On May 25, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me, Chad Macias, Danny Lennon, and Alex Leaf in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about sports nutrition, and here’s the full recording! We talk about things like: Is there a risk of depleting histidine with beta-alanine supplementation? What’s the best form of fuel …
Ask Us Anything About Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones, May 10, 2019
On May 10, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me and Dr. Carrie Jones in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about hormones, and here’s the full recording! We talk about things like: What time of day is best to take T4 and/or T3? How to use pregnenolone to manage perimenopausal insomnia? Is …
Pantothenic Acid Part 2: Testing, Food, and Supplements
This is part 2 of the pantothenic acid Mastering Nutrition podcast. Pantothenate is also known as vitamin B5! It supports your mood, mental health, skin clarity, energy, sleep, and comfort. Alex Leaf and I team up again, this time to how to get B5 from foods and supplements, and how to know when you’re getting …
Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, March 8, 2019
Listen on ITunes or Stitcher.Click here to stream.Right-click (control-click on the Mac) here and choose “save as” (“save link as” on Mac) to download.Subscribe in your own reader using this RSS feed. Support the Sponsors (with yummy discounts)! This episode is brought to you by Ample. Ample is a meal-in-a-bottle that takes a total of two minutes to prepare, consume, and clean up. …
Pantothenic Acid: What It Is and Why You Need It
Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5. You use it to make coenzyme A, a molecule that is central to energy metabolism, most famous for forming acetyl CoA, which lies at the intersection of all anabolic (building up) and catabolic (breaking down) reactions. Alex Leaf and I team up again, this time to tackle B5. This is …
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How to Safely Take Nicotinamide Riboside for Anti-Aging
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is the best form of niacin to take for anti-aging benefits. BUT… it could sap your creatine supply, making you weaker, hurting your digestion, or causing you to get depressed. AND it could mess with your dopamine, giving you “sticky brain” syndrome, causing negative thoughts and emotions to get stuck in your …
The Best Form of Niacin for Anti-Aging
Niacin, niacinamide, nicotinamide riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide, oh my! 🙉 Which form should you take for anti-aging? In this episode, I recommend nicotinamide riboside (NR). It’s better at increase NAD+ levels than niacin or niacinamide. It’s probably equal to nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), but NMN hasn’t been studied as well. NMN is probably absorbed as NR anyway, …
The Choline Database
Read below for how to use the database and how much choline you should get, or just start searching now! How to Use the Database This database allows you to search for specific foods, or to do a blank search to list all the foods in the database in declining order of choline content. You …
Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, March 4, 2019
Listen on ITunes or Stitcher.Click here to stream.Right-click (control-click on the Mac) here and choose “save as” (“save link as” on Mac) to download.Subscribe in your own reader using this RSS feed. Support the Sponsors (with yummy discounts)! This episode is brought to you by Ample. Ample is a meal-in-a-bottle that takes a total of two minutes to prepare, consume, and clean up. …