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 fo...

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 ...

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 extremel...

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 info...

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 mind...

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 ketone...