463: Is exercise more important than nutrition? | Food writer Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

Anastacia Marx de Salcedo: “Let exercise be thy medicine.”

Anastacia, a nonfiction writer and author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how regular exercise has the ability to transform your health, even if you subscribe to a not-so-balanced eating plan. For the record, we still believe that health begins on one’s plate—but exercise may be way more important than we thought. In this episode, they cover:

- Anastacia’s personal health journey (~00:58)

- Anastacia’s personal nutrition philosophy (~06:14)

- The military’s influence around food shelf-life (~08:43)

- Why exercise is the ultimate elixir for health (~13:20)

- The most reasonably healthy processed foods (~20:00)

- Why nutrition science is not as concrete as we thought (~22:58)

- Why we shouldn’t overlook exercise for overall well-being (~34:10)

- How exercise benefits every function of the body (~39:02)

- The ultimate exercise diet (~43:05)

- What we can learn from studies on cats & bats (~45:25)

- Why traditional doctors don’t talk enough about exercise & nutrition (~56:49)

- How Anastacia ranks exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle habits (~01:04:08)

- How Anastacia uses running as a tool for self-care (~01:09:30)

- Anastacia’s biggest wellness pet peeve (~01:12:01)

- How exercise has helped Anastacia’s MS journey (~01:14:09)

- How to exercise your way out of a subpar diet (~01:16:54)

- Sex differences on the impact of physical activity (~01:20:00) 

Referenced in the episode:

- Anastacia's book, Eat Like a Pig, Run Like a Horse.

- Anastacia's previous book, Combat-Ready Kitchen.

- Check out Anastacia's website.

- Read more about Ancel Keys & the link between diet & heart disease.

- Glenn Gaesser's BMI study.

- Learn more about The Jackson Laboratory.

- A study on fitness level & COVID outcomes.

- The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC).

- mbg Podcast episode #192 with Terry Wahls, M.D.

- Sign up for The Long Game. 

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