The Zeus Nutrition God-cast is back in its 2nd season!

Change is hard. But it's all relative. The more you change, the harder it will be to sustain. Join Griffin as he explains what the theory of relativity is and some key concepts you can use to help you make important changes in your life.

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Now that Griffin is a physician, it is important to note that this episode, or any others on the God-cast, does not represent specific medical advice and should never be used to disregard, contradict, or replace actual care from a medical professional.

This podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other medical professional services including the giving of medical advice. Please note that no doctor-patient relationship has been formed.

After a long wait, Alexa Elbert makes her debut on the God-cast. Better known to the social media audience as Betty, she is co-owner and coach for Zeus Nutrition. Join Griffin and Alexa as they journey through her past and discover how she developed her passion for nutrition and hormonal health.

The Zeus Nutrition Pyramid from previous episodes laid out a framework for creating your own nutrition program. However, these steps are merely suggestions. While we tend to take most of our private nutrition clients through this same pathway, it will not work for everyone.

The specific details about your diet will not determine its success. Whether you prefer high carb, high fat, keto, vegan, intermittent fasting, macro counting, or intuitive eating, the most important aspect of your plan is that it is sustainable. You can have the most elaborate and thought-out plan in the world, but if you can't adhere to it, none of it matters.

In this episode, Griffin explains why long term success is built upon sustainability and how you can go about ensuring that you are creating a sustainable nutrition plan.

You are what you eat, and then some. In our longest episode to date, Griffin Elbert interviews special guest, Jake Norley, MS, about his work in the field of gut health and the microbiome. This conversation goes deep on many topics including the microbiome, how gut health can impact mental health, the role of leaky gut on auto-immune diseases, how to eat to clean up your gut, and much more.

Jake Norley built on his BA in chemistry with minors in psychology and math from Wabash College by earning his master of science in biochemistry from Purdue University. He is currently working as a research associate for Scioto Biosciences.

During the episode, Jake mentions a few books and podcasts. These are listed below:
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
The Peter Attia Drive Podcast Episode 8 with Tom Bilyeu

There's eating healthy, and then there's the next level. Switching from highly-processed "food" to minimally processed, whole food is a good first step. If you're already there, then the next step for you is elevate the quality of those whole foods. This episode will explain the best way to get the highest quality food no matter where you live.

Zach Brown and his wife Bethany are owners of Grace and Truth Farms which grows organic, non-GMO, & chemical free vegetables, berries, eggs, chicken, & pork in Rossville, IN. Zach grew up on a farm before getting into his first career as a tech and finance entrepreneur. Shortly after, he found his true passion of creating the healthiest and cleanest produce and meat by using sustainable farming practices.

Dave Clayton is the owner of Lantern Road Egg Company in Indianapolis, IN, which produces high-quality, cage-free, organic chicken and duck eggs. He also plays a big role in helping Grace and Truth Farms at local farmers' markets year-round.

You can find out more about them by going to graceandtruthfarms.com or by visiting them at the market! They are at the Indy City Market in downtown Indianapolis Wednesday mornings from May through October and the Indy Winter Market Saturday mornings from November through April.

The fifth and final episode of the nutritional pyramid wraps up the series by explaining how to periodize all of the previous steps and extend your success over time. Make sure you have listened to the previous four episodes before diving into this one.

In this much shorter episode, Griffin explains the three main areas in which your goals lie. Understanding the realm of your goal can help you plan out your program across the four seasons, of which Griffin goes into detail. With the information contained in this episode and the previous ones, you should be well equipped to create a nutrition program that will last you a lifetime.

As always, if you gained any information out of this episode or know someone that needs to hear it, please SHARE IT! Let's get more people involved with living the healthy Zeus Nutrition lifestyle. Leave use a review (5 stars preferably ;) and subscribe to never miss an episode.

If you are getting lost in the information, confused by the complexity, or simply need someone to help review the plan you are creating, head over to www.zeus-nutrition.com and send us a message. We would love to help you.

The fourth episode of the nutritional pyramid covers everything supplements. It is important to remember that a supplement is to complete, or round-out, the whole of your diet. You should not be relying on a supplement as the sole source of any of your nutrient intake, and you should not expect a magic pill that can fix all of your problems. Like we have talked about before, you must listen to these episodes in order. If you haven't listened to episodes 1-3, go back and do that now.

If you have listened to the beginning of the pyramid, then prepare yourself to be blown away by this episode that is much longer than usual. Griffin and Dylan cover a broad list of supplements that will not only serve as insurance for anything lacking in your diet, but also can help boost your performance in and outside of the gym. Grab a pen and paper for this one because you will want to take some notes.

As always, if you gained any information out of this episode or know someone that needs to hear it, please SHARE IT! Let's get more people involved with living the healthy Zeus Nutrition lifestyle. Leave use a review (5 stars preferably ;) and subscribe to never miss an episode.

If you are getting lost in the information, confused by the complexity, or simply need someone to help review the plan you are creating, head over to www.zeus-nutrition.com and send us a message. We would love to help you.

Today we are flipping the script with a little 2 minute drill. Dylan Litton has searched the web for a list of common dieting myths. Griffin then has roughly 2 minutes to address the myth and set each one of them straight. (Very rarely does he achieve doing this in under 2 minutes ;)

Here are a list of topics covered:
- Eating late at night
- Meal frequency
- Short-term diets
- Isolating macronutrients during meals
- Cutting calories
- Diet foods
- Post-workout protein
- Fats/carbs are bad
- Detoxes/cleanses

Micronutrients are often overlooked. One of the big fad diets is If It Fits Your Macros. This diet became very popular by its followers posting pictures on social media of their donut ice cream sundaes that are "perfectly fine to eat because it fits their macros." However, micronutrient deficiencies may be the one thing that is holding you back from seeing the results you want. Once you have set up the first two levels of the pyramid, it's time to move on to getting your micros!

If you haven't listened to the first and second nutritional pyramid episodes, we strongly recommend you do that now. Don't think about it. Don't procrastinate. Don't go out of order. You must follow these steps sequentially in order to create a successful nutrition program.

In this episode, Dylan and Griffin talk about what micronutrients are and how you can ensure that you are getting them all.

Macronutrients are the craze nowadays. Everyone is trying to figure out the right numbers or ratios to hit. Once you have set up the first level of the pyramid (calories and water), it's time to move on to your macros! 

If you haven't listened to the first nutritional pyramid episode, we strongly recommend you do that now. Don't think about it. Don't procrastinate. Don't go out of order. You must follow these steps sequential in order to create a successful nutrition program.

In this episode, Dylan and Griffin talk about protein, carbs, fat, and alcohol. Find out what you should be eating and how much is right for you.