Optimising Nutrition Podcast

By Marty Kendall

What's Optimising Nutrition Podcast about?

A no BS take on how to optimise your nutrition. Your diet doesn't need a name or a belief system, just enough nutrients.

We take an engineering approach and speak to the experts about their insights into weight loss, fasting, and nutrition as well as real-life people about their journey of nutritional optimisation.

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Optimising Nutrition Podcast episodes:

02.03.2022
Learning to Nourish (Rather than Deprive) Yourself | Debra Cleveland
I had a great time talking to fellow Optimiser Debra Cleveland about her journey through the Data-Driven Fasting Challenges and Masterclasses. During our live Q&As;, Debra was always full of enthusiasm, inspiration, and positive energy as she learned to nourish her...
01.27.2022
Losing 20 kg (44 lbs) in 5 Months! | Sidi Riza
It’s been fascinating watching Sidi’s journey progress since initially taking part in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge and then hopping into the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. Sidi has shed an incredible 20kg (44 lbs) in just five months. She has also lost...
01.20.2022
Troubleshoot Your Diet with a Single Blood Test | Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly is the founder of Nourish Balance Thrive. Building on his experience as a programmer for hedge funds and large internet companies, he has done amazing things in the health space. After experiencing his own health transformation, he launched Nourish...
01.14.2022
Finding peace with data | Chris Kawaja
Chris has a fascinating background. After studying economics, business and psychology at Stanford and Harvard, he worked as a trader Ray Dalio at Bridgewater Capital, the world’s biggest hedge fund (now with $150b under management), to a private investor, author,...
01.07.2022
The Pursuit of Happiness | Paul Burgess
Paul Burgess has been a great mate, supporter, and mentor throughout my journey to quantitatively define optimal nutrition. When he first invited me on his podcast, I put him off. I felt I still had more work to do before promoting...
12.31.2021
The End of Craving | Mark Schatzker
It was an honour to chat with Mark Schatzker about his new book, The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well. I’ve been a MASSIVE fan of his work since reading The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New...
12.26.2021
Build Habits to Crush Your Goals in 2022 | Matty Lansdown
This chat with Matty Lansdown was part interview, part therapy session as I’ve been working on focusing on getting the essential things done in a world designed to distract and monetise your attention. I hope this episode of the Optimising Nutrition...
12.16.2021
The Origins of Our Nutritional Guidelines | Belinda Fettke
What really underpins our beliefs about nutrition and the food we eat? The truth might shock and surprise you! Our nutritional guidelines and beliefs about food reflect a mixture of cultural, ritual, and religious beliefs and biases, overlayed by financial gains and...
12.09.2021
Protein Leverage | Professors Stephen Simpson and David Raubenheimer
University of Sydney Professors Stephen Simpson and David Raubenheimer’s work in protein leverage is perhaps the most important body of research around, empowering us to understand our appetite and what leads us to eat more (or less) than we need...
12.02.2021
The Future of Keto | Craig Emmerich
Craig Emmerich is the author of the book “Keto: The Complete Guide” and the PMSF Cookbook and hubby to Maria Emmerich. Mariah and Craig have been at the forefront of the keto movement since way before it was trendy. Craig is...
11.25.2021
Regenerative Agriculture Q&A | Diana Rodgers
There is plenty of debate about how we can feed a rapidly growing population in a way that is healthy for us and our fragile planet with limited resources. Diana Rogers and Robb Wolf recently weighed into the debate. Their book...
11.18.2021
Unlocking The Mysteries Of Female Hormones | Karen Martel
Perhaps even more than weight loss, the transition women experience as they transition through middle age is one of the hottest topics in our Data-Driven Fasting Facebook Group. Not only do blood sugars, cravings and insulin sensitivity change across the month,...
11.11.2021
Intermittent Fasting Secrets for Women | Cynthia Thurlow
2xTED speaker and host of the popular Everyday Wellness Podcast Cynthia Thurlow had just finished writing the manuscript for her new book specifically on intermittent fasting for women when we recorded this chat. In a world where more often equals better,...
11.04.2021
The Future of Fasting and Life After Facebook | Gin Stephens
Gin Stephens, author of Delay Don't Deny and Fast Feast Repeat, has been a powerhouse in the booming intermittent fasting movement! It’s also Gin’s support and promotion that has helped Data-Driven Fasting explode the way it has! I am very grateful...
10.28.2021
The best and worst of biohacking | Melanie Avalon
I’ve been super impressed with Melanie Avalon’s ability to synthesise complex topics and bring them to life for her listeners. All of her podcast episodes are a fascinating DEEP dive into the topic to elucidate the practical application. We had a...
10.21.2021
Metabolic Flexibility Deep Dive | Dr Clark Connery
Clark is a nutritionist, biohacker, and now medical doctor (and future endocrinologist). After achieving great results in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge, Clark has become a moderator in the Data-Driven Fasting Challenges, offering some fantastic insights, troubleshooting some of the more challenging...
10.14.2021
Preventing Deficiencies on a Vegetarian Diet | Karen Lerner-Mayrand
We are all about optimising your nutrition, regardless of your food preferences. Our mantra is your diet doesn't need a name, just enough nutrients. And Karen Lerner-Mayrand takes it to heart! It was great to chat with Karen about how she...
10.07.2021
Evolution of THE Diet Doctor | Dr Andreas Eenfeldt
I’ve been super excited to see the change in direction recently at Diet Doctor. CEO Dr Andreas Eenfeldt, with some inspiration from Dr Ted Naiman, has led his team to help members tailor their nutritional guidance to consider satiety and...
09.30.2021
Can Nutrient Density Save the World? | Robb Wolf
After being a super fan for so long, it was fantastic to chat with Robb Wolf about how Nutritional Optimisation can save the world. Robb has been the most significant influence in my nutritional explorations over the past decade. I see...
09.23.2021
Stacking all the nutrition "hacks" | Abby
It was super inspiring to chat with Abby, who made some incredible progress over time with Data-Driven Fasting and our Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. In this chat, we discuss: What’s your WHY? What other approaches had you tried in the past? How...
09.16.2021
Optimising Nutrition with Food (Not Supps) | Lisa
It was such a pleasure to speak with Lisa about her journey through Data-Driven Fasting and the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. In the past, Lisa said she made abysmally slow progress with Weight Watchers and got rejected from the super-expensive Spark People...
09.15.2021
How to use your blood glucose meter as a fuel gauge for weight loss | Lori Leeke
Lori is one of the primary reasons that I created DDF. One of the first articles I wrote on Optimising Nutrition five years ago detailed how to use your glucose as a fuel gauge to optimise your fasting routine. Lori found...
09.09.2021
NutriBooster Recipes | Saskia Lesser
It has been such a pleasure to work with Saskia over the past two and a half years to create the NutriBooster suite of recipes, books (and now meal plans)! We now have 460 NutriBooster recipes catalogued in Nutrient Optimiser spread...
09.02.2021
Intermittent Fasting 2.0 + Nutrient Density FTW! | Jane Getting
After struggling with her weight for decades, Jane topped the weight loss leaderboard in our January 30-Day Data-Driven Fasting Challenge with 17 lbs weight loss at a phenomenal rate of 2.5% per week! She then followed up with the Nutritional Optimisation...
08.26.2021
Chasing nutrient density all over the world | Brian Sanders
Brian Sanders is like my nutrient density brother from another mother. We spoke recently about a range of our favourite topics for his podcast, and he was telling me all about his trip to Tanzania to visit the Masia and Hadza...
08.19.2021
Solving the puzzle of nutrition | Dan and Kelley Buckley
It was such a blast to chat with Kelli and Dan Buckley about their recent journey with Data-Driven Fasting combined and the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. After seeing her dad battle diabetes and eventually die of complications, Kelli had had a VERY...
08.06.2021
How To Finally Put Your Health First | Bett Lucas
Bett Lucas is a busy mom (of six), wife, and businessperson. She works full time in the energy industry and has won numerous awards for her leadership and charitable projects. Bett believes you can manage a career and home life and...
07.29.2021
The ProFast Diet Secrets | Dr Brian Mowll
It was so much fun to talk to Dr Brian Mowll (The Diabetes Coach) about the topics in his The ProFast Diet Book, including: What are the biggest misconceptions around protein and diabetes management? Do people need to be concerned...
07.22.2021
The Biggest Misconceptions In Nutrition | Mike Julian
Mike Julian has been a great friend and taught me a LOT over the past six years or so! Shortly after I kicked it off the Optimising Nutrition Facebook Group, Mike was making so many insightful contributions I asked him...
07.15.2021
Fitness 101:The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Exercise | Bronson Dant
It was nice chatting with Bronson Dant about where to start on your exercise journey. Lots of people find they have newfound energy to exercise as they start to lose weight after they dial in WHAT they eat and WHEN...
07.08.2021
Rethinking Keto For Type 1 Diabetes | RD Dikeman
RD Dikeman PhD (of Type 1 Grit) is eager to chat through how each of the 12 Keto Lies can negatively impact people with type 1 diabetes. - Keto Lie #1: ‘Optimal ketosis’ is a goal and more ketones are better -...
07.01.2021
Low Carb Confessional... Mistakes, unlearning and learning in Ketoland | Ted Naiman
It was SO much fun to finally get to chat Ted Naiman and discuss all that we've learned (and had to unlearn) over the last five years. Ted has done heaps of interviews and podcasts about what he now believes, so...
06.24.2021
Are we FAT hunters? | Dr. Pran Yoganathan
It’s been super encouraging to get some great feedback on Big Fat Keto Lies and get to chat with them about the topics in the book to get their take on the issues. This week I had the pleasure of...
06.17.2021
The Five Biggest Mistakes on Keto | Luis Villasenor (Ketogains)
First up was Ketogains’ Luis Villasenor. He suggested that we should get together and talk about what a healthy low carb or keto diet should look like. You can watch our chat here. We covered a broad range of important questions,...
06.10.2021
Discussing Big Fat Keto Lies | Professor Mark Cucuzzella
It was awesome to get to talk to Mark Cucuzella about optimising fat burning, nutrient density and the future of the low carb movement. Links Optimising Nutrition Data-Driven Fasting Nutrient Optimiser Optimising Nutrition Podcast Follow Facebook YouTube Twitter ...
06.03.2021
Big Fat Keto Lies
Welcome to the Optimising Nutrition Podcast. In this episode, I wanted to give you an overview of my book, Big Fat Keto Lies, which clarifies the most common misconceptions and mistakes with low carb and 'ketogenic' diets through the lens...
07.09.2017
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What's Optimising Nutrition Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Optimising Nutrition Podcast episodes:

Learning to Nourish (Rather than Deprive) Yourself | Debra Cleveland

Losing 20 kg (44 lbs) in 5 Months! | Sidi Riza

Troubleshoot Your Diet with a Single Blood Test | Chris Kelly

Finding peace with data | Chris Kawaja

The Pursuit of Happiness | Paul Burgess

The End of Craving | Mark Schatzker

Build Habits to Crush Your Goals in 2022 | Matty Lansdown

The Origins of Our Nutritional Guidelines | Belinda Fettke

Protein Leverage | Professors Stephen Simpson and David Raubenheimer

The Future of Keto | Craig Emmerich

Regenerative Agriculture Q&A | Diana Rodgers

Unlocking The Mysteries Of Female Hormones | Karen Martel

Intermittent Fasting Secrets for Women | Cynthia Thurlow

The Future of Fasting and Life After Facebook | Gin Stephens

The best and worst of biohacking | Melanie Avalon

Metabolic Flexibility Deep Dive | Dr Clark Connery

Preventing Deficiencies on a Vegetarian Diet | Karen Lerner-Mayrand

Evolution of THE Diet Doctor | Dr Andreas Eenfeldt

Can Nutrient Density Save the World? | Robb Wolf

Stacking all the nutrition "hacks" | Abby

Optimising Nutrition with Food (Not Supps) | Lisa

How to use your blood glucose meter as a fuel gauge for weight loss | Lori Leeke

NutriBooster Recipes | Saskia Lesser

Intermittent Fasting 2.0 + Nutrient Density FTW! | Jane Getting

Chasing nutrient density all over the world | Brian Sanders

Solving the puzzle of nutrition | Dan and Kelley Buckley

How To Finally Put Your Health First | Bett Lucas

The ProFast Diet Secrets | Dr Brian Mowll

The Biggest Misconceptions In Nutrition | Mike Julian

Fitness 101:The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Exercise | Bronson Dant

Rethinking Keto For Type 1 Diabetes | RD Dikeman

Low Carb Confessional... Mistakes, unlearning and learning in Ketoland | Ted Naiman

Are we FAT hunters? | Dr. Pran Yoganathan

The Five Biggest Mistakes on Keto | Luis Villasenor (Ketogains)

Discussing Big Fat Keto Lies | Professor Mark Cucuzzella

Big Fat Keto Lies

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