E.C. Syncowski of OptimizeME Nutrition is back for a round of rapid-fire questions. We get her thoughts on everything from probiotics, dairy, and bacon, to bread, powdered greens, and alcohol.
E.C. Syncowski of OptimizeME Nutrition is back for a round of rapid-fire questions. We get her thoughts on everything from probiotics, dairy, and bacon, to bread, powdered greens, and alcohol.
01:38 - More about EC & OptimizeME Nutrition here
02:39 - If people only did one thing to improve their nutrition, what’s that one thing?
03:00 - Is getting bloodwork done important?
03:42 - What is cholesterol and does it matter?
05:13 - What about saturated fat?
05:39 - Fish oil?
06:20 - BCAAs?
06:53 - Amino acids?
07:34 - Probiotics?
08:18 - Fermented foods?
09:23 - Prebiotics?
10:07 - Pre/Post WOD supplements or real food instead?
11:18 - Intermittent Fasting?
11:48 - Do we need animal protein?
12:43 - What do you recommend for high-quality, plant-based protein?
13:07 - Powered greens?
14:17 - Foods that have a “processed” version or the whole food (sweet potato vs sweet potato chips; mango vs dried mango)?
15:41 - Dairy?
16:08 - Low fat, skim, or whole milk?
17:45 - Alcohol?
19:05 - Juicing?
19:54 - Bacon?
20:45 - Bread?
21:14 - What she recommends for people who don’t want to measure at all?
22:13 - What about cheat meals/cheat days?
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