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Oct 2024
2h 21m

"Calories In, Calories Out" vs Ray Peat'...

David Gornoski
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David Gornoski sits down with Matthew Spearman to talk about Fascia, the fundamental substance of human beings, demoralizing scientific narratives, the idea of calories in/calories out, why inflammation occurs, how Americans can save their metabolism, and more.

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