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#269: Lyndon Purcell & Jacob Schepis: Physiology, Hypertrophy & Discussions Feb 21, 2019

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Lyndon is Head of Education at JPS Health & Fitness in Melbourne, Australia.He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Exercise and Sport Science and is completing a Masters in High Performance Sport Science. He is also a qualified strength and conditioning coach and has coached many athletes over the past number of years.

Jacob is the founder and director of JPS Health & Fitness in Melbourne, Australia. Having worked in the industry for close to a decade, Jacob's wealth of knowledge coupled with his experience in the trenches has led him to become one of Melbourne's most sought out trainers. His role has extended fate beyond working with his beloved clients, to now mentoring aspiring personal trainers, holding workshops and seminars, and writing for the nations personal training governing body, Physical Activity Australia.

#268: Luke Leaman - Physiology, Nutrition From First Principles & Prioritising Health Feb 18, 2019

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Throughout recent years, Luke Leaman has become a prominent figure in the health and fitness industry. With a mantra of "Health Over Everything," his teachings, research, and knowledge boldly reflect that.

Luke has spent the last 9 years educating coaches, trainers, and health professionals around the world on biochemistry and physiology, with a large focus on the application of this knowledge.

Earlier on in his career, Luke sought out the best in their fields to internship with, learn from, and work alongside. Luke has mentored under world-renowned Strength Coach Charles Poliquin, as well as Dr James Lavalle formally of the Lavalle Metabolic Institute, and author of Cracking the Metabolic Code.

Over the years, Luke has focused his learning and education on the stress response in relation to fat gain, metabolic disruption, and performance. Through his knowledge, he has been able to help hundreds of clients get back to peak health when all hope had previously been lost.

In September 2015 he began his mission with Muscle Nerds. His focus is to bring health back to the health and fitness industry, to help mould critically thinking, educated coaches, and to do so in a positive, encouraging, and enthusiastic manner.

#267: Fiona Willer, AdvAPD - Health At Every Size, Non-Dieting & Weight-Neutral Approaches Feb 11, 2019

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Fiona is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD) and university lecturer in nutrition and dietetics. Her academic research areas are dietetic private practice benchmarking, interprofessional learning and HAES (Health At Every Size) integration into dietetics.

Fiona has close to a decade of academic work under her belt and has been employed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Central Queensland University (CQU) and the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC).

She will soon complete a PhD focusing on the clinical application of weight neutral approaches to weight concern in dietetics and it's adoption into practice.

Fiona's mission is to empower health professionals to adopt weight neutral practice by providing support and training in how and why to do so.

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Defining Health At Every Size (HAES)
Weight neutral program vs. weight loss program
Benefits of non-diet approaches
Long-term data on dieting
Can obese patients still improve their health even if there is no weight loss?
Problems with basing health status on bodyweight and/or BMI
Striking the balance of knowing weight loss is beneficial with the potential that focusing solely on weight change can be contraindicated
Intuituve eating

#266: Marty Kendall - Nutrient Optimiser, High-Satiety Diets & Carb/Fat Combinations Feb 05, 2019

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Marty is an engineer by trade but his passion is for researching and writing about nutrition topics over at his site optimisingnutrition.com.

There he has created a framework for eating for health, which focuses on the intersection between energy density and nutrient density. He promotes maximizing micronutrient density of the diet, regardless of your dietary approach or goal.

#265: Lessons From Experts - Prediabetes, Autophagy, Relative Energy Deficiency and Carbohydrate Periodization Jan 29, 2019

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#264: Prof. Michael Ristow – Longevity, Mitochondria & Free Radicals Jan 22, 2019

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Role of mitochondria in lifespan regulation and prevention of metabolic diseases
Health-promoting effects associated with: low caloric intake, reduced glucose metabolism, physical exercise, sirtuin signaling & more
How Prof. Ristow's findings go against the popular "free radical theory of aging"
How increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within mitochondria can increase longevity
ROS causing a vaccination-like adaptive response that culminates in increased stress resistance and extended longevity
Mitochondrial hormesis or mitohormesis
Human vs. non-human trials
How do insulin, protein and resveratrol affect longevity?
NAD
Caloric restriction vs maintenance of lean physique for longevity

Head of Institute of Translational Medicine at ETH Zurich and heads up the Energy Metabolism Laboratory. Prof. Ristow has been involved in research for many years examing Biochemistry and Physiology of Aging, Exercise, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes.

Prof. Ristow's group are interested in the biochemical and molecular basis of longevity — in particular the role played by mitochondria in lifespan regulation and prevention of metabolic diseases. Contrary to the widely re-iterated 'Free Radical Theory of Aging', his group have been the first laboratory to show that the health-promoting effects associated with low caloric intake, physical exercise and other lifespan-extending interventions like sirtuin signaling are caused by increased formation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) within the mitochondria, causing a vaccination-like adaptive response that culminates in increased stress resistance and extended longevity, a process called mitohormesis.

#263: Brenda Davy, PhD – Dietary Assessement Methods in Nutrition Research Jan 15, 2019

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Dr. Davy, is a Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech. She conducts research investigating the role of diet and physical activity behaviors in the prevention and treatment of obesity and related comorbidities, beverage consumption and weight management, and dietary assessment methodologies.

Dr. Davy received a BS in Nutrition in 1989 and an MS in Exercise Physiology in 1992 from Virginia Tech, and a PhD degree in Nutrition from Colorado State University in 2001. Dr. Davy is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and The Obesity Society, and serves on the Board of Editors for the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health. To date, she has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. At Virginia Tech, she directs the Laboratory for Eating Behaviors and Weight Management.

In This Episode We Discuss

Self-report measures: diet records (3-4 days), recalls, Food Frequency Questionnaires
Limitations of typical self-report measures used in research
Social desirability bias
Do particular meals/diet habits cause more inaccurate reporting?
How do the self-report methods try to minimize the degree of underreporting?
Intake biomarkers: Urinary excretion, isotope-based methods, etc.
Metabolomics
Tech-based methods: wearables, cameras, Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM)

#262: Trevor Kashey, PhD – Thoughts on Science, Learning & Nutrition Practice Jan 08, 2019

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Trevor received a PhD in Biochemistry from the Univerisity of Arizona at the age of 23. Previous to that he completed his undergraduate degree whilst still in high school.

He currently is the owner of Trevor Kashey Nutrition, where he works with an array of different people. Previous to that he was an owner of Relentless Dietetics.

Trevor has competed in strongman and bodybuilding in the past, and has been the nutrition consultant to many athletes in those sports and other strength-based sports.

Trevor is a lover of learning, science and critical thinking.

#261: Ari Snaevarsson – Eating Disorder Recovery, Body Positivity & Intuitive Eating Jan 01, 2019

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Ari Snaevarsson is a nutrition coach who works primarily with clients who suffer from disordered eating patterns. He also works as a dietetic technician at a residential eating disorder treatment center. In both capacities, he helps clients develop positive relationships with food and their bodies. His book, 100 Days of Food Freedom, outlines a simple, day-by-day process to recovery from one's eating disorder.

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Commonalitites in recovery from the various eating disorders
Defining recovery
The factors that may increase the probability of that recovery being a success
Critical nature of support systems
How you can support a friend/family member recovering from an eating disorder
Modification of environment and lifestyle
Goal setting: what metrics can be assessed on an ongoing basis?
Understanding relapses accurately
Cognitive dietary restraint – dieting messages from the diet industry
Body-positive, intuitive eating approach
Health At Every Size (HAES) – misinterpretations and misconceptions

#260: Steve Taylor, RD - Sustainable Results, Human Behaviour & Dietary Approaches Dec 27, 2018

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Steve Taylor is a registered dietitian and lifestyle coach who through sustainable behavior changes elicits positive lifestyle transformations in, and with his clients.

Steve has a Master's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Exercise Physiology. This formal training, combined with a decade of experience, has equipped him with powerful tools, skills, and strategies which he now teaches and shares with others.

In addition to his own coaching practice, Steve is the registered dietitian for 3D Muscle Journey.

Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Steve now resides in Los Angeles, California.

In This Episode We Discuss

Philosophy to coaching
The issue of weight re-gain and loss of adherence
Understanding client motivation and attitudes
Sustainable diet methods
Balancing sustainability with methods that can get rapid results
Messages in the dieting industry that are particulary damaging

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