Most people don't get into trouble with desserts because of sugar.
They get into trouble because of context.

In this episode, Nate breaks down how he eats sweets, baked goods, and desserts without wrecking his energy, digestion, or body composition. This isn't rigid nutrition science or a fat loss "hack." It's a practical framework he follows about 70 percent of the time that works extremely well in the real world.

You'll learn why eating dessert in isolation is the biggest mistake people make, how insulin really works as a nutrient traffic signal, and why pairing carbs with protein leads to very different outcomes than pairing carbs with fat.

Using the green lights metaphor, Nate explains how carbs raise insulin, why insulin doesn't choose what gets stored, and how controlling what's already circulating in your body changes where those calories end up.

The episode also covers the best times to eat dessert, including post workout and pre workout scenarios, plus what to do in worst case situations when dessert is happening no matter what. Nate outlines simple pairing strategies that reduce damage, improve recovery, and keep food from turning into a stressor.

This episode is for anyone who wants to enjoy sweets without guilt, stop fearing carbs, and start eating like their body is a system instead of a morality test.

Key topics covered:

• Why dessert itself isn't the problem

• The green lights metaphor for insulin and nutrient storage

• Why carbs plus fat is the worst pairing

• Why carbs plus protein works better

• Best and worst times to eat sweets

• The 70 percent rule for sustainable eating

Carbs don't decide what gets stored.
They decide how fast things move.

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Are you optimizing your diet and gym time but still feeling wired and foggy? Could the hidden culprit be mental inflammation shortening your health span without you even knowing it?

I talked with Dr. Shivani Gupta about mental inflammation. This stress keeps the nervous system in fight or flight. It ruins digestion, sleep, and clarity. We discussed her book, The Inflammation Code. She explains how Ayurvedic medicine offers solutions through rituals and breath work. We cover elemental design and the body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Dr. Gupta shares why news and social media inflame the mind. She provides tools like tea time and decompression points to build resilience. We explore the power of spices like turmeric for healing. Her approach focuses on physiology to change how the body manages stress and productivity for longevity.

Key Takeaways

• Mental inflammation is chronic emotional stress that creates low-grade inflammation and depletes your vitality, or OJUS.

• Self-care rituals like setting daily intentions and practicing breath work create a reservoir of peace.

• "Tea time is me time" acts as a physical trigger to shift the body into the parasympathetic nervous system for rest and digestion.

• Aligning with your circadian rhythm is essential; sleeping from 10 PM to 2 AM is the most important window for clearing inflammation.

• Elemental design identifies your specific body template (Vata, Pitta, or Kapha) to inform how you should manage your diet and energy.

• Consuming news and social media triggers a fear-based fight or flight state, contributing significantly to mental inflammation.

• For therapeutic benefits, use high volumes of spices (teaspoons, not sprinkles) like turmeric, ginger, and cumin in your cooking.

• When feeling sick, use the Kitchari protocol—a simple porridge that allows the gut to rest so the body can focus on healing.

• Dr. Shivani Gupta's Book: The Inflammation Code https://www.theinflammationcode.com/

• Elemental Design Quiz: https://shivanigreenliving.clickfunnels.com/quiz

• Dr. Shivani Gupta's Website: https://shivanigupta.com

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Nate Palmer:

The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients.

• Website: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/
  
  

• Book: The Million Dollar Body Method
  
  

• Lean Energy Stack: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/pages/lean
  
  

Instagram: @_milliondollarbody

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A new 47-year longitudinal study is making the rounds with a scary takeaway: if you weren't fit in your 30s, you're basically out of luck later in life. That interpretation is wrong, incomplete, and lazy. In this episode, we break down what the study actually tracked, what it really tells us about human performance over time, and why fitness is better understood as a trajectory problem, not a deadline problem.

We talk about how aerobic capacity, strength, and power tend to peak earlier in life, why that early peak gives you margin later on, and where people misinterpret "decline" as "doom." We also zoom out and connect this research to other well established predictors of longevity and independence like grip strength, VO2 max, daily movement, and basic functional capacity.

If you've ever wondered whether starting later means it's pointless, or whether what you do now still matters, this episode puts that question to rest. The answer is not comforting, but it is empowering.

What the 47-year study actually measured and what it did not
Why fitness peaks earlier but remains modifiable for decades
How starting level and rate of decline matter more than age alone
Why grip strength, aerobic capacity, and movement volume predict longevity
The difference between locking in a baseline and locking in your fate
The real takeaway for people in their 30s, 40s, and beyond

You don't age out of fitness. You age into consequences. The goal isn't to stay young. The goal is to raise your floor and slow the slope.