Metabolic Health Education

A first-principles journey through metabolic science. Understand WHY conventional advice fails, HOW your body actually works, and WHAT you can do to reverse chronic disease.

by Ravikant Dewangan
MS S&C | CCFT | MetFix Coach
Persistence Athletics, Seattle

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1
Why Should I Trust This?

Before learning WHAT to do, understand WHY most health advice is broken

1
Tale of Two Sciences
Greg Glassman's framework: The difference between science that replicates and science that doesn't. Why medicine and nutrition got it wrong.
8 sections ~15 min
Philosophy of Science Replication Crisis Two Sciences
2
Frequentist vs Bayesian
Why p-values mislead us. The critical difference between P(D|H) and P(H|D), and why most "evidence-based" medicine isn't what you think.
6 sections ~12 min
P-values Bayesian Thinking Statistical Evidence

📚 Optional Deep Dives

Want to go deeper? These modules explore the philosophy and math in more detail.

1a
Why The World Is Blind
The full picture of how science lost its way — incentives, institutional capture, and why most people never see it.
Deep dive ~20 min
Science History Broken Science
1b
Bayes' Theorem: How It Works
The mathematical foundation of rational belief updating — with interactive examples and calculator.
Deep dive ~15 min
Math Foundation Probability
2
How Does My Body Work?

The actual biochemistry — trace the pathways from food to energy to damage

3
Mitochondria: Your Power Plants
The electron transport chain, ATP synthesis, and why mitochondrial health is the foundation of everything.
Interactive visualization ~10 min
ATP Synthesis Electron Transport Cellular Energy
4
Food to Energy
How carbs, fats, and proteins become ATP. Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and the electron flood. Why some foods overwhelm your system.
Complete pathway ~20 min
Glycolysis Krebs Cycle Oxidative Phosphorylation
5
ROS: When It Goes Wrong
Reactive Oxygen Species — the byproduct that damages everything. How electron overflow creates oxidative stress and why it matters.
Deep dive ~15 min
Oxidative Stress Free Radicals Electron Leakage
6
Metabolic Flexibility
Can your body switch between burning carbs and fat? RQ measurement, the crossover point, athlete paradox, and why metabolic inflexibility is the early warning sign.
RQ graphs & visualization ~18 min
Fuel Switching RQ Fat vs Carbs
3
What Went Wrong?

The disease mechanism — how chronic damage leads to metabolic syndrome

7
Insulin & Metabolic Syndrome
The insulin signaling pathway, how ROS damages it, cell stuffing, fat overflow, glycation, leptin resistance — the complete cascade to disease.
9 stages ~25 min
Insulin Signaling Insulin Resistance GLUT4
4
How Do I Fix It?

The interventions — evidence-based strategies that address root causes

8
Breaking the Cycle
Exercise (AMPK, GLUT4 bypass, mitochondrial biogenesis), sleep, stress, gut health, time-restricted eating — the complete intervention toolkit.
11 sections ~30 min
Exercise Sleep Gut Health Time-Restricted Eating

Assessment Tools

Calculate your metabolic health markers and track your progress

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Metabolic Health Calculator
Assess your metabolic health using validated biomarkers. Enter your lab values to calculate key indicators of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome risk.
HOMA-IR Calculator TG/HDL Ratio Subjective Assessment Personalized Insights
Reference Material: Complete Mitochondria Map — A detailed visualization for deeper study