In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave asks: what happens when a fertility specialist-turned-health thinker questions nutrition narrative? Guest Robert Kiltz, MD, makes the case for animal-based diets, metabolic flexibility, mindset, faith and medicine, clinical experience vs. guidelines, and the role of community. The conversation ranges from physiology and lipid metabolism to entrepreneurship, skepticism, and personal practice — always with an eye toward evidence and open inquiry.
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⏱ Chapters
3:00 – Opening themes & big questions
6:38 – Robert’s clinical background
10:17 – Nutrition beliefs under the microscope
13:55 – Defining metabolic health
17:34 – Mindset, faith, and medicine
21:12 – Carnivore experiences & context
24:51 – LDL, risk, and interpretation
28:29 – Citizen science in practice
32:08 – Physiology vs. guidelines
35:46 – The liver’s central role
39:25 – Energy substrates explored
43:03 – Food, behavior, and culture
46:42 – Clinical anecdotes & caution
50:20 – Lipids and metabolism debate
53:59 – Diet, hormones, and stress
57:37 – Weight, appetite, & satiety
1:01:16 – Exercise, fitness, longevity
1:04:54 – Medical orthodoxy pressures
1:08:33 – Risk-benefit & uncertainty
1:12:11 – Lab markers & context
1:15:50 – Entrepreneurship & medicine
1:19:28 – Patient communication style
1:23:07 – Spirituality & health lens
1:26:45 – Preventive care realities
1:30:24 – Evidence vs. experience
1:34:02 – Personal responsibility
1:37:41 – Critics & open inquiry
1:41:19 – Careers, courage, & change
1:44:58 – Community & service
1:48:36 – Learning from disagreement
1:52:15 – Practical takeaways
1:55:53 – Health as a journey
1:59:32 – Gratitude & perspective
2:03:10 – Final reflections
2:06:49 – Closing thoughts & thanks
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