Speaker
Doc Willis
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1 episodes
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Doc Willis revealed he was over 180 pounds and developed type 2 diabetes, kidney lesions, a liver finding, and a colonoscopy polyp as a result of poor diet.
Through intermittent fasting — including two 48-hour fasts — and cutting sugar, Doc Willis brought his A1C level down from 6.6 to 5.9, reversing early-stage type 2 diabetes markers.
Doc Willis linked his kidney lesions to an all-spinach diet, as spinach is high in oxalates which can form kidney stones; pairing spinach with a calcium-rich protein binds the oxalates.
Doc Willis completed two 48-hour water fasts and described a near-euphoric 'floating' mental state at that point, which he attributed to autophagy.
Doc Willis's doctor publicly noted his obesity mid-exam by clicking the 'obese' label on his computer screen in front of a female medical student, prompting Doc's realisation he needed to change.
Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Doctor Doom in the MCU after previously playing Iron Man, a choice that surprised and frustrated Doc Willis who felt there were other available actors.
Japanese interval walking — alternating 3 minutes of brisk pace with 3 minutes of slow recovery for 30 minutes — was a key part of Doc Willis's health turnaround. The crew also warn against using your phone on nighttime walks due to blue light disrupting sleep.
Doc Willis objects to Anthony Mackie playing Captain America on comic-fidelity grounds, while Andrew Santino argues none of it matters because it's just business. Both agree Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is questionable — and Matthew McConaughey would have been perfect.
Andrew Santino finished the Hulk Hogan Netflix documentary and found it fascinating despite not being a wrestling fan. Doc Willis nails why Hogan transcended wrestling: that last-minute comeback finger-point was pure Americana. Andrew's main complaint? They never played the sex tape.
Bobby Lee breaks down in tears when Doc Willis walks into the studio unannounced. Doc had been absent from the show for nearly three years, and fans had been stopping him on the street in New York begging him to come back.
Bobby Lee warns Doc Willis about hantavirus and Ebola becoming airborne, suggesting viruses mutate due to deforestation. Andrew Santino dismisses hantavirus fears as overblown. The crew then debate whether COVID was engineered and whether governments have historically targeted specific populations with diseases.
Doc Willis went to the doctor for a cough and left with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, lesions on both kidneys, a liver finding, and a colonoscopy polyp — all discovered after a doctor literally clicked 'obese' on his screen mid-exam. His wake-up call couldn't have been more vivid.
Carlos Herrera did a 30-second stage announcement at Bobby Lee's Toronto show and came off feeling like Robin Williams. Bobby's response was surgical: Robin Williams never felt that cocky because he was too talented to be that deluded.
Doc Willis reversed his early-stage type 2 diabetes markers — dropping his A1C from 6.6 to 5.9 — through intermittent fasting including two 48-hour water fasts. At 48 hours he describes an almost euphoric, floating sensation from autophagy kicking in.
Carlos Herrera introduced a man at Bobby Lee's private Toronto post-show dinner as 'Akash Singh's brother' — a claim that turned out to be fabricated. The man had simply DMed the Bad Friends page saying he'd 'look after Bobby' when Akash was in town.
After a full mock-court proceeding, Carlos is found innocent on the Robin Williams charge and guilty on letting a stranger into Bobby's private dinner. Andrew Santino sets a new punishment: 12 minutes of stand-up cold, no music, no god-mic — just Carlos alone on stage.
Bobby Lee breaks down expressing his dream of going on a world tour with Doc Willis, admits he felt he personally ruined their friendship, and offers a sincere on-air apology. It's the rawest the show has ever heard Bobby Lee.
Doc Willis laid out the diet that gave him type 2 diabetes: a Starbucks donut and coffee for breakfast, wine in the afternoon, then Jack in the Box at 5pm. He admits his cousin recognised from phone calls that something was deeply wrong.
For nearly three years since leaving Bad Friends, Doc Willis was stopped by fans on the streets of New York, in grocery stores, and everywhere he went, all begging him to return. The camaraderie of the show, he says, goes beyond podcasting.
Doc Willis's attempt to get healthy with an all-spinach diet may have backfired badly — spinach is high in calcium oxalate, which can form kidney stones. The fix: pair spinach with cheese or cottage cheese to bind the oxalates before they cause damage.
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- Health & Fitness 60%
- Society & Culture 40%
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