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Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD - Performance Supplementation, High Intensity Training & Chronic Low-calorie Dieting Sep 09, 2014

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Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD is on the show to talk about performance-enhancing supplementation, high intensity training and the metabolic adaptations to chronic low-calorie dieting.

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Marc David - Psychology of Eating & Food Behaviours Sep 02, 2014

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This week's guest is Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. We discuss why what we eat is only half the story of good nutrition. We get into topics like the effect of physiological state on digestion, attitude to food, behaviours around food, mind-body nutrition, food "addiction", and binge eating.

Michael Ruscio - Probiotics, Prebiotcs and SIBO Aug 26, 2014

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Michael Rusio, BNMDP/NMCC gives a breakdown of all the big issues related to the gut microbiome that could be sabotaging your health.

Probiotics, prebiotcs, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), parasite infections, stomach acid, and the hygiene hypothesis are all discussed.

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Lynda Frassetto, MD - Kidney Health, Blood Pressure, Chronic Disease & Nutritional Interventions Aug 12, 2014

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Dr. Lynda Frassetto, comes on the show to talk kidney health, blood pressure, chronic illness and how nutrition can help treat these naturally.

She is a nephrologist in San Francisco, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including San Franciso Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Connecticut School of Medicine and has been in practice for 32 years.

Brent Pottenger, MD - "Thinkering" and Imagining the Future of Medicine Aug 05, 2014

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Brent Pottenger, MD discusses his philosophy to health. Dr. Pottenger is a physician at Napa State Hospital and completed med school at Johns Hopkins University. He also has a Master of Health Administration at University of Southern California (USC).

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Some Thoughts on the Carbohydrate Confusion Jul 22, 2014

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On this week's show I'm talking about carbohydrates. Low-carb versus high-carb debates. Problems with carbohydrate restriction. The therapeutic effect of low-carbing. And a lot more.

Dean Dwyer - How to Set Yourself Up For Success Jul 01, 2014

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Dean Dwyer talks about why people don't achieve their goals, how to become more consistent and why failure is inevitable.

Pedro Bastos - Should We Be Consuming Dairy? Jun 24, 2014

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On this week's show we get into a highly controversial area: dairy consumption. Should we consuming dairy? If so, which types? Can certain people tolerate it better? How do we work this all out?

Pedro Bastos is a Dietitian and Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University (Sweden).

Mike T. Nelson, PhD - Metabolic Flexibility & Performance-Based Fat Loss Jun 17, 2014

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On this week's show I chat with Mike T. Nelson, PhD. Mike completed his doctorate studies on the concept of metabolic flexibility. In the show Mike talks about what metabolic flexibility is, why it's important and the concept of "performance-based fat loss".

Bill Lagakos, PhD - The Poor, Misunderstood Calorie Jun 03, 2014

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Bill Lagakos, PhD is on the show to talk about: the flaw of "eat less, exercise more"; the difference between the calories we eat and the calories we expend as energy; educating people about dietary quality rather than calorie content.

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