Metabolic Flexibility, An Ideal Eating Schedule, & Keto Life - Mark Sisson - The Genius Life Podcast

MARK SISSON is the bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet, The Keto Reset Diet Cookbook, and The Keto Reset Instant Pot Cookbook, and a 2:18 marathoner and 4th place Hawaii Ironman triathlete. He presides over a wide-ranging Primal enterprise, featuring the Primal Kitchen line of healthy condiments, The Primal Health Coach Institute, a line of premium nutritional supplements, and numerous books and online education courses. With millions of unique visitors
each month, Mark’s blog, MarksDailyApple.com, has grown into one of the highest-ranked health information resources on the Internet. Sisson has been featured by Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, People, Health, Men’s Health, First for Women, and Paleo magazine, mindbodygreen, greatist and other top websites, and dozens of other top-ranked podcasts and media outlets.

[@wynnsimpson]

Last Sept 2020 I weighed 214; today 11/13/21 I’m at 158 and feeling good. I owe my success to keto thoughts and teaching myself how to cook fresh.

[@ietsjeanders6122]

Wow, I bought The Primal Blueprint maybe 10 years ago and ate up every word. Haven't been as health focused for a while since then, but I've been digging back in the last few weeks, and finding this was THE best refresher of why I love Mark Sisson in the first place!! So down to earth, realistic, and not dogmatic about the how or WHY we pursue 'diets' etc. He zooms out to see the forest for the trees just often enough to keep me interested enough to dig back into the science. Excellent style, excellent interview!! THANK YOU! (Sent this link to several people I love immediately to maybe inspire them to get on a realistic, very coherent path to holistic health. :)

[@claudettesechler149]

What a great show..so refreshing and love listening to the knowledge..thank you

[@SchuyFit]

Awesome interview. Very helpful especially to those who are trying to start out doing Keto

[@sandydrifka3755]

Two of my biggest inspirations!

[@MyMlittleFriends]

I've been on my journey 6yrs maintaining over 50lb loss I'm keto 5days and carb up sat and sun with intermittent fasting being fatadapted is amazing.Also appetite correction is good.

[@roustabout4fun]

Always enjoy the down-to-earth explanations....Info.

[@ant7936]

Excellent discussion, thanks.

[@jbt6007]

Informative interview Max! Thanks

[@erichonold7555]

Good interview -- thanks to both of you.

[@MightyIsis]

Excellent conversation. Needed inspiration as I’ve fallen off the carnivore wagon the last few months....and I got it!

[@pereiraamg2943]

From a brazilian MD: I dig your shirt 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@leonardoquirino9132]

É nóis

[@SL123abc]

My hubby and I have been keto and intermittent fasting for 9 weeks. We’re having our first carb meal this weekend to celebrate. Then back to keto during the week. Can’t wait.

[@Mrjp33]

Give yourself the biggest treat of your success skip considering it a treat to do the things that brought you misery. Push through it until you adapt. You can do it Z

[@grahambeyer6254]

The book's title is "Keto for Life", but on the Joe Rogan Podcast #1624 he said Keto shouldn't be for life, but it's the best/easiest way to move towards being "Metabolically Flexible".

[@johnstark5254]

Mark is so down to earth and knowledgeable ... and always shares his numbers like weight height etc and anything you want to know.

[@jocelynoslear1578]

Spot on...ThankYou Both💜💜

[@jocelynoslear1578]

Light bulb moment🎏

[@LauradeVasconcelos]

0:50 nice t-shirt, love it

[@trailbadger2345]

I was listening to someone somewhere and they put it simply...we have forgotten how to DINE. Take time to eat, savor and enjoy. Two movie visuals come to mind: in Eat, Pray, Love- the scene where Liz is in her apartment in Italy and she eating her brunch. Another scene: in Chocolat- the birthday party scene near the end where the group is eating the chocolate filled dinner.

[@gracemarsh9707]

Mark is a very interesting, intelligent and informative guy brilliant interview

[@sabrinapinheiro]

Love the talk, and your t-shirt :)

[@Mahtarus]

Great content and a really reasonable approach. Very helpful to understand how keto and IF can be beneficial on a metabolic level vs just as a strategy to lose weight. However, I don't agree with the argument about prolonged fasting. I did a 21 day fast and what happens after day 5 is amazing. I had my scars become smaller and extracted unspeakable substances from my body. There is a reason why almost every religion has a form of prolonged fast once per year. It really regenerates your whole body.

[@Casiusss3]

I can confirm that. Once a year is OK, more than that it can be dangerous. My old joints damage was repaired during 20 days fast. Greeting from Poland

[@dounghataiwataim5180]

I cant imagine fasting for couple days let alone 21 days

[@Casiusss3]

The most challenging day is day 3 or 4. If you pass it then is not a problem to reach 20 days

[@jdgnevada]

Nice job! Informative. Great advice

[@maxfit68906]

I’ve followed Mark since the “Primal Blueprint “. It’s interesting to see how much he’s evolved regarding his thoughts and practices. Case in point was his eating habits. He shunned legumes but now allows for some consumption. His so called “Big Ass” salad was a go to after fasting which he no longer eats or advocates if your body has a specific response to it. His recommendation is now to “experiment “ to see what works for you.

[@user-nj1zu2nf1x]

Makes you wonder all the other things he's probably wrong about that he'll be changing his tune on once the keto fad dies out.

[@bezzo8008]

@@user-nj1zu2nf1x I mean, that is how science works right. I think he has good points, and its great he adjusts and adapts as he learns more :)

[@amichiganblackman3200]

@@bezzo8008 more like moving wherever the wind blows. Ironically, he tried to base his approach on what humans have historically eaten, which was a solid, and reasonable foundation.

[@bezzo8008]

@@amichiganblackman3200 possibly yeah... but he was promoting Paolo for years, I think it's more the wind has changed to his favour recently rather than the other way round. The only adjustments hes made have been minor and all underneath one overall theory (its not like hes flipped from diet to diet). What's ironic about his base approach?

[@73cidalia]

@@user-nj1zu2nf1x It's not about being wrong. It's about finding your particular tolerance level for different foods. And keto, as a tool, used intermittently, is not a fad. It's a useful metabolic state. The problem is when people use it as the be all end all way of eating all the time.

[@Boingfish1]

Lobstah, cowrn, clams, and beer. I miss Maine, a lot.

[@SeanFederbusch]

Thanks for the show and interview. You’re good at this. Reduce the “uhs and uhms” and you’ll be even better. Thanks again.

[@parkesclaudiaunselfishvill5977]

Loved the interview and thanks to both for the great work!

[@Bullshirt1983]

Thank you for a reasonable approach! Processed Corn is so different than fresh corn, sweet corn has been bred for so many years that many of its grain like qualities have been bred out of it. Earing three or four corn tortillas or a corn on the cob barely moves my blood sugar. Don't eat corn three meals a day, but part of a primal type diet it's totally fine.

[@deantopping156]

Mark, you changed my life!! Thank you!! I guess the lest I can do is buy your book....👍🏼

[@rebeccaskincareprofessiona7280]

great info😉

[@maureengreer543]

Just found you Max. I subscribed and I really got a lot from interview.

[@lynnluisi6226]

Thank you for bringing common sense to living healthy. I have just recently discovered Primal Living salad dressings and love them.

[@aclassmedicine3306]

I like Mark's biochemical understanding, his history and his balanced approach to living a long health span. Yes, attain "Metabolic flexibility".

[@farohtut4428]

Great podcast gentlemen, and I have to say that one of the food adaptive benefits I’ve discovered about myself is that I can fast for 36 to 48 hours without being hungry. I don’t do this regularly, but looking back on growing up in the Midwest I thought I had to eat three square meals a day or I’d die. I e discovered a wonderful freedom in not being totally driven by the need to be absolutely food controlled, and when I express this freedom to many who aren’t aware of this, they think I’m nuts!😂

[@christinawoodard3754]

I was able to say no to pizza at a birthday dinner for my grand niece. I ate watermelon and will skip breakfast with no issues. Yay 😝😝😝

[@christinawoodard3754]

Yup.

[@christinawoodard3754]

Im glad and happy to know I am on the right track. I have soars on my large intestines and refuse to take a 700$/month medication to suppress my immune system to,“CURE“ my gut! That’s too expensive of a“ CURE FOR MY GUT“! I fired my gastroenterologist and hire Mark Sisson to cure my gut. Forever grateful. Thank you

[@williambuckley6128]

Nicholas, will you do a video on how potassium or lack of affects the world class athletes performance?

[@skoolie_life3261]

Keto for five weeks and I got some really bad advice when I first started such as pack in the salt so that you don’t get dehydrated and eat a ton of fat so that you’re not hungry. I’m starting to figure out out but I’m not there yet. This interview was helpful in knowing what some next steps should be.

[@250txc]

Very good video .. I'm certainly glad food is not boring to me. Avocados are good to me with out salt. :) .. If it is ripe enough, I eat the skin also. I payed $ for it, why toss it out? -- Gotta add, you are really just applying common sense to your ideas of your daily eating habits AFTER you have totally comprehended the way the body needs fuel.. The body is a miracle and knows what it wants, when it wants it and how much it wants. This man-made garbage we eat is enemy No. 1 today. *My father told me decades ago, eat when you are hungry.*

[@heatherheston5726]

I grew up with canned vegetables that were cooked until they were basically mush...and no seasoning other than salt. Gross. So in that regard, it's easy for me to give up vegetables. Now I really like roasted broccoli.

[@christinawoodard3754]

I knew it. I’m on Two weeks!

[@nnoo6227]

At age 49, I did my 1st (and only) marathon, just to prove myself I could do a marathon before I turned 50. Well...I did it. 4 hours and 5 minutes. I took such a toll on me, it wrecked my hormones, threw me in menopause!

[@Meechka]

Your book and information sound like it's geared for people who haven't become insulin resistant yet.

[@samiacausley1692]

I love you are wearing a Brasil shirt in the video

[@alexandrefreitas9724]

Brazil T-shirt!

[@zacharyswain7034]

Am I fat adapted if I've been eating under 100g of carbs for years or do I need to be keto for a few weeks to fully be adapted

[@TheBramptonValleyRunner]

I think you’ll know if your fat adapted if you can go long periods of time without eating or feeling hungry and you can do exercise without struggling

[@duststorm7287]

I agree. Ive been strict carnivore zero carb for 5 years. A cookie and a coca cola would probably be fatal for me.

[@jeanchensmith4570]

Wow that's amazing But you don't think you could do keto cycle? Based on Mark you are probably fat adapted and can do some carb?

[@michellehunt3018]

Carnivore is usually done for health benefit and specific conditions

[@duststorm7287]

@@michellehunt3018 how about curing these... Conjestive heart failure Kidney disease Diabetes Chronic demyelating nereve disease Irritable bowel Arthritis and about 10 other little ailments. Thats what it did for me. Was taking 14 medications, had 5 doctors and hospital visits almost monthly, to now... no meds, no doctors, no hospitals after the first year. Im 66 and completely healthy. Thats why I wont eat plants again. Why subject myself to poison? I dont even take an over the counter medication for ANYTHING. Carnivore healed everything but a broken rib from a fall. Give me meat, butter, fish and eggs and thats all I need.

[@Chris-kr7gg]

@@duststorm7287 what's your activity and energy like and have you had any CAC scores done etc don't you worry about heart disease. As congestive heart failure, would meat not clog the arteries more.

[@duststorm7287]

@@Chris-kr7gg quit listening to the medical field for Gods sake. Cholesterol is essential to life. Without it you die. More people die of heart attacks with low CHOLESTEROL than high CHOLESTEROL and normal cholesterol COMBINED. Thats a fact they hide from you to sell statins. My last cholesterol was 212. don't care if it goes to 1000. It makes no difference. Cholesterol is a repair agent that fixes the tears caused by carbohydrate consumption. Blaming cholesterol for damage is like blaming a fireman who put out the fire. Its the damn carbs! My CAC was zero. I had conjestive heart failure until I stopped eating plants. Now my heart is perfect. I need no doctors after having 4 specialists. The medical community has no incentive to get you well. They only make money if youre sick!! Eat meat and thrive. Cut our all carbs. Your life will change like you never had if change. Guarantee it. Try 90 days. You wont go back.

[@pkell7315]

Wow great ytube channel 👍 👍

[@Boingfish1]

Perlmutter was one of the first anti grains guy, I think.

[@martinasikk6162]

Good knowledge of the physiology and get to know your own body. My “signal” that something is wrong is that my distal finger joints get inflamed and hurt. It’s called “Heberdens knots”, a kind of lokal arthritis that postmenoausal women get and it’s supposed to be normal. Not for me though. Nice to hear that you aren’t religious about your diet. The diet is supposed to give you a better life, not to be the goal of your life. Greetings from Stockholm. 🇸🇪🇪🇪

[@GalactusOG]

Don't forget to smoke weed every day 💨🌴 For your health. And for world peace. This is the way.

[@christinawoodard3754]

So how can I switch my kids transition from Carbohydrates to fat burning?

[@drleo6409]

Don’t we get most of our magnesium from vegetables/ green ?

[@MrHeitoroliveirasant]

Brazilian flag, I approve this =D

[@douglee6327]

A pity Primal Kitchen products are so hideously expensive in the UK😔

[@1997wolverines]

26:17 "WE EAT TO MUCH DAMM FOOD" 👍✝️🙏🇺🇸🏄‍♀️Oside 🏄‍♀️

[@glencamps5209]

I have learned that our body can't make glucose from glycerol (fat) and I looked it up and Google says the same. Is it just wrong or doesn't it just happen with carb dependend People (almost everyone in western countries)?

[@sgk9369]

Gluconeogenesis.

[@pragavirtual]

@@sgk9369 gluconeogenesis is more about conversion protein to "carbs", fat to "carb" is another story. Answering the op, it may be "not possible" with carb dependant individuals.

[@sgk9369]

@@pragavirtual Gluconeogenesis is the conversion of non-carb substrate to glucose. You may be confusing yourself with the conversion of fat to ketones.

[@big_bickie]

Can you consider time stamping your videos? I like your content but I'd like to jump to certain topics.

[@jackthomas6063]

I have 12 year old boy diet. I think it's due to antibiotic use wiping the microbiome's diversity.

[@ligiasommers]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻💖🌷

[@AnarchyEnsues]

lol, keto is over mark.

[@pointshealthcoaching8474]

No thanx.... no corn.... why bother and put yourself at risk.... why compromise your gut and proper absorption of nutrients? If you rely on what you think is "ok", you are going down a slippery slope.... "great food".... really? It's not religion based , it's reality based.... this message is potentially confusing for people's who have limited information..... stand for something real...

[@duststorm7287]

Agree.

[@pragavirtual]

Thats what he talks about, you dont need to eat corn all day, all your life, but why not eat some while you at some special ocasion of any sort, with friends or family, once a year?

[@melissahoffman1754]

What about the largest mitochondria DNA experiment at Harvard that shows Darwinian's Theory of Evolution did not happen? Does all the "primal theory" of eating still pertain?

[@andyearthling1145]

You think there was no primal?

[@pragavirtual]

Idk about this study, but isnt darwinian evolution theory about sapiens evolving from apes? Thats nothing to do with lets say neaderthal to sapiens "evolution". The human (sapien) body evolved to survive on anything he have, be it plants or meat or just water.

[@melissahoffman1754]

@@pragavirtual Gotcha...that could be relevant than, speaking about microevolution and not macroevolution, which science does not support. Thank you!

[@Rationalreason777]

@@melissahoffman1754 there isn't "micro" or "macro" evolution, just evolution. It appears someone has been reading religious pseudoscience nonsense.

[@qEnergize]

@@Rationalreason777 Atheists see fish and are like... “go grandpa!”

[@cph4314]

OMAD KETO 1 day fast a week 3 day fast once a month 7 day fast once a year. This is the way.

[@torstrasburg8289]

Great video. But it sounds like having a genius life does not help minimize using the word “like”. If I were to take a bite of donut every time Max used this verbal tic, blood sugar would kill me.

[@cae8978]

Interviews and podcasts are hard.

[@martinasikk6162]

The early humanoids and the great apes didn’t just have to spread their genes, they had to take care of the offspring 10-14 years. 🇸🇪🇪🇪

[@frank3845]

Mark looks like Joe Biden minus the dementia and withered body.

[@elisafrye2115]

Hi, I’m not objecting to your right to have a strong political opinion, I just don’t think it serves any POSITIVE purpose here- it’s an unneeded distraction from our serious purpose in coming to a site like this.

[@lincoln7184]

@@elisafrye2115 "Our serious purpose"? That's great you know what you're about but I got a chuckle out of the comment which I needed as I'm feeling glum about how shit my body feels half the time and wish I could figure out what it needs.

[@mr.e4381]

I wonder if Mark pays his taxes like Joe Biden? Unlike 45, who is currently being investigated for Tax fraud, bank fraud, and insurance fraud.

[@TheBramptonValleyRunner]

Come on man!

[@joshjn1416]

I think they sit too close Together, awkward 😂

[@johnspringer4870]

Mark Just Does KNOW what he is talking about.. Mark has never Known what is talking about. DO NOT DRINK THE COOL AID.

[@curiouscat3384]

Really guys? You don't care about social distancing? You two probably have good immune systems but the two of you sitting 3 feet facing each other and talking non-stop for an hour is hardly modeling good behavior for the random people watching this video. You are encouraging normalizing face to face socializing.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Mind your own business and get a life.

[@if-not-now]

Not even a good troll. I guess they all went to Reddit

[@user-rf9wm3bv4f]

I hope this is sarcasm lol

[@johnp7739]

And you're encouraging mass dehumanization and anti-socialization. Go enjoy your "great reset" but I want my life back.

[@MightyIsis]

As John McEnroe said “You cannot be serious?” Besides marks already had it. If it’s too hard for you to deal with go stick your head back in the sand.