009: Mike T. Nelson - Metabolic Flexibility and How To Choose the Best Fuel for Your Goals
The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin
Dr. Anthony Gustin
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🗓️ 12 March 2018
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
The fuel your body runs on determines how you feel and perform.
Relying on carbs when you should be using fat, or vice-versa, can lower your workout performance, mental energy, and productivity.
Metabolic flexibility unlocks your ability to switch between fats and carbs easily so you can adapt to different situations.
Dr. Mike T Nelson is an expert in metabolic flexibility and our guest today. He has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, a Masters’ in Biomechanics, he’s a professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a professor in human performance at Carrick Institute for Functional Neurology.
He's dedicated his career to figuring out how to make the human body stronger, healthier, and more adaptable.
In this episode, he goes deep into what metabolic flexibility is, how you can achieve it, how to balance your carbs and fats for optimal performance, the health markers you should track, and a lot more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, you're listening to another episode of the Keto Answers Podcast. |
| 0:09.6 | I'm your host, Dr. Anthony Guston, and joining me this week is Dr. Mike T. Nelson. |
| 0:14.4 | Dr. Nelson is a PhD in exercise physiology, has his masters in biomechanics, and is an |
| 0:19.4 | adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. |
| 0:23.1 | This guy is one of the most well-read and well-researched people about any subject, but his specialty |
| 0:28.2 | is exercise physiology. |
| 0:29.9 | This week, we chat about the definition of metabolic flexibility, and why you shouldn't |
| 0:33.8 | always be bringing carbs or always be bringing fat. |
| 0:36.6 | We talk about the importance of measuring your heart rate variability, and when ketones |
| 0:40.2 | can be used to help out with traumatic brain injury. |
| 0:42.9 | Tons of stuff in this one, so get ready to take some notes and I hope you enjoy. |
| 0:47.5 | Before we get to the episode, I wanted to chat about a sponsor, Perfect Keto. |
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