We’ve got EC Syncowski of OptimizeMe Nutrition in to talk about the fundamentals of a good diet, the 800g Challenge, and whether it’s more important to focus on the quality or the quantity of our food.
We’ve got EC Syncowski of OptimizeMe Nutrition in to talk about the fundamentals of a good diet, the 800g Challenge, and whether it’s more important to focus on the quality or the quantity of our food.
05:13 - Learn more about OptimizeMe Nutrition here
07:42 - What’s the one thing we should all be focused on in our diet?
09:52 - Whether quantity is more or less important than quality
11:03 - Where our understanding of nutritional science comes from
14:15 - What is the 800g Challenge?
18:29 - Whether EC is advocating for a plant-based diet or not
20:06 - Why the 800g Challenge doesn’t distinguish between fruits and vegetables
22:28 - Are elimination diets ever helpful?
24:32 - EC’s thoughts on the value and necessary of “boredom”
25:29 - The fundamentals of a good diet
27:36 - Talking about Intermittent Fasting
29:31 - Talking about gut health
33:11 - The role of fiber
34:36 - What is inflammation?
37:12 - Talking about kept
40:26 - What it means to be insulin resistant
43:14 - Can keto cause a nutrient deficiency?
44:52 - What EC would prescribe for somebody who need to lose a lot of weight
47:41 - Our Top Trends episode
48:12 - Why EC thinks people are always looking for the next diet to try
51:39 - How to stay on track with our diets
54:43 - Follow EC on Insta
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