Sigma Nutrition Radio
Danny Lennon
Discussions about the science of nutrition, dietetics and health. The podcast that educates through nuanced conversations, exploring evidence and cultivating critical thinking. Hosted by Danny Lennon.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 5, 2015 • 1h 3min
The Myth of Adrenal Fatigue - Bryan Walsh, ND
Dr. Bryan Walsh, ND talks about adrenal physiology, low and high cortisol, the HPA axis, why adrenal fatigue is a myth and how all this influences how you should eat and live. Episode page here
Feb 3, 2015 • 21min
The Importance of Perspective in Fat Loss Dieting
Danny talks about the importance of keeping perspective and how important perception is when it comes to dieting. You can grab all the links mentioned in this episode at sigmanutrition.com/episode45 Fundamentals vs. small details What success is predicated on Limiting factors An interesting study demonstarting psychology when it comes dieting and perception Some practical take-aways to remember
Jan 27, 2015 • 52min
Mike Samuels – Restrictive vs. Flexible Dieting
Mike Samuels of Healthy Living, Heavy Lifting is on the shoe to discuss restrictive vs. flexible dieting, our common transition from neurotic eating to sustainable nutrition, how to eat whilst travelling or working on the road, how to elimate binges and how to enjoy life!
Jan 20, 2015 • 1h 9min
Mike Israetel, PhD - All You Need To Know About Nutrient Timing
Episode 43: Dr. Mike Israetel is Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at UCM, a competitive powerlifter, grappler & bodybuilder and is the coach to many elite level athletes. On the show we dive into nutrient timing; protein timing, protein distribution, leucine threshold, placement of carbohydrates and the hierarchy of importance for body composition change. Show notes
Jan 13, 2015 • 1h 3min
Bryan Chung, MD - Protein Synthesis vs. Hypertrophy & Evidence-Based Fitness
Dr. Bryan Chung, MD and PhD researcher, talks about evidence-based fitness, problems with the fitness and nutrition industry, the issue of calories, metabolic advantages of certain diets, psychology of dieting and game-changing research on the relevance of muscle protein synthesis as a proxy measure for hypertrophy.
Jan 6, 2015 • 1h
Dominic Munnelly - Nutrition for Crossfit Performance & Female Trainees
Dublin-based trainer & competitive CrossFit athlete Dominic Munnelly is on the show to talk about where CrossFit fits in to the health & fitness industry, some of the criticisms it faces, considerations for female trainees & differences in nutrition for performance vs. nutrition for body composition.
Dec 23, 2014 • 1h 2min
Kamal Patel - Research Methodology & the Hierarchy of Evidence
Co-founder and director of Examine.com, Kamal Patel, is on the show to discuss research methodology, how to think about research, the hierarchy of evidence and how we can use all this to decide what potential diet and supplement decisions we can take. Show notes
Dec 16, 2014 • 1h 30min
Dan Pardi, PhD - Sleep, Circadian Rhythms & the Importance of Light & Dark
Stanford University sleep researcher Dan Pardi talks about how sleep affects everything, circadian biology and the importance of light and dark cycles. Show notes
Dec 9, 2014 • 55min
Phil Graham - Using Science in Health & Bodybuilding Coaching
Phil Graham is on the show to talk about how he applies science to his coaching to get amazing health and physique results with his clients.
Dec 2, 2014 • 1h 10min
James Hanley - Lessons on Personal Training, Coaching & Running a Gym
James Hanley is the man behind Revolution Fitness. RevFit has two facilities in Dublin, offering semi-private strength training. James held several national drug free powerlfiting records and was the Irish Drug Free Powerlifting Associations overall points champion in 2010. He was the 2013 IPO National Champion at 90kg.
