Not Another Nutrition Podcast Martin MacDonald

In this week's episode, I am interviewed by Body Smart Fitness, regarding the myths around personalised nutrition, the phenomenon of metabolic adaptation and how menopause is the next “money grab”. We also discuss how genetics impact your fat loss journey and ways to tackle this. 

The references and links for the study discussed can be found at ⁠www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep117

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TIMEPOINTS

05:52 - The under under-discussed placebo effect of personalised nutrition 

07:42 - Is it harder for some people to lose weight than others?

11:54 - Should ANYONE be using a continuous glucose monitor to improve their health?

16:34 - Is weight loss good or bad for the gut microbiome? 

17:08 - Are your gut bacteria working against your weight loss efforts

28:08 - Is Davina McCall a sell-out for working with ZOE?

32:54 - The study that killed the insulin hypothesis

42:27 - Are programs catering towards Menopause worth it?

59:54 - Do food intolerance tests actually work?

01:02:32 - Does alcohol shut down your metabolic pathways, and stop you from losing fat?

In this week's episode, I discuss how women can diet around their menstrual cycle and the importance of building healthy weight maintenance habits.

I also explain why hunger is reduced on aggressive deficits when compared with moderate deficits and how aggressive diets impact an individual’s relationship with food. 

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TIMEPOINTS

05:52 - How women should diet around their menstrual cycle



15:39 - Why aggressive deficits are better than moderate deficits for fat loss



21:37 - When you shouldn’t diet



28:24 - Does aggressive dieting negatively impact an individual’s relationship with food?



31:36 - How aggressive diets can actually reduce hunger!



37:15 - Why diets don’t have to be sustainable to be effective

In this week's episode, I am interviewed on how to become a qualified nutritionist without a degree, the science behind the efficacy of food intolerance tests, why quick-fix diets are so popular & why it can be harder for women to lose weight than men!



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Want to come to my new aggressive dieting seminar? Join the interest list HERE! (www.martin-macdonald.com/aggressive-diet-coaching-seminar)

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TIMEPOINTS

10:30 - Why you don't have to go to university to become a nutritionist

16:40 - Are food intolerance tests all BS?

35:16 - How the fitness and nutrition industry is failing and how MNU is solving this!

40:50 - Why are quick-fix diets so appealing to people?

45:07 - Why it's much harder for women to lose weight than men?

In this episode, I give my take on Eddie Abbew’s rise in popularity and discuss the research around his demonisation of insulin & various other things.

The link to the two Kevin Hall papers and the podcast I discuss in the episode can be found at www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep114 



TIMEPOINTS

00:20 - Is Eddie Abbew the new Tim Spector?

06:29 - What is the insulin hypothesis & why Eddie Abbew thinks you have to control insulin

15:05 - The two studies that disprove most low-carb thinking!

27:42 - Why some people lose more weight on a low-carb diet

34:51 - The fastest way to lose body fat that is ACTUALLY backed by science!

On the second part of the Mind Muscle Connection podcast, I am interviewed by Jeff Hoehn on the things everyone should consider before starting a bulk! 

We discuss the factors that affect how someone adapts to bulking including gender, NEAT & genetics. 

References for the studies discussed can be found at www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep113 



TOPICS

03:04 - Why bulking is not the way to reach your ideal physique

21:54 - How to train for muscle gain & eat for fat loss

25:24 - Why people respond to bulking so differently

30:44 - The importance of understanding natural muscle gain when setting physique goals

On this week’s episode, I am interviewed by Jeff Hoehn on the Mind Muscle Connection podcast. We discussed what my current nutrition and training goals are and my daily eating behaviours. We also talk about the importance of learning healthy eating habits and why tracking should be considered a tool but not a panacea for sustainable fat loss.

TOPICS10:52 - What is different about MNU & why we regulate our graduates

23:47 - How I eat 95% of the time

37:25 - Why most people gain weight over time

41:44 - Why tracking is unsustainable in the long term