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Behavior change is difficult. Many of us understand that nutrition and movement are important, but how do we take this information to the next level for long-term lifestyle change? Today we meet Meredith Root. She is a very successful and accomplished CrossFit athlete, trainer, and coach. She also has a biological science background and a keen understanding of nutrition as it relates to performance. She co-founded a global nutritional coaching company and helps athletes and non-athletes alike to create sustainable change.

In today’s episode, we discuss Meredith’s approach to nutrition and coaching. She offers practical tips that she uses with her clients to support them on their health journey.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:00 Meet Meredith Root – hear about her path from scientist to coach
• 7:15 The Tactical Functional Nutrition program
• 10:15 Teaching the importance of nutrition
• 11:30 Diets and fasting in athletes
• 14:20 Practical tips for maintaining motivation over time
• 20:20 Meredith’s writing
• 21:50 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Tactic Functional Nutrition

Morning Chalk Up

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Many of us have pets and consider them part of the family. They offer emotional support, companionship, and bonding.  Did you know that they are very important for your health? Beyond pets, the medical field is now recognizing the healing qualities of many types of animals. Animal-assisted therapies are being incorporated into clinical treatment plans to improve health outcomes in many chronic conditions and diseases.

Today we dive into the concept of animal-assisted therapy. We take a look into the literature as it relates to psychological outcomes, cardiovascular disease, and more.

Today on The Lab Report: 

• 2:35 Pets and the state of the literature
• 5:55 Effects of animal-assisted therapy in depression
• 9:42 Animals for anxiety and schizophrenia
• 11:00 Pet ownership vs. animal-assisted therapy
• 12:20 Get Outta Here!
• 14:20 Chickens, neurotransmitters, and hormones
• 15:50 Biophilia hypothesis
• 19:00 Question of the Day:
  • What are the differences between service animals, therapy animals, emotional support animals, and working animals?

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Metabolic flexibility is the ability of your body to use whatever food you are eating for energy. In patients with metabolic dysfunction, the body may not be able to adapt well in using different energy sources. Dr. Nathan Jenkins is an integrative exercise physiologist who leads a team of researchers at the University of Georgia studying the effects of exercise on cardiovascular and metabolic health. His team is responsible some of the cutting edge of the latest research around metabolic flexibility.

In today’s episode, Dr. Jenkins defines metabolic flexibility, how he measures it in the laboratory, and lays out the state of the most current evidence.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:10 Meet Dr. Jenkins and hear why he studies exercise physiology
• 8:05 Metabolic Flexibility and how it’s measured
• 12:08 Fast/slow metabolism and basal metabolic rate
• 15:40 The importance of postprandial fat oxidation
• 23:00 Types of exercise on metabolic flexibility
• 29:20 Maximizing metabolic flexibility by timing food and exercise
• 32:50 Ketogenic diets and exercise
• 39:42 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Acute exercise effects on postprandial fat oxidation: meta-analysis and systematic review

Tabata-style functional exercise increases resting and postprandial fat oxidation but does not reduce triglyceride concentrations

UGA Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory

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Cinnamon is a spice condiment found in nearly everyone’s kitchen cabinet. It is so versatile in flavoring foods, beverages, candy, and personal care products. But very few of us realize the vast array of medicinal uses for cinnamon. It can be used as a natural supplement to support metabolism, the immune system, the GI tract, and more!

In today’s episode, we discuss the many uses for cinnamon and its wide array of potential health benefits.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:50 Cinnamon is a powerhouse!
• 5:05 Insulin, blood sugar, lipids, and oxidative stress
• 7:00 Eating cinnamon vs. supplementation
• 8:30 Inflammation and cancer
• 10:30 Where does cinnamon come from?
• 13:40 Cinnamon in the GI tract
• 17:00 Michael’s “side-project”

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Fertility rates have been dropping due to environmental toxicities, higher incidence of obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and couples waiting until later ages to conceive. But it is important to understand that there are many things we can do to improve fertility and optimize preconception health. Dr. Nicole Avena is a PhD researcher who is widely published on the health effects of nutrition. Her most recent book "What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant," outlines the latest research on how nutrition can improve fertility and which foods might actually be hindering couples looking to conceive. 

Listen in as Dr. Avena discusses which nutrients are important for both men and women when it comes to fertility. 

Today on The Lab Report: 

•     3:35    Meet Dr. Nicole Avena and hear why she wrote her latest book
•     7:15    Important nutrients for fertility
•     8:50    Testing and physical exam for nutrient deficiencies
•     9:45    Male fertility, nutrition, toxins
•    12:55   Are there concerns for vegan and vegetarian patients? 
•    14:30   Seemingly 'healthy' foods which hinder fertility
•    17:30   Other metabolic concerns
•    19:35   Sugar in preconception care
•    20:25   The Fireball 

Additional Resources: 

• Dr. Avena's website
• What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant
• What to Feed Your Baby and Toddler
• How Sugar Affects the Brain

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Food labels can be very confusing. In fact, many of us completely ignore them. If you look at the ingredients in many processed foods, you’ve probably tried to pronounce some of the chemical compounds listed in the ingredients. The food industry adds chemicals to food to either enhance flavor and color, or to preserve shelf life. There are thousands of accepted food additives and some may have important health implications.

In today’s episode, we discuss just a few additives you might want to keep an eye out for next time you go to the grocery store.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:20 MSG – monosodium glutamate
• 6:40 Nitrites and nitrates
• 9:55 The “Name that Food” game
• 12:45 Sulfites are everywhere
• 13:55 Maraschino cherries are polarizing?
• 15:20 Sulfites as a top food allergen
• 16:55 Food colorings, FD&C, lakes, and blue rats
• 21:25 Artificial vs. natural flavoring

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Animal protein from meat is an important part of a healthy diet. But many of us overlook further using the animal bones to provide additional healing properties. Simmering animal bones over an extended amount of time helps extract minerals, collagen, and other important nutrients into a broth. Bone broth can then be used as stock for other soups or ingested itself to improve health.

Listen in as we discuss the many health benefits of bone broth and why you should consider adding it to your diet – oh yeah, we also demonstrate how to make it – kind of.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:40 What is bone broth?
• 5:00 Collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, and minerals
• 7:00 Gut healing properties
• 8:35 Detoxification support
• 10:00 Amino acids  
• 10:50 Kitchen Cook-cophany!
• 19:10 How might bone broth effect Genova test results?

Additional Resources:

NutrEval

GI Effects Stool Profile

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In functional medicine, we dig deeper to find the root cause of illness and strive to find personalized strategies to optimize health. However, sometimes even that falls short. Dr. Jade Teta has spent over 20 years treating patients, teaching, and writing about health and wellness. He blends biochemistry and philosophy in a way that inspires us to find our true purpose. In so doing, we can all learn how to become “Next Level Human.”

In today’s episode, we discuss Dr. Teta’s unique approach to health, diet, metabolism – and philosophy!

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:25 Meet Dr. Jade Teta and learn his definition of a Next Level Human
• 9:25 Integrative endocrinology – a holistic approach to metabolism
• 12:55 The “Do What Works for You” Diet and the language of metabolism
• 20:15 Translating diet, lifestyle, and metabolism to patients
• 24:20 Wearable devices
• 27:00 ‘Meathead Philosopher’
• 31:05 The Lack of Purpose pandemic 
• 39:30 Teta’s online teaching programs
• 42:50 The Fireball 

Additional Resources:

jadeteta.com

Next Level Human Podcast

Human 365

Next Level Tribe

The Metabolic Effect Diet

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Neurotransmitters act as chemical signals from our nerve endings to various target cells found in muscles, glands, and other neurons. Although there are many types of neurotransmitters, today we will focus on the catecholamines - epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Anyone who has ongoing stress or is an ‘adrenaline junkie’ can attest to the physical effects of the catecholamines. But did you know that they also play a role in our brain’s reward system to make us happy and feel good?

Listen in as we discuss the importance of catecholamines, their downstream metabolites, and why we measure them.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:10 What is a neurotransmitter?
• 3:25 Introduction to catecholamines
• 6:00 Dopamine and the reward system
• 8:20 Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and the stress response
• 11:30 Neurotransmitter breakdown and downstream metabolites
• 16:50 Question of the Day
  • How does caffeine affect catecholamines?

Additional Resources:

NutrEval

Metabolomix +

Organic Acids

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Hormones are chemical messengers in the body that work together to regulate many important functions such as the stress response, growth, libido, and overall metabolism. Although our bodies make many hormones, today we are going to focus on testosterone.

Testosterone is a hormone of growth and repair and vitally important for maintaining health. Testosterone levels can naturally fall as we age. Deficiencies, or “low T”, is far more common than many of us realize and the clinical implications are far-reaching in both men and women. In this episode, we discuss all things testosterone, when to suspect deficiencies, and some strategies to improve testosterone levels.

Today on The Lab Report:  

• 2:45 What is testosterone and what does it do?
• 6:15 How is testosterone made?
• 8:40 Declining levels and deficiencies
• 9:30 Get Outta Here!
• 12:10 Signs and symptoms of low T
• 14:00 What can we do about it?
• 16:00 Lifestyle modification and natural strategies
• 21:35 Supplementing with testosterone and downstream metabolism
• 23:20 Question of the Day
  • Testosterone testing – what’s the difference between saliva, blood, and urine?

Additional Resources:

One Day Hormone Check

Male Hormonal Health

Complete Hormones

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