When does timing matter? Ten years ago, nutrient timing was huge; entire nutrition philosophies arose from the idea that there were “windows” when certain nutrients were more or less important. Today, accumulating evidence suggests this isn’t true—but timing as a concept isn’t quite dead. There are times and situations when timing matters. More specifically, there […]
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Post-Surgery Update #2
Hey everyone, I wanted to get an article out this week—and perhaps it’ll still happen—but things have been going a bit rocky. Last Friday, I developed a headache and a fever. I had no fluid leakage (the main thing I’m supposed to be aware of), so didn’t think too much of it at first, but […]
Read the full article...Post-Surgery Chondro Update
Hey Everyone! Surgery on Friday went really well. The surgeons were able to resect 95%+ of the tumor, which was confirmed to be a chondrosarcoma (still waiting on grading, though). I spent one night in the neuro ICU, the worst part of which was waiting for the catheter they put in for surgery to be […]
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Untangling Protein, Meat Intake, & Health Risk
Protein is clearly a necessary nutrient. We need some to survive and a little more to thrive. Athlete-wise, we know it affects training, gaining, and recovery (though we may still disagree on how much is necessary), and most athletes know enough about protein to ensure it’s not limited in their diet even if they don’t […]
Read the full article...Chondro Update #1
Not a big update—I haven’t really learned anything new. The main item of note is that my first (and maybe last) surgery will be September 15th. After this surgery, I’ll be in the hospital anywhere from 2 to 7 days depending on how much CSF leakage I have and my general progress in recovery. Fun […]
Read the full article...Protein Is Dangerous… But Only If You Have Certain Diseases
Last week, a female bodybuilder from Australia (Meegan Hefford) died from what nearly every news outlet has called “too much protein” (or something along those lines). There’s a ton of stories out there, here’s just one. Buried within these stories is the true nature of Hefford’s untimely death: a urea cycle disorder, a metabolic disease […]
Read the full article...Diet Soda Does Not “Really Mess With Your Metabolism”
This is a quick rebuttal to the article published last week in Vox by Mark Schatzker entitled “Study: diet soda can really mess with your metabolism“. In the article, Schatzker details a study in which a group of scientists created an array of beverages that ranged in sweetness and carbohydrate content (by using sucralose and […]
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Is Protein Supplementation Effective? AKA, “How Much Protein Do You Need?”
I recently came across a column in the American College of Sports Medicine’s news bulletin titled “Active Voice: Protein Supplementation to Enhance Adaptations to Resistance Exercise Training – Not Supported by Scientific Evidence!” In the column, the authors argue that “if a well-balanced diet is consumed, the adaptations of resistance exercise training will not be […]
Read the full article...Chondrosarcoma
I’ve been a bit sporadic with my writing of late; I’m trying to remedy it, but I want to fill everyone in on what’s happening and why my posts have been sporadic. About a month ago, I got an MRI of my head and neck done because I had some ongoing mild symptoms that were […]
Read the full article...EmbodyDNA and the False Hope of Personalized Weight Loss
Have you heard of EmbodyDNA yet? It’s been making some rounds on the internet. The basic idea is that it’s genetic testing specifically aimed at nutrition and weight loss, and it promises to be able to help you “fine tune” your dietary plan to lose weight (or be healthier, perhaps). Sounds great, but there’s a […]
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