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UFC commentator Joe Rogan is a fitness freak. The 55-year-old always has always made sure that he adopts a healthy lifestyle that has kept him physically fit. Rogan, who is also a famous podcaster, brings scientists and doctors to his podcast to learn more about living healthily. He loves to talk about diets and healthy habits in JRE. That is one of the reasons why his show is a favorite of fitness enthusiasts. One of the most famous diets that the former Fear Factor host follows is the carnivore diet. While many believe that plant-based food is the best for the body, Rogan believes otherwise.

According to him, having meat for 30 days straight with proper discipline can bring great changes to people’s physiques. In a recent episode of JRE, Rogan inquires about the benefits of a ketogenic diet, as he has also followed this kind of diet. The UFC commentator sat with psychedelic researcher Amanda Fieldings. She explained to him how the ketogenic diet fuels the brain and body.

Joe Rogan enquires about the ketogenic diet

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In episode #2002 of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan and award-winning scientist Amanda Fieldings talked about a healthy lifestyle. Fieldings shared her vast knowledge about the human body and mind. Rogan enthusiastically listened to her, as the power of the human body and mind is an interesting area for the commentator. During the conversation, Rogan asked, What about ketones? What about the, I know many people they get on it, ketogenic diet and their brain produces ketones, and they feel like intellectually that’s a superior to fuel.” 

As a reply to Rogan’s query, Fielding replied, “I think probably it is a very good fuel, yeah. I think this a lot more will concentrate to be learning about how you can energise the brain in a better, healthier way. But, I think a secret, a basic secret which I felt I was given the key to in 1996 when I had learned about how one can increase the blood supply to the brain and therefore give it all that extra energy to do have all the brain functioning.A ketogenic diet is one where a person consumes a limited amount of carbohydrates. This results in the body using fat instead of carbohydrates and helps to burn unnecessary fat from the body. From Fielding’s answer, it is also clear that such a diet will also fuel the brain to perform intellectually.

The UFC commentator gets high around his kids

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After talking about ketogenic diets, Amanda Fielding went on to explain fueling the brain through psychedelics. The UFC commentator promotes psychedelic experiences. Rogan feels that he is someone who changed his personality after undergoing psychedelic experiences.

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During the conversation, he added that he prefers to be high while spending time with his three daughters, as being in that state of mind helps him understand them better. The researcher agreed with the former Fear Factor host’s viewpoint. She added that parenting kids in this way may not cause much harm to them.

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Do you agree with what Amanda Fielding has to say? Or, do you think differently?

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