Re:NewsCast Wellness & Nutrition Matt McCourt

Today we are on the quest to build the perfect taco!

This Episode is all about exploring the ancient indigenous mexican technique of Nixtamalization.  Esteemed chef Israel Alvarez and owner of MaiiZ Tortillería in Victoria explains this process explains his passion for cooking authentic Mexican cuisine. We discuss in  great detail about the Mexican culture surrounding corn as a staple food and how it must be respected.

The process of Nixtamalization has been used for years to allow for massively increased nutritional availability from corn.  When the process was temporarily removed when governments wished to monopolize on corn production, there was widespread fallout of the disease pellagra - a niacin deficiency that causes extreme weakness and dementia.

We also discuss Victoria's food scene and its conscious and well informed consumers, the basis of a healthy diet, why food and culture are synonymous and what makes the perfect taco!

Thanks again Israel, you were a fantastic guest. If you want to learn more from Israel, want to try his incredible food or wish to take home some of his authentic Masa Harina tortillas  & tortilla kits check him out at MaiiZ on Fisgard.

https://maiiz.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/maiiz.nixtamal/

Take Care!

Todays Guests are Coach Jonno from (Head Coach at Deep Roots Athletics) & Jarrett Jackson (Our neighborhood try guy & friend of the podcast). Today I learned from Coach Jonno about an emerging theory on Lactate, Anxiety & Depression. 

We explore the idea that anxiety & depression can arise when there is a mismatch between the body and the brain. Sometimes our nervous system is sent into panic mode despite the conscious mind being aware there is no actual threat. Sometimes the mind can create a physical response due to perceived stressors in our environment. When the body and brains predictions are out of alignment can be referred to as 'Somatic Error'.

Coach Jonno measures lactate, a source of fuel manufactured from glucose, as an indicator or predictor of states of anxiety or depression. It can be theorized that higher lactate levels often correlate with erratic and stimulated anxious states and low lactate can be synonymous with low drive, low energy and depressed traits. 

We can use this information to train smarter to benefit our physiological traits. Adding in calm exercise like  walking and yoga to burn though excess lactate without further exhausting the nervous system.

We actually measured our lactate before the podcast and after, due to the nervousness and stimulation that comes with speaking and creating a podcast with people you have just met, our lactate levels shot up.  We went for a quiet walk in the rain, walking meditation with nasal breathing and our lactate levels dropped significantly.

WE ALSO RECORDED THIS ONE LIVE WITH VIDEO! Video coming soon :D

This podcast is not to be used against the advice from your doctor, counsellor or mental health professional. This is not medical advice; if you are dealing with issues with your mental health, please get the help that you need from a registered professional. 

Tristan Connolly is a MMA fighter that is currently signed to the UFC. He was raised on Vancouver island in British Colombia and was ranked amongst the top fighters in Canada. Tristan agreed to come on the cast and shed some light on his life as a UFC fighter including his nutrition and exercise routines. We discuss, fighting, jiujitsu, weight manipulation for weigh ins, recovering from injuries, how to stick to your goals and become a beast like him!
Tristan is a lovely bloke and an extremely talented fighter, I am very stoked to have had him on the podcast!
You can find out more about him at:
Instagram
https://instagram.com/mmatristan?utm_medium=copy_link
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TristanBoondockConnelly
Link to his UFC debut
https://youtu.be/MYMDut-XGmk

Matt De Groot is an interesting character; a black belt In Brazilian jiu-jitsu,  co owner of Martial arts academy ‘Van Isle Brazilian Jiujitsu’ AND budding Beekeeper. In this episode we take a deep dive into all things bees: Why we need bees, what they eat, what makes them sting, how a queen is chosen, nutritional value of the products from a hive, how to keep bees, how bees communicate, procreate and start insane civil wars within their population.

This episode is jam packed full of information and should not be missed. Hopefully we can shed some insight into how incredible bees are and how much we rely on them for food security, the environment and our wellbeing and survival.

WE ARE BACK! It’s been a couple of months since the last episode of ReNewsCast but we are back in a big way! 

This is a long awaited episode with my good friend Peter Jurt, a well anticipated guest on the podcast.

Peter is an Ultramarathon Runner, Wim Hof instructor, Director & Rock ‘n ‘Rolla. Peter has ran the Ute 100 twice, the Epic 5 Ultra run twice,  the Zermatt ultramarathon,  the Zombie Ultra trail run and several others.

We breakdown these superhuman feats, discuss mindset, recovery, nutrition and coaching. We also delve into the powers of healing and thriving with cold exposure! This episode is jammed packed full of goodies and I am very excited to unveil this.

Once again, everything discussed in the podcast is our opinion and is not medical advice.

Myself and my long time friend Jarrett Jackson @jarrettvsfitness did a month long ketogenic diet challenge. In this episode we unpack all of our ketogenic adventures including all the juicy pros, cons, recipes, insights and bowel activity.

Jarrett is a chef, foodie and fitness fanatic so it was really interesting to see how he managed with this challenge.  This episode is an unbiased review of the ketogenic diet with a load of hidden gems for cooking ketogenic foods and thriving on ketones!

DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor, this is not medical advice, should not be misconstrued as medical advice or be followed instead of actual medical care. This podcast is for educational purposes only, please enjoy this podcast but seek professional guidance for any extreme dietary changes. Also if you don’t like swearing.. apologies cause there is a little strong language in parts.

Peace!