{"podcast":{"title":"First Principles","slug":"first-principles-7708985","podcast_index_feed_id":7708985,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4765221373","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/06eebd2a-0779-11f1-826e-37926ac18342/image/fca7c8febd1441fc3b0d54084418b06d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Adrian Wells","episode_count":426,"summary":"First Principles isn't another business podcast recycling the same startup stories. Adrian Wells takes the fundamentals that actually matter and breaks them down like you're having coffee with the smartest professor you ever had. Wells spent twelve years teaching philosophy and critical thinking before ditching the lecture hall for the microphone. Turns out, the same principles that help you think clearly about ancient Greek ethics also work pretty well for modern business decisions. Who knew? Every episode strips away the latest trends and buzzwords to focus on the core ideas that don't change. How to actually evaluate evidence when everyone's throwing around statistics. Why most \"revolutionary\" business advice is just old wine in new bottles. The thinking patterns that separate smart decisions from lucky guesses. You won't get hyped-up success stories or flavor-of-the-month strategies. Instead, you'll learn how to think through problems the way philosophers have for centuries, applied to the stuff that matters in your work and life right now. Multiple new episodes drop daily, so there's always something fresh when you need it. 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In this episode, Adrian Wells breaks down the insulin-glucose connection that controls whether your next meal gets burned for energy or stored as fat. Your glucose monitor isn't just for diabetics. It's actually revealing exactly when your body switches into fat-storage mode, and the timing might surprise you. That afternoon energy crash? That's your insulin doing its job a little too well. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why your insulin sensitivity drops 25% from morning to evening (and what this means for dinner timing) • The 140 mg/dL glucose threshold that flips your body into fat-storage mode • How eating protein first can slash glucose spikes by 73% compared to starting with carbs • Why your body burns 20% more calories processing protein than processing the same amount of carbs 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners and anyone who's tired of conflicting nutrition advice and wants to understand what's actually happening inside their body. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Adrian Wells explains why glucose monitoring changed everything [01:45] The insulin sensitivity window you're probably missing [03:30] What happens at the 140 mg/dL tipping point [05:15] The protein-first eating strategy that works [07:00] Why your dinner timing matters more than you think [09:30] Morning vs evening metabolism differences [11:00] Simple changes you can make starting today Your next meal doesn't have to trigger fat storage. Understanding these mechanisms gives you actual control over your energy and weight, not just another set of rules to follow. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow First Principles on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite insight i…","meta_description":"Why does your body store fat after eating a salad with bread, but not after eating steak with vegetables? 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