The Ideal Nutrition Podcast
Episodes
E51 - Resistant Starch
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us do not have enough resistant starch in our diet. Dietitians Leah Higl & Aidan Muir discuss why you should potentially be eating more of it ...
E50 - Does Your Metabolism Slow As You Age?
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So many people attribute a heavier body weight in later life to a slowing metabolism. But does your metabolism actually slow as you age and if so, how...
E49 - Diet Breaks
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Ideal Nutrition podcast, Aidan and Leah discuss diet breaks. What they are, why they can be useful and how to put them into p...
E48 - Q&A #3
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back for their third Q&A podcast so far, dietitians, Aidan & Leah discuss vegan collagen supplements, creatine, insulin resistance, and how to sp...
E47 - Nutrition For A Powerlifting Meet Day
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comp day nutrition is a bit different from normal nutrition. This episode covers what to focus on so that you can give yourself the best opportunity t...
E46 – Things You Need to Know About Protein and Muscle Growth/Retention
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Aidan and Leah talk about protein and what needs to be prioritised when it comes to muscle growth and retention. There are a lot of a...
E45 - Is Sugar Really That Bad for Fat Loss and Health?
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of reasons why it makes sense to limit your sugar intake to a certain degree. But in this podcast, Aidan and Leah go through the resea...
E44 – How and How Not to Identify Food Intolerances (FODMAPs, RPAH, Food Sensitivity Testing)
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of proposed ways to identify food intolerance and it can get quite confusing. Some methods are far more accurate than others. This epi...
E43 – Is Soy Good or Bad for Your Health?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Soy is one of those areas of nutrition where it seems like a lot of people either consider it to be terrible for health and wellbeing, or really good....
E42 – What to Look For in a Pre-Workout and Are They Worth It?
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-workout supplements have the fitness industry divided. At one extreme, you have the dry scooping, pre-workout enthusiasts and on the other hand, y...
E41 – Choosing the Right Sized Calorie Deficit and Rate of Weight Loss
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know how large your calorie deficit should be for fat loss? The good thing is that there are heaps of options. Leah and Aidan discuss the p...
E40 – What is the Ideal Calorie Surplus Size for Muscle Gain
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Too small of a calorie surplus means you just gain muscle and strength slower than you potentially could. Too large of a calorie surplus means you gai...
E39 – Nutrition for Injury Recovery
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nutrition clearly plays a role in injury recovery. There are a lot of factors to consider though. In this episode, Aidan and Leah cover the most impor...
E38 - What to Do When You Hit a Fat Loss Plateau
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plateaus often occur during a fat loss phase, due to a variety of reasons. In this episode, Aidan and Leah go through why they occur and how to addres...
E37 - Tart Cherry Juice
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tart cherry juice is a bit of a niche supplement. But it can be helpful for those who have interest and spare money to consider it. It is super high i...
E36 - Artificial Sweeteners
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial sweeteners are a bit of a controversial area. Some people consider them to be an easy way to reduce sugar and calorie intake with minimal d...
E35 - Top Nutrition Tips for Gut Health
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leah and Aidan share their top tips for improving gut health. (0:00) - Intro (0:22) - What Is The Microbiome (1:53) - Tip #1: Fibre (4:36) - Tip #2: C...
E34 - Beta-Alanine
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beta-alanine is a supplement that can help improve exercise performance in intense exercise that is anywhere from 1-10 minutes. The research shows a 3...
E33 - Exploring Non-traditional Approaches to Type 2 Diabetes Management Part 2
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this portion of the topic, Leah and Aidan go through some major studies that highlight why it is worth keeping an open mind with diabetes managemen...
E32 - Exploring Non-traditional Approaches to Type 2 Diabetes Management Part 1
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah explore options for managing type 2 diabetes. This is a 2 part topic where in this first half they discuss: - What the goals of managem...
E31 - Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hypothalamic amenorrhea is an underestimated condition that can be caused by low-calorie intake, high training loads or stress. Usually, it is not jus...
E30 - Q&A #2
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah answer questions about diet breaks, downsides of low body percentages, fibre types, muscle growth, sodium bicarbonate, intuitive eating...
E29 - Vitamin C
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler and Aidan discuss vitamin C and the applications it has for things such as immune function and exercise performance. They also go through potent...
E28 - Keto
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler and Aidan discuss the ins and outs of keto, covering a broad range of topics. (0:00) - Intro (0:47) - What Is Keto/Ketosis (7:15) - Macro Rati...
E27 - Caffeine and Performance
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan is joined by a new co-host, Tyler Brooks, for this episode on caffeine and performance. This episode covers how to get the most out of caffeine ...
E26 - Why Fat Burning =/= Fat Loss
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fat burning is often advertised as if it is similar to fat loss. And while there is a bit of overlap, they are actually pretty separate concepts. And ...
E25 - How Much Protein Can the Body Absorb in a Single Meal?
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people suggest limits like "the body can only absorb 20-30g of protein in a single sitting and anything beyond that is wasted." Often these l...
E24 - Thoughts on the Non-Diet Approach and HAES
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The non-diet approach and HAES are approaches that take a weight-neutral view of health and health improvement. A weight-centric approach involves a f...
E23 - Nutrition for PCOS
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
PCOS is a condition that affects roughly 12-18% of women of reproductive age, although it is hard to tell exactly since a lot of people go undiagnosed...
E22 - Thoughts on Reverse Dieting
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reverse dieting is the concept of slowly increasing calories after a diet, for example, adding 50-100kcal per week until maintenance (or higher if des...
E21 - Nutritional Considerations for Plant Based Athletes
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan interviews Leah on nutritional considerations for plant based athletes. This covers the majority of potential pitfalls and how to go about optim...
E20 - Tracking Changes in Body Composition
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are a variety of ways to track changes in body composition. This episode covers the benefits and downsides of tracking body weight, waist circum...
E19 - Evidence Based Supplements for Athletes Part 2
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 on the topic of evidence-based supplements. This episode covers beta-alanine, vitamin D, iron, probiotics, pre-workout, glycerol and beetroot j...
E18 - Evidence Based Supplements for Athletes Part 1
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah share thoughts on evidence-based supplements that can help performance. This episode covers creatine, protein powder, caffeine, citrull...
E17 - Overcoming Binge Eating
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Aidan and Leah discuss some of the things that can make a massive difference in addressing binge eating. (0:00) - Introduction (4:...
E16 - Nutrition for Making Weight in Weight-Class Sports
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If done well, an acute weight cut can provide an advantage in weight class sports. A lot of the people do them poorly though. In this episode, Aidan a...
E15 - Thoughts on Volume Eating
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Volume eating is a great tool for the majority of people who want to get leaner while experiencing less hunger. It can make the process significantly ...
E14 - Creatine
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Creatine is probably the most well-studied supplement and it consistently improves athletic performance and cognitive function. This episode covers pr...
E13 - Metabolic Adaptation
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah discuss metabolic adaptation, what it is, how it affects weight loss/gain, how relevant it is and how to offset it if necessary. (0:...
E12 - Q&A
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah answer listener questions on multivitamins, carb cycling, inositol creatine, glycogen and alcohol. (0:00) - Introduction (0:43) - What ...
E11 - Nutrition for Constipation
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers constipation specific advice beyond the standard advice. Fibre, fluid and exercise can help in a lot of cases, but what if that do...
E10 - Collagen Supplementation for Injury Recovery
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Collagen supplementation shows promise for helping speed up recovery from a lot of injuries. The research looks mixed, but when accounting for a few v...
E9 – What to Do if FODMAPs Doesn't Work
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since the low-FODMAP diet does not work for everybody with IBS, this is a list of strategies that can be used as effective alternatives. From another ...
E8 - Flexible Dieting
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Flexible dieting can be an incredible tool to make it easier to gain muscle and/or lose fat. It can dramatically reduce the restriction felt while try...
E7 - FODMAPs and IBS
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The low-FODMAP diet has a 50-86% success rate for significantly reducing symptoms. This episode discusses how to implement the low-FODMAP diet and cer...
E6 - 8 Underrated Nutrition Tips
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan and Leah share 8 pieces of underrated nutrition advice that could be helpful for almost anybody. (0:00) - Introduction (1:20) - Sugar & Body Com...
E5 - Getting to Know Us
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leah and Aidan discuss why they got started in nutrition, their journey and why they do what they do. (0:00) - Introduction (0:43) - Why We Got Into...
E4 - Nutrition for Cramps
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever gotten a cramp and wondered if there is anything you could have done to prevent it? Or resolve it once it has started to happen? This ep...
E3 - Thoughts on Aggressive Dieting
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Low-calorie diets and fast rates of weight loss get a pretty bad wrap. And justifiably so under a lot of situations. In this episode, it is touched on...
E2 - 5 Places Strength Athletes Go Wrong With Nutrition
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are some super easy wins when it comes to nutrition that a lot of strength athletes are not already doing. Implementing these easy changes can m...
E1 - Peri-Workout Nutrition
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nailing your nutrition pre-workout, intra-workout and post-workout can improve your performance while also getting the recovery process kickstarted as...