Mark Bell's Power Project EP. 457 - Benjamin Bikman

Dr. Benjamin Bikman is an associate professor at BYU who’s research focuses on the role of ketones and insulin in the body and their effect on metabolic disorders such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Dr. Bikman has a PhD in Bioenergetics as well as a postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. His lab, The Laboratory of Obesity and Metabolism has two primary focuses: Identify the molecular mechanisms that explain the increased risk of disease that accompanies weight gain, with particular emphasis on the etiology of insulin resistance and disrupted mitochondrial function, and reveal novel cellular processes that are responsible for fat development and accrual, with a particular emphasis on white/brown fat and the contrasting effects of insulin and ketones.
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[@Samuel-kw9ie]

2 hours is never enough when it's Ben Bikman. Hope you will have him on again.

[@Zagathon7]

This was a GREAT interview, guys. You asked straight forward questions, then let Ben run with the answers without interrupting him. VERY well done!

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Thanks a lot bud, we really appreciate your compliment.

[@waltersalvatore2055]

instablaster.

[@jaredfink5146]

In Oct. 2019 I was nearly 250 lbs. and felt terrible. I had brain fog every morning, no energy, and sat in front of a computer all day at work so just didn't move much at all. I started listening to Ben Bikman and implementing a low carb high fat diet. I started walking on a treadmill 20, then 30, then 45 mins per day. In Feb. 2020 I broke the 200 lb. mark and decided to pick up the intensity. I started running in March and signed up for a half marathon in June. I ran the half marathon in July in roughly 2 hours 15 mins. At that point I was about 175 lbs., but my body was changing a lot. I then decided to try doing a triathlon, so I signed up to an Olympic distance triathlon and started swimming and biking. I did my tri in Oct. 2020 one year after I started my journey. I am currently 165 lbs. and will be doing an IM70.3 in Monterrey, Mexico in April 2021. Is it easy? No, especially not at the beginning. Is feeling the way I feel and having the energy I have better than pasta (spaghetti is my favorite food)? Emphatically YES! Today taking a few days off from training for my body to recuperate is harder than training. If you're the guy I was, I would highly recommend looking into more of Mark Bell's content and also look up Ben Bikman, he's all over KZbin. Thanks for getting this interview lined up, guys.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

INCREDIBLE STORY! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!! Good luck in Mexico! Keep us updated on how it goes please.

[@VerySeriousUser]

Benjamin Bikman is basically always pure gold. His information is quite clear and straight-forward and I think anyone could listen to it and understand it.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

100% agree

[@cheriseelliott9230]

What? Ben Bikman on the podcast?! I never clicked on a video this quickly! What a wealth of knowledge in a genuinely pleasant guy. Great conversation, guys! I loved every minute.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

thank you so much for supporting him and the show. Benjamin really brought the knowledge today.

yes, my words too! 👍👍👍Many thanks for bringing Bikman on podcast! I can hear him again and again 😏

[@irisk934]

Really enjoyed his discussion on fasting 1:31:00 and on what his daily diet looks like and how he balances it with his family's diet 1:33:00

[@nathanmcilwaine2339]

This is my first time hearing from Benjamin Bikman, and he had some really compelling ideas. I thought he was practical about his diet but also strict. It was insightful hearing him back up some of his personal opinions with his core family values, all while sticking to the science. Keep up the great work with this podcast guys, really great stuff!

[@MrJaxDemon]

How have I missed this. Benjamin Bikmen has helped me understand my type 2 diabetes much better.

[@benjigunn1458]

This entire podcast was amazing. What an extremely informative person. Great show!

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Thanks a ton! We liked it as well.

[@gustavobohorquez211]

Omg!!!! The macros on this guy's meat is incredible. I cannot believe it. I had to double check. Thank God I could rewind and listen to it again to make sure. Wow. Incredible stuff. Take my money...

[@TheresaTrychanel5]

Mark you always have the best guest on your show....I’m listening to this again tomorrow..thx guys

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

thank you so much, we sincerely appreciate you!!!

[@ukaserex]

This is a fantastic cast. I'm trying to work and listen at the same time, but works not getting done. Gonna have to go for a walk and give my complete attention.

[@miroslavmarkov5161]

Thank you for having Dr Bikman!

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Of course! He was amazing.

[@dsmdan83]

Dang I missed this one. Glad you got him on the pod

[@waynearendse598]

My favourite podcast so far well done team ! Really enjoyed it, learned alot.

[@kschristensen]

Great episode guys and Ben Bikman is the man to listen to about insulin / low carb / keto.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

thank you for much for digging this episode!

[@kschristensen]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject BTW: It would be very interesting to see Ben Bikman vs Layne Norton :-) What a "fight" it could be about calories, low carb, keto etc. ;-)

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

@@kschristensen hahah that would be entertaining to watch

[@Don_Modern_Ancestor]

Get Healthy to Get Healthy/Loose Weight/Get Jacked is GOLDEN!

[@tanyaa305]

This podcast is so empowering and so life changing. It really should have more likes! Thankyou :)

[@vipermuscle440]

Absolutely great podcast. Ben is a class act

[@TheTarasom]

Great podcast .!!!! Always a joy to listen to Dr.Bikman. a fountain of knowledge and a very good orator. Great questions ,great topics.!! Believe it or not, it took me almost two years to be able to say... I want a stake for snack and I want fried eggs and bacon. Amen to wholesome snacking.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

way to stick with it! Thank you for checking out this episode with Dr. Bikman!

[@TheTarasom]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject I check almost all of your podcasts...it helped me s lot.!!!!🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

@@TheTarasom LOVE to read this, thank you so much!!!

[@TheTarasom]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject now I understand why you handle stress so well . You are both so humble. Refreshing quality.!!!

[@AndJusTIceForRob]

Great info, and what a great speaker! Some of this info seems to contradict Stan Efferding’s vertical diet recommendations, with the multiple meals that include white rice all day long - it seems like this would risk developing insulin resistance. I’d be curious to know if vertical dieting is dangerous for insulin sensitivity. And I’m also curious of what the nuances are for cases where the vertical diet is just fine and why. Should we limit carbs until we’re down to 10% BF and then gradually ramp up white rice as needed? Or is the vertical diet just inherently dangerous and just a risk one would accept in the pursuit of performance? I’d love to be a fly on the wall for a discussion about this between Bikman, Peterson, Efferding, and Israetel.

[@destinycampos3565]

It took me 5 days to watch this. But I finally finished watching. Great info 👍🏽

[@esther.f.g]

Great video, so much information that I will need to listen again.

[@VictorGasparLLM]

This was spectacular. Dr. BB is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom.

[@Ryan-gv7gy]

Killed it. Thank you.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Thank you!

[@thesauce669]

Love the podcast. High engagement by the host----noticed both of them taking notes.

[@159awi]

Great show! Love Bikman!

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

Gotta love the note taking.

[@irisk934]

Great info as usual. Interesting how insulin/resistance affects both genders' reproductive issues! ED for men, PCOS for women 31:55

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

thank you for watching and commenting!!!

[@irisk934]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject I've been watching for several months now but I have felt too shy to comment. I am very interested in nutrition and working out and I lift and do body weight exercises and yoga, but I am by no means jacked, I'm more lean and fit. I still appreciate rhe camaraderie between the 3 of you as well as all the information you put out.

[@qthirteen13]

@@irisk934 don't be shy, Andrew always encourages us to comment and learn 😎

[@karenb.2012]

Awesome info! Please have More Videos on low insulin & building muscle. Thank you!.

[@systemtrend3194]

Super good episode. Love Ben!

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Instantly big fans of his as well. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@beau5296]

"Beat your meat to avoid insulin resistance." -Johnny Depp.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

You'll always win.

[@davemcaferty6347]

What a great pod cast bad ass good information

[@soulution24]

Wasnt there a study that showed that a steak raised more insulin than oat meal? Mike Dolce brought that up in hes videos. So the morning routine of only fats and protein in the morning is useless for keeping insulin down...

[@sarahzastrow1616]

That's not what the study showed. They didn't compare absolute amount of insulin produced in each food, rather, they compared types of foods. Unfortunately the "protein" type list included BAKED BEANS which are loaded with sugar. If you compare the absolute insulin produced from 1000kj servings of steak vs oats, you'll see steak is FAAAAR lower than oatmeal. Hope that helps!

[@medox1393]

Isn't it a lot more rare for your body to use fructose to turn into glycogen to place in muscles than carbs from oats, less processed breads and even dextrose? I heard fructose just gets stored in your liver and your body won't use it to fill muscles.

[@davidhousworth1638]

Mark you should try to get Ben back on with Layne Norton for a discussion/ debate

[@fedefoga]

This was awesome. An amazing episode! Thank you guys.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Thank you so much!!

[@shawnphillips4473]

So much useful information that I'm in need of on my weight loss journey, one problem that I have is that I'm allergic to eggs so what might be a good replacement for the protein and not be so costly.

[@C.Medina]

Pork is cheaper. My favorite is pig feet from a puertorrican recipe in you tube. Plenty on fat, protein and collagen.

[@fitzjoseph8984]

Big fan of The BB.

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Butter Finger BB's?

[@fitzjoseph8984]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject Not sure what that is mate. I’m from North London.

[@thetruejay20]

Very humble individual.

[@MalikLakhdhir786]

Hi. I wanted to find out long term Keto way of life and issues with Gallbladder. Thanks.

[@Fazlifts]

1:00:00 do you recall the name of this study Ben?

[@treyster3000]

How do you add fat to protein powder

[@HonkGoldfisz]

Great video and very informative. Felt like free lecture for all of us :D

[@TCAPRecipes]

I think about steak and eggs all the time lol. I just like to add watermelon, Lara bars and blueberries to it lol.

[@roteroktober360]

how is this mechanism called by which muscles will accept Glucose without Insulin?

[@kingghidorah4191]

Nice work you guys! Excellent guest

[@jameshartley2492]

Great episode with lots of good info!

[@christophermirkovich7290]

Eating meat paleo carnivore equals conservative I love this guy

[@roo8937]

Awesome content 🥩🥩🥩🥩 thanks dude!

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Glad you liked it!

[@southpawhammer8644]

Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.

[@tighttdasbino2928]

I'm about to go get some bbq right now.

[@chadl9218]

The cookie is definitely better than the filling in oreos

[@cbacon7813]

I know he does it for ethical reasons and takes supplements, but Jon Venus is pretty jacked for a vegan. I guess supplementing is essential in that case regarding anti-nutrients in plants. As far as fat and carbs, nuts would be coming from nature. But I guess in the animal realm, it would be the dairy.

[@sarahzastrow1616]

Nuts are a fat source with 50g fat, 21g protein, 21.5g carbs, and 12g fiber. 50g x 9 cals per gram of fat is 450cal, 21g x 4 cals per gram or protein is 84, 21.5g x 4 cals per gram of carbs is 86 cals (although you could subtract just over 1/4 of cals to account for the fiber) Nuts are undoubtedly a fat source.. And he touched on how milk is the exception in nature. Babies need to grow fast and milk is the perfect source to give them the energy they need to rapidly grow..

[@bigmike913]

Ty

[@maiwai6]

Awesome 🙌👌

[@gtm5650]

Would 10 grams of sugar raise insulin?

[@katerinakaliva6396]

Mark let your hair down for Christmas !!!!! I cried at 07:42

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

We're all bald haha

[@cbcsucks2205]

I drink my protein shake with cream!

[@dianabenjamin7837]

The cyclical diet is what Ted naiman does/recommends.

[@L3mon1989]

I'm eating 5000+ calories daily on carnivore diet and i gain 11 lbs in 3 weeks and mostly that fat mass. So it is possible 54:55

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Are you approaching it like a competition? Are you only eating meat? 5k is impressive.

[@L3mon1989]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject I didn't feel full by eating this way so I decided to verify what most people on the carnivore diet say that you can't gain fat by eating this way. I ate 3 meals a day 3.5 pound of 80/20 ground beef and stick of butter or 1.5 stick. And let me add that my starting weight is 155 lbs

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

@@L3mon1989 hight? Are you upset or pumped about gaining weight?

[@L3mon1989]

@@MarkBellsPowerProject 5'8. I'm upset it took me 2 months to get back to my starting weight and fat levels with the carnivore style pmsf protocol

[@ericlancaster2889]

He said "steak and eggs" not ground beef and butter. Try it without so much butter, see how that goes.

[@oscarlohens8586]

Why does Mark inhale so shaky?

[@DanteLikesRock]

Bookmark 48:15

[@cbacon7813]

@Mark Smelly Bell @Mark Bell's Power Project I wonder with Covid though, we know fat cells don't disappear when someone loses weight, so with someone who was obese but loses fat mass and still has all those same fat cells, are they still better-positioned to tolerate a viral infection? 🤷‍♀️ As far as becoming glucose intolerant, long-term carnivores like Kelly Hogan and Dr. Lisa Wiedeman don't have a reason to add carbs back in. I guess it depends on how someone plans on eating long-term.

[@lilih5477]

wish i could give 2 likes :) great one, thanks for the info

[@lovelife1867]

Just thinking - our ancestors were going after meat by hunting, but they would probably graze some berries or anything they find before that meat gets in the cave and into the fire. So the most logical path during the day would be carb carb carb - protein - sleep. I mean it is not a rocket science.

[@4nrgy]

pseudoscientist who names arsenic heavy metal and never heard abt hormetic response 🤣🤣🤣🤣 let me guess he must be muricans hero! laughing from the rest of the world where it's XXI century already 😁

[@TreeofNatureO]

=) The apple tree is dropping the fruit to plant new Trees that will grow one feet away? And destroy it? :))) I mean it does but easily, with hundreds of fruits per season, never heard of seed-spreading? And that even digested the seed when excreted will be a potent seed and in a fertile mass :(. Our biological place is seedspreaders not scavengers.

[@user-rf3bs5hh3i]

👍👍👍

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

Thank you

[@Balto.Breakshield]

👌

[@Onnitfan1]

Copybook alert. Lots of good stuff here to consider.

[@hollywhite995]

EPIC.

[@andrewmarshall7907]

The synonymous anethesiologist distally fit because vegetarian acutely ignore with a picayune router. ratty, wanting musician

[@martinirving3824]

That's quite poetic in a stochastic way.

[@FiniteMan1933]

What is this bull crap nooooo bruh stop shilling this stuff😭😭😭😭 if you eat 6000kcal of ANYTHING you'll become fat in NO TIME Being in a calorie surplus will make you gain weight and most of it will be fat

[@codybrycecreates]

Getting protein from plants = laughable and unnatural? Bringing religion and why god put what in our food into this kind of debate? Hahaha this guys logic

[@torstrasburg8289]

Ben is an interesting case of the dichotomous cognitive nature of human beings. On the one hand he's vigorously science- and evidence-based, a high-caliber researcher making important discoveries and contributions in the field. On the other hand, someone who believes in completely made-up inane fairy tales. How does cognitive dissonance not get the better of him (actively went against food dogma but credulously accepts religious dogma)? How does he reconcile the two? And “faith“ is simply a non-answer, an excuse for not having a valid reason. What can't one believe with faith? It is not a reliable path to truth and is the polar opposite to science.

[@dougmedbery2566]

Perhaps he has researched evidence that you have not.

[@robram6587]

So you're saying he needs to be an atheist for you to say "what an amazing guy and researcher"

[@user-pr5tx9ep4m]

It's called compartmentalization.

[@torstrasburg8289]

@@user-pr5tx9ep4m You said it one word.

[@123ChrisG]

This guy is a quack

[@davidbailey6173]

Too much chat, like a bunch of women giggling

[@MarkBellsPowerProject]

ok

[@apexclip3458]

David I guess you have no idea what a podcast is. If you clicked on this video expecting an action video, bro you are not the sharpest tool.