Biology and M.S. in Clinical Nutrition and is a graduate of the Institute for Functional Medicine. He is an independent consultant for one of the world’s leading professional nutrition companies (XYMOGEN) and the host of the High Intensity Health show.

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Here’s the outline of this interview with Mike Mutzel:

[00:00:26] High Intensity Health.

[00:00:37] Book: Belly Fat Effect: The Real Secret About How Your Diet, Intestinal Health, and Gut Bacteria Help You Burn Fat.

[00:01:07] Health history.

[00:01:59] Biotics Research.

[00:02:36] University of Colorado medical school.

[00:03:27] XYMOGEN supplements.

[00:08:13] Finding a practitioner.

[00:09:48] Incretins.

[00:10:13] Bariatric surgery.

[00:11:05] GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP-1, PYY.

[00:11:57] L-cells.

[00:13:08] Metformin.

[00:13:25] Berberine.

[00:13:30] Whey protein.

[00:13:42] Dietary fat and CCK.

[00:13:52] Polyphenols.

[00:14:42] Chew your food.

[00:15:58] Unprocessed food.

[00:17:30] Mike's home environment.

[00:19:25] Chickens and dogs.

[00:20:30] Podcast: Social isolation Bryan Walsh, ND.

[00:20:40] Tommy’s IHS talk.

[00:23:13] Managing your spouse

[00:25:35] Men who get married live longer but women don't.

[00:26:27] Circadian biology.

[00:26:38] Alessandro Ferretti.

[00:27:13] HRV.

[00:28:35] Ketogenic diet mood changes.

[00:30:21] Angela Poff in Dominic D'Agostino’s lab.

[00:33:03] Spreading the word.

[00:33:27] PHAT FIBRE.

[00:34:43] Eating junk food on a plane.

[00:35:58] Mark Hyman, MD.

[00:36:37] Time restricted feeding.

[00:38:37] Raymond Edmunds of Optimal Ketogenic Living.

[00:39:55] Jason Fung, MD.

[00:41:31] Maintaining strength.

[00:41:51] Ron Rosedale, MD.

[00:42:57] Morning routine.

[00:45:26] Traveling.

[00:46:37] Stuck in a elevator with a politician.

[00:48:11] Modern agriculture and community gardening.

[00:49:08] Detroit grocery stores.

[00:50:19] Mouth taping.

[00:50:54] High Intensity Health on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.