Why 'Eat Less, Move More' Doesn’t Work | Jessica Turton, PhD

Most people who end up in Jessica Turton’s health clinic have already tried everything from calorie tracking, low-fat, fasting, moving more, eating less… and still nothing works to shift weight. So what’s going on? Ben sits down with Jessica - dietitian, nutritionist, researcher - to talk about what happens when your body’s been stuck in energy deficit for years, and how the real issue for many people isn’t overeating, it’s under eating. They get into why most nutrition advice backfires, how your brain handles hunger, the impact of stress on metabolism and why we need to stop treating weight loss like a willpower problem. We cover: 🧠 The real metabolic cost of chronic dieting 🥑 Low-carb ≠ low-calorie (and why that matters) 💉 Why type 2 diabetes is reversible if you treat the cause 🔥 Why most people are walking around under-fueled 💊 GLP-1s, binge cycles & the illusion of control We also look at what low-carb actually looks like when done well, and how to eat more food without losing your mind. Fascinating if you've ever been in this cycle yourself (which is most of us) and how we might actually be able to break the loop. Find Jessica: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessicaturt... Ellipse Health online clinic: https://ellipsehealth.com.au Mentioned in this episode: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/h... Jessica’s PhD Research on Type 1 Diabetes - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37432... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌈 Exploring the benefits of red and infra light therapy? Our community receive 10% off the FlexBeam from Recharge Health via this link: ⬇️ https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/DyJ3mn (learn more about the benefits of healing with light in our 'Light as Medicine' Playlist). 🤝 Join the community - by subscribing, you are self selecting as a health nerd. We like you. We applaud you. You are shaping in real time the future of health information. As a thank you, we pledge to bring you the best we can, where we are, with the tools we have. 🎧 Listen to us on-the-go! Available wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. New episode every Wednesday!