37. Sara Pugh: Why Circadian Rhythms are so Critical for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health

Sara Pugh, PhD and I discuss why diabetes and obesity is a problem of circadian disruption and artificial light, the holes in centralized advice to avoid the sun, why we should eat foods low in deuterium, and MUCH much more. This is a must listen for any low-carb doctor or patient who is attempting to reverse metabolic disease or lose weight. Sara Pugh is a post-doctoral PhD researcher in molecular biology turned biohacker and holistic health practitioner using circadian/quantum approach. TIMESTAMPS 00:02:30 Sara’s backstory 00:06:25 Sara’s opinion on statin research 00:11:27 Sara’s sunlight approach to healing patients 00:16:36 What is deuterium? And how does it affect our biology 00:26:34 Deuterium content of food and how to deplete it 00:34:51 Mitochondrial haplotypes- coupled and uncoupled 00:41:32 Sun exposure needs is proportionate to skin type. Postulated causes of skin cancer . 00:49:29 Mechanisms of blue light exposure and diabetes/metabolic disease 01:04:14 Leptin resistance & light environment. Its BOTH a food & light story. 01:09:26 Circadian dysfunction drives appetite problems and food addiction 01:13:31 Harvesting electrons from the sun and grounding 01:20:29 Sara’s closing thoughts & actionable advice LINKS  A mitochondrial bioenergetic etiology of disease by Dr Doug Wallace - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23543062/ Vitamin D and melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer risk and prognosis: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25087185/ Follow SARA Instagram @busy_superhuman TikTok @busysuperhuman  YouTube @Thebusysuperhuman Website www.busysuperhuman.com Follow Dr Max Twitter – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD Instagram – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD Apple Podcasts – Regenerative Health https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206 Spotify – Regenerative Health https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwR Linktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd Send us Fan Mail 🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) Exchange Use code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show