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Blood Sugar Spikes, Carbs Deplete Nutrients, Thiamine Protocols, & Optimal Heart Rate (Q&A) — Key Takeaways

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Blood Sugar Spikes, Carbs Deplete Nutrients, Thiamine Protocols, & Optimal Heart Rate (Q&A)

Jay Feldman Wellness44mJun 15, 2026

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Aim for a resting heart rate of 70-85 beats per minute (adjusted down 5-10 beats if aerobically fit) as an indicator of healthy metabolic function, not the 40s-50s often seen in hypothyroid states.

Key takeaways

Heart rate mortality risk: 9% increase per 10 BPM, not 400%

Heart rate mortality risk: 9% increase per 10 BPM, not 400%

  • Meta-analysis shows 9% increased all-cause mortality per 10 BPM resting heart rate increase
  • Going from 50 to 85 BPM = 35% mortality increase, contradicting claims of 400% increase

Beans lower blood sugar via digestive inhibitors, not metabolic benefit

Beans lower blood sugar via digestive inhibitors, not metabolic benefit

  • Anti-nutrients in beans (lectins, phytates, digestive inhibitors) reduce carb absorption, creating artificially low glucose spikes
  • Lower post-meal glucose from beans indicates impaired digestion, not improved insulin sensitivity

Low-carb creates physiological insulin resistance masking as health

Low-carb creates physiological insulin resistance masking as health

  • 7 years low-carb led to high fasting glucose due to reduced carb-processing machinery
  • CGM spikes after reintroducing carbs are temporary adaptation, not pathological insulin resistance

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In this video

  1. Introduction and Overview
  2. Question 1: Beans, Blood Sugar, and Insulin Resistance
  3. Blood Sugar Spikes and Food Evaluation
  4. Optimal Carbohydrate Sources and Food Guide
  5. Heart Rate Questions and Ray Peat Perspective
  6. Heart Rate Research and Population Data Analysis
  7. Factors Affecting Heart Rate
  8. Metabolic Rate and Heart Rate Connection
  9. Case Study: Heart Rate and Thyroid Function
  10. Optimal Exercise Recommendations
  11. Thiamine and Carbohydrates Question
  12. Red Palm Oil Question and Closing

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