Lunch and Learn Chapter 4 - Nutrition

Disclaimer

Whilst SOFLETE does work with a Registered Nutritionist, neither George nor Matt hold this qualification, or that of a Dietician. Any discussion or recommendations given in this Chapter should not be construed as medical advice and listeners should always consult a trained clinician before attempting any nutritional intervention.

Episode 2 - The Relevance of Nutrition Within The Tactical Community

In this episode, George and Matt get to grips with the current state of affairs of nutrition within the tactical community.

Despite what Hollywood depicts, the tactical community is not made up exclusively of ripped, muscular girls and guys, all at the apex of their physical health. In actual fact, as we’ve mentioned before, the tactical community acts as a pretty accurate cross-section of wider society.

With that in mind, this episode gets into how the most appropriate nutritional strategy required will vary- depending on an individual’s role, career stage and personal circumstances.

George offers personal insight into the effects of long term MRE consumption, and how to rescue one’s gut health post-deployment. He also provides some advice for those personnel who are required to operate primarily at night, or whilst on shifts/watch.

Finally, the conversation drifts way above Matt’s head, as George unpacks how nutritional interventions can provide hope for those with TBIs and cancer.

Everything we do here at SOFLETE is based on adding value to our community, so if you have any ideas, requests or questions, please feel free to reach out to us- either through SOFLETE social media or contact George and Matt directly via [email protected] or [email protected].

During today’s episode, the guys discussed a few references that you can check out for yourself, at the links below:

-Dr Andy Galpin giving a great exercise physiology based overview of how the food we consume is used for energy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-hO3937Cv8)

- Taylor (SOFLETE’s Nutritionist) explaining some nutrition basics to Doug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7aJTZmspRU&t=385s)

- A link to the ‘SOFLEATS’ series, where Doug is taught to prepare some culinary masterpieces (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPx_Hb4rSZw)

- The link to the Oncology paper that George references at the end of the episode (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746036/)