Life By Design Podcast

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Mon, 26 October 2020

Real food first.

That's the number one rule for Eating By Design and for good reason.

Nothing will improve your results faster than simply eating more real food.

Rule number two is eat protein with every meal.

That's what today's episode of Life By Design is all about and I'm sharing the details from a recording I made for our private Facebook Group.

What We Cover

How much protein is enough protein?
What's more important, the total amount of protein or percentage of protein?
The fastest way to improve the percentage of protein intake is NOT eating more, it's this.
The meat sweats are an indicator of this mechanism that makes eating protein as the first macro nutrient such a powerful action step.
How to eat your protein. The best sources and why.

Direct download: 403.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT

Mon, 12 October 2020

#402 When It's Not a Concussion

This week we review research published in the Journal of Athletic Training, looking at the importance of checking and correcting and movement deficiencies in the necks of people who have suffered a concussion.

The challenge is that since the anatomy is very similar - meaning that the nerves and structures that supply and innervate the brain also have links to the neck.

Due to the crossover, concussion and cervical syndrome, as the authors put it, can mimic each other in the way they behave.

What We Cover

The number of diagnosed concussions due to sport and recreation activities has been steadily increasing during the past few decades, with an estimated 3.8 million concussions occurring in 2014.
A concussion is a complex pathophysiologic process that is induced by bio-mechanical forces and affects the brain.
Cervical injuries and concussions can share similar mechanisms and nearly identical symptoms or causes.
Concussion symptoms may actually be caused by cervical injury, yet their 'treatment' is very different.
Patients with cervical injury respond immediately to soft tissue massage, passive stretching, strength training, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, vestibular maneuvers, and cervical check-ups.
Patients who have post-concussive syndrome after sport concussion and exhibit symptoms of dizziness, neck pain and tenderness, or headaches may have cervicogenic dysfunction.
The importance of an examination and finding the root cause to the problem.

Direct download: 402.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:31pm EDT

Mon, 5 October 2020

#401 Oily Fish Good For Your Kids Brains

Don't make the mistake of thinking fish oil is good for you or your children.

Fish oil is a vehicle to help deliver omega-3 fatty acids into your body, and because our current lifestyle and environment make that a challenge to get, fish oil might help.

That's a real mouth full, but let us explain more concisely on today's episode.

An interesting study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, aimed to see if there was a difference in health kids between the ages of 8 and 9 who received about 375 g/week of oily fish compared to poultry for 12 weeks. In total, 199 kids were tested.

At baseline and endpoint, the authors assessed attention, processing speed, executive functions, memory, emotions, and behavior with a large battery of tests and questionnaires and analyzed erythrocyte fatty acid composition. The samples were fasting and collected by venipuncture blood.

What we cover

"We found that a high intake of oily fish tended to improve overall scores of cognitive performance and socio-emotional problems in healthy children."
The results were dose dependent, meaning kids with higher levels of Long-Chain-Poly-Unsaturated-Fatty-Acids (Omega-3s, found in oily fish) did best.
These results support the current hypothesis that omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish oil and oily fish) are good for the brain development of children and help prevent and avoid aggression and autonomic dysregulation.
Give your children high-quality fish and fish oil. It's good for them and their brains.
1g total EPA / DHA is a suitable starting dosage.

Direct download: 401.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT