In this episode we discuss: The unexpected costs of using excess exercise to lose weight  Our thoughts on Herman Pontzer’s book Burn and the Constrained Model of Energy Expenditure  Our thoughts on Ted Naiman’s protein to energy ratio diet (PE Diet)  The cost of eating too much protein and what to do instead  How to increase caloric intake to raise your metabolism and reverse hypothyroidism  The major category of nutrients that’s often missed for optimizing mitochondrial function      Sign up for the Free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy     Check out the Energy Balance Solution program here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/solution/     Click here to check out the show notes: https:/jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-108-herman-pontzers-burn-ted-naimans-pe-diet-and-increasing-calorie-intake-to-raise-metabolism-qa/   Timestamps: 1:25 – Herman Pontzer’s Constrained Model of Energy Expenditure and the adverse effects of energy deficits 7:13 – problems with the additive model of energy expenditure and the physiological cost of excess exercise 10:40 – environmental factors that we can change to increase metabolism 16:42 – the unexpected costs of using excessive exercise to lose weight 19:16 – weight gain as an adaptive response to an energy deficit 22:46 – when eating too much can be a problem and how to identify your ideal calorie intake 32:18 – Ted Naiman’s protein to energy ratio diet and optimal protein intake 41:13 – the problems with using protein as an energy source 46:45 – how to increase caloric intake to raise metabolism and reverse hypothyroidism 50:47 – how to track your symptoms and progress to better guide your nutrient goals 56:55 – the best foods for increasing calorie intake and what to do if you have a low appetite 1:00:30 – the essential role of both macro and micronutrient density in promoting mitochondrial health 1:04:00 – why sugar cravings are not the same as sugar addiction 1:06:46 – easy ways to incorporate more macro and micro nutrient dense foods into your diet