It’s Thursday and that means another action-packed episode of the realest talk on the internet–Real Talk with Jimmy Moore and Dr. Will Cole. Today we bring you a special presentation we call the Methylationcast!

“Methylation happens about a billion times every second in the body, but we still don’t understand the totality of it, not even close.”

- Dr. Will Cole

“DNA testing is so accessible to the general public now. This information is accessible to just about everyone now.”

- Jimmy Moore

In the chemical sciences, methylation denotes the addition of a methyl group on a substrate, or the substitution of an atom by a methyl group. Methylation is a form of alkylation, with a methyl group replacing a hydrogen atom.

Your genetics influence almost every aspect of your health. Everything from your weight, mood, hormones, and immune system can be traced back to your DNA. As humans we want to know as much about ourselves as possible and because of this the demand for direct-to-consumer genetic testing has grown. For only $100 you can get a kit delivered right to your house for you to send in and get a complete summary of your genetics and ancestry. You can identify distant cousins around the world and conclude what percentage Neanderthal you are because really, who doesn’t want to know that?!

As a functional medicine practitioner Dr. Cole is less concerned with your particular ethnic heritage and more with what role genetics play in your health and how knowing your DNA can make you aware of your risk factors for certain illnesses. But are these tests really worth it or just an easy way for the health industry to make a few dollars? Let’s find out by first looking at the two most popular tests:

1. AHCY
2. BHMT
3. CBS
4. COMT
5. MAO
6. MTHFR
7. MTR/MTRR
8. VDR
9. Detox genes

“That’s not to say you can’t enjoy breakfast. The reality is that if you enjoy that, you should not feel shame for getting up and cooking breakfast.”

-Dr. Will Cole

“Even in Ketotarian you didn’t say to eat all the vegetables all the time. You encouraged people to eat what they like.”

-Jimmy Moore

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Today we tackle some of the most common diet myths and how to address them, including:

COMMON DIET PHRASES PEOPLE USE

• If it tastes good, spit it out
• Eat everything in moderation as part of a balanced diet (no deprivation)
• Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
• I fell off the wagon so I failed on my diet
• You’ll gain 25 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas
• No pain no gain
• You need to be a little bit hungry if you want to lose weight
• Eat lots of small meals throughout the day to boost your metabolism
• It’s all about calories in, calories out (eat less, move more)
• I must not have enough willpower
• The calories you eat on your birthday (or any holiday) don’t count
• There’s no reason to diet because 95% of the people who do gain back all the weight and then some
• I must be big-boned and the wrong body type to lose weight
• All my family has obesity and diabetes, so it must be genetic that I will too
• I’ll start my diet tomorrow
• You are what you eat
• I can’t have that

It’s Thursday and that means another action-packed episode of the realest talk on the internet–Real Talk with Jimmy Moore and Dr. Will Cole. We are all looking for ways to optimize our health and today we look at common deficiencies everyone can optimize.

“I think it shows how blessed we are in life when this is shaking us compared to what others have suffered with.”

– Dr. Will Cole

“There are moments when I want something, and I will allow ONE MEAL. Then I get right back on plan. Don’t let one slip up turn into a three-week binge.”

– Jimmy Moore

In this unprecedented time of quarantine and social distancing, we are all looking for ways to optimize our health. Dr. Will Cole specializes in this very thing in his daily functional medicine practice helping people dial in their optimal health. In this episode Will and Jimmy talk about the most common nutrient deficiencies and how you can optimize your health in these areas. Just because life has changed doesn’t mean we can’t do everything we can to ensure we’re getting the most from our health.

It’s Thursday and that means another action-packed episode of the realest talk on the internet–Real Talk with Jimmy Moore and Dr. Will Cole. Today ask an important question: How can all the various camps in nutrition work together?

“Atkins is the granddaddy of them all and set the stage for all of these to come along.”

– Jimmy Moore

“My top patient base include engineers, nurses, and teachers; people that love data and spreadsheets.”

– Dr. Will Cole

If you are health-minded for very long, you have probably watched the progression and evolution of nutrition. With the advent of the Atkins Diet in the 1970s, Dr. Atkins brought to the mainstream the idea that we should question the status quo of nutrition education. He showed us that carbohydrates were doing us more harm than good. Along the way we have seen other variations on this same way of thinking that brought us the Paleo way of eating, Whole 30, Keto, and now Carnivore.

Listen in today as Jimmy and Will have a fascinating conversation and bring you some real-world information on how to incorporate the best of all these protocols and get the benefits they all bring to your health.