Sports Nutrition 230: Food Combining, Thyroid Support and the 2016 Diet Trend You Want to Know About

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Food combining

• Importance of food combining and mixing macros
• Eating fats & proteins with carbs can slow sugar release, which can be a good thing to control blood sugar, but does eating fats & protein with carbs take longer to digest due to different acid environments? Examples: fruit/honey with fats; steak and potatoes, etc.
• Different acidity in foods and digestion
• Are eggs and bacon really the best idea for a pre-race or pre-workout breakfast even if you are fat-adapted?? We talk pros and cons of this meal.
• Why it's sometimes a good idea to forgo protein and fat before a gnarly workout/race.
• What is an "easy digesting" fat-adapted breakfast?
• Should we be loading up our veggies with butter, coconut oil or other fats?
• Bitter melon extract
• Cinnamon with carbs for blood sugar control

Amino acids (protein supplements)

• Powder vs. pills?
• What's the difference, is one form superior, and why?

Nutrition and supplements for thyroid support

• How you know when thyroid needs a boots: TSH is high, T3 is low
• To convert T4 to T3 you need glucose
• The tradeoff on too little or too much T3 for longevity
• Supplements discussed:
• Thyro-gold - using thyroid powder from pasture-fed New Zealand cows
• L-aspartic acid
• Coleus Froskohlii
• Glycerol

2016 Diet Trends

• Dietary customization with genetic testing, blood work, gut testing and more
• Honing in on your diet unique to your needs, with technology to support convenience