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Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony HamptonAuthor: Dr. Tony Hampton
Protecting Your NEST is hosted by Dr. Tony Hampton a board certified Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician with a focus on helping listeners reverse the root cause of disease. The NEST and ROPE acronyms provide the foundational elements that represent to root cause of chronic disease if not mastered: N: Nutrition (what and when you eat) E: Exercise S: Less stress/more sleep T: How you Think/less Trauma R: Relationships O: Organism (avoiding the bad/adding the good) P: Pollutants E: Emotions/Life Experiences Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Butter Can Make Your Pants Fall Off | Butter Bob - E248
Episode 248
Tuesday, 3 November, 2026
Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Bob Briggs, better known as Butter Bob, is a popular early voice in the ketogenic and low-carb movement, best known for his entertaining, down-to-earth approach to nutrition and his viral video, "Butter Makes Your Pants Fall Off." After losing an incredible 145 pounds in 14 months through a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet, Bob began sharing his personal experience and practical insights through a series of videos that helped introduce thousands of people to keto. Known for his no-nonsense explanations, humor, and emphasis on simple, satisfying foods like butter, bacon, and fatty cuts of meat, Butter Bob became a relatable and influential voice in the growing low-carb community. His message centers on challenging conventional dietary wisdom and showing people how changing the way they eat can transform their relationship with food and their health. In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Butter Bob talk about: (00:00) Intro (04:22) The origin story of Butter Bob (06:09) Keto for mental health (11:00) How keto fixes appetite and satiety (16:12) Why so many people responded so well to Bob's viral video about butter (link below) (22:34) The keys to making informational content that is accessible (28:51) Fasting and fat (37:31) High fat versus high protein (43:26) Fasting insulin tests (51:50) Hunger, satiety, and energy (54:45) Why Butter Bob doesn't sell products (57:06) Why Bob stopped and then returned to making online content (01:12:56) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below. Links: Butter Bob: YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ButterBobBriggs/featured Butter Makes Your Pants Fall Off (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aMN6NLOTQ Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton IG: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyHampton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Website: https://tonyhamptonmd.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/ • • Ritmos Negros (my son's podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495













