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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 – Intro
0:20 – Why Country Foods Are Underrated Superfoods
1:07 – The Foundation – Fermented Foods, Beans, Potatoes & Bone Broth
3:41 – Pork – The Best Protein for Your Dollar
5:14 – Game Meat vs Beef in the Country Diet
6:34 – 70% Carbs & Almost No Obesity
7:46 – Farm Life – Skipped Breakfasts, Big Lunches & All-Day Movement
10:03 – Free Variety Pack of LMNT Electrolytes
11:58 – 5,000 Calories a Day & the No-Dehydrated-Carbs Rule
13:37 – Resistant Starch & a Microbiome-Rich Diet
15:49 – Nobody Gets Fat on Carbs – The Fat + Carb Problem
20:22 – Glucose Spikes, Snacking & the 6-Meals-a-Day Myth
22:58 – Timing Your Carbs Around Glycogen
24:19 – Carbs Before a Workout – Cortisol vs Insulin
29:20 – Intra-Workout Carbs vs Hydration & Electrolytes
33:08 – Pick 5 Foods & Meet Your Minimums
35:43 – How to Reset Your Palate
38:37 – Cravings & Fat Adaptation on a High-Carb Diet
43:25 – Can Fat Cells Store Glycogen?
45:52 – Back to Basics – Meat, Potatoes & Movement
46:59 – Seasonal Eating & Seasons of Life
49:29 – Why Food Is So Tied to Identity
54:12 – Epigenetics & Generational Food Habits
58:07 – Coaching a Diet Around Someone’s Heritage
1:01:02 – Whole Milk, Countertop Eggs & Why Milk Protein Is Elite
1:05:11 – The Country Boy Diet Recap
1:08:04 – Organ Meats & What Granny Ate to Live to 102
1:09:42 – Where to Find More of Judd

The Cheapest Diet to Get Jacked (better than steak and eggs)

October 28, 2026

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