We dive into Weight loss, laying the foundation for future episodes. Brion has a great story from the health food store about Maca

Notes:

Set Point Theory: http://www.mirror-mirror.org/set.htm

Famine: http://www.news.brown.edu/articles/2016/12/famine

Fat Storage of toxins: http://www.dailyhealthpost.com/toxins-stored-i…d-how-to-detox/

Obesity Paradox: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_paradox

Reverse Dieting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYJW9pViaM

Pyschology Today Dieting Stats: http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chang…and-what-does

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Ep. 14 Weight Loss pt 2 and Things that Smell

In bygone times, there were traveling healers called "quack doctors" who would peddle potions and curealls from town to town.  Quacks were looked down upon for...well...poisoning lots people with mercury.  

But also for being empirical above any rational explanations, like humors and blood letting.  So when they weren't using mercury, these traveling quacks discovered bottom up health solutions through trial and error.  This podcast is about finding health solutions in the strangest places, even if they don't make sense