In this week’s podcast, we discuss the myth that we can only absorb 30 grams of protein per meal. This common misconception isn’t rooted in any facts. As long as the protein is in the form of meat, our body can absorb almost all of the protein ingested. The digestion of protein occurs in the small intestines, which are over 23 feet long. This gives our body ample time to fully absorb all of the available amino acids. The rate limiting step is the urea cycle, which is how our body disposes of nitrogen found in protein. Our body will convert ammonia into inert urea and excrete it in our urine. If you’re interested in learning more about protein absorption, and to hear about other examples of how we can clearly absorb more than 30 grams of protein per meal, listen to this podcast.

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In this week’s podcast, we interview a long time friend who recently decided to take his health into his own hands and reverse his diabetes through a low carb high fat diet.

We go over topics such as what made him want to change, what his doctors were telling him, his experiences with various medications, and the great results he’s seen so far from just a simple diet change.

So if you or anyone you know were recently diagnosed with diabetes, this is the podcast to listen to.

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In this week's podcast, we discuss Intermittent Fasting

Podcast Topic starts at 12:00min mark

What is Intermittent Fasting (IF)?

Intermittent fasting is simply time restricted eating. For example, you eat your first meal at 10 am and your last meal at 6 pm.

This example is a 16/8 IF, meaning you fast for 16 hours and your feeding window is 8 hours. During a feeding window, there is no limit on how much you eat.

IF can be anywhere from 12/12 to one meal a day (OMAD).

I’ve never heard of IF, is this a new idea?

No this isn't a new idea, it's now just being rediscovered. Think of our ancient ancestors for a minute. Before the invention of fire, the only light source was the sun. I can’t see in the dark and neither could they. Everyone I know eats in the light so they could see what they’re eating. It’s not a stretch to assume that our ancestors would only eat during daylight hours, a natural IF protocol.  

What can I eat during my fasted state?

Fasting is a spectrum, not a light switch. The less you consume, the better, but don’t worry about putting a little something in your stomach if it will push back your feeding window longer.  Here is a quick list of approved foods starting with the best:

WATER!!!

Salt

Minerals

Coffee/Tea

Bone broth

What to avoid?

Avoid consuming anything sweet, even if it has no calories. Many artificial sweeteners can trick your body into producing insulin because it thinks you’re consuming sugar. Keeping insulin levels low is the key to fasting.

What should I eat during my feeding window?

A real food low carb/high fat diet would be best, but you can still get some of the benefits on any diet. A low carb/high fat diet will help your body adjust to using fat for fuel and make the fasting period much easier with fewer hunger cues.

This is called being fat adapted. Being fat adapted allows our bodies to better utilize and tap into our own body fat stores for fuel. Also it allows us to better metabolize large fatty meals.

We dive deeper into the health benefits of intermittent fasting in the rest of the podcast. Also, more detailed show notes available on website, which includes links to all the studies mentioned.

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In this week’s podcast, we continue our discussion of the nutritional deficiencies of the vegan diet. We focus on proteins and fats that are lacking in the vegan diet, which is due from both low amounts in allowed foods and poor bioavailability.

Crude Protein vs. True Protein 

Crude protein is a measure of all the nitrogen in any given sample of food. When it comes to cattle, it's a great method of measuring feed quality in order to make sure the feed given to cattle has enough nitrogen in it. Ruminants can absorb non-protein nitrogen and turn it into protein-based nitrogen in the form of amino acids. This is called nutrient up-cycling. Ruminants convert low grade, non-edible food into nutrient dense food for us. Crude protein is a bad way to gauge protein content in foods for humans, however, because humans and other animals with only one stomach (monogastrics)  such as chickens, pigs, lions and dogs can't absorb non-protein nitrogen. They can only absorb nitrogen in the form of amino acids.

Fatty Acids

The three main omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

Both Omega 3 and 6 fats are converted into prostaglandins which are locally produced hormones that are vital for our health.

ALA is 18 carbons long. It first gets elongated to 20 carbons, turning it into EPA. Then, it gets elongated again to 22 carbons, which is DHA.

The primary essential fatty acids that are responsible for improving our health are EPA and DHA. Our body can convert ALA into EPA and DHA. But it does this very poorly. The conversion from ALA to DHA, for example, is anywhere from 0% to 9%.

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In this week's podcast, we discuss the nutritional deficiencies of the vegan diet. We broke this podcast up into two parts. Part one will focus on Vitamins and Minerals that are lacking in the vegan diet, which is due from both low amounts in allowed foods and poor bioavailability. They include:

Vitamin B-12

Vitamin A

Vitamin K2

Vitamin D3

Mineral Iron

Mineral Zinc

Honorable Mention to the Five C's

These nutrients are also lacking in a vegan diet: 

Cholesterol

Carnitine

Carnosine

Creatine

Choline

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In this week's podcast, we discuss the athletic benefits of the carnivore diet, including the high protein content of an all-meat diet as well as the naturally occurring peptides, carnosine and creatine, found in meat which promote increased performance.

Meat contains bioavailable and easily-absorbed essential fatty acids, including the omega 3's, EPA and DHA, which are only found in animal sources.

Meat contains all 9 essential amino acids as well as the conditionally essential amino acids

Conditionally Essentially amino acids

Arginine

Glycine

Proline

Glutamine

Tyrosine

Serine

Cysteine - Methionine is precursor

Taurine - Methionine is precursor

Carnosine Benefits

Carnosine as a buffer

"Carnosine exhibits excellent buffering capacity at physiological pH values: concentrations of carnosine are such that they can provide up to 40% of the pH-buffering capacity of skeletal muscle." This ability of carnosine allows you to workout harder for longer.

What is it?

Carnosine (beta-alanine-histidine) is a dipeptide, a binding of the amino acids, alanine and histidine, a non-enzymatic free radical scavenger and a natural antioxidant.

Only found in animal products, mainly muscle meat.

In our bodies, it's found mainly in skeletal muscle. But it’s also found in high concentrations in the brain and heart-locations that have a high energy demand.

Amount of carnosine in food:

Turkey Pectoral: 530mg/100g, 2400mg/lb

Pork: 460mg/100g, 2000mg/lb

Beef: 380mg/100g, 1700mg/lb

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In this week’s podcast, we take a deep dive into magnesium. In part 2, we discuss magnesium anti-inflammatory properties, conditions that cause your kidneys to become magnesium-wasting, magnesium loss in the soil, and how that affects the food we eat. We finish with our recommendations for who should supplement with magnesium.

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In this week's podcast, we take a deep dive into magnesium. In part 1, we discuss what magnesium is specifically, how it's involved in regulating our metabolism and its role in calcium absorption.

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In this week's podcast, we discuss healthy living on a budget.

Know when to buy organic and when it’s okay not to

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php

Meat

Grass fed ground beef

Grain finished everything else

Pasture raised eggs (local farms)

Rotisserie chicken: chicken salad with meat, skin and bones for bone broth

Organ meats

Talk to butchers

Shop around

Schmidt’s deodorant

coconut oil

Farmer’s market

Thrive market

Training

Yoga w/Adrienne

Running outside

Playing at the park

Pull up bar and bands

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Podcast Episode 20

In this week’s podcast, we talk about a few techniques to survive Thanksgiving.

Tyson’s Top 3 Tips

1-Start with an all-meat plate. Load up on turkey, ham, steak- whatever meat is available for your first dish.

2-Get moving after your meal. No matter what you eat, electrons build up in the ETC and leak out of the mitochondria more readily if there isn’t a steady supply of ADP. We get ADP from burning ATP. So get moving.

3-Don’t take any left overs home and don’t let this cheat meal turn into three cheat days.

Tom’s Top 3 Tips

1-Don’t stress out, it’s only one meal. You can’t gain 10 lbs from a 2lb meal

2-Eat before you go, and you'll be less likely to eat everything in sight

3-Bring a dish that can serve as a meal for you if you are trying to eat healthy

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