What's Popin Family? Merry Christmas and welcome to episode 355 of The Genius Life.

Let's go. There's so much more. The Genius Life.

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What's crack a lacking everybody?

Welcome back to another episode of the show.

I'm your host Max Lugavir a filmmaker health and science

journalist a New York Times best-selling author I've dedicated my life to unraveling the

science behind our choices including what we eat and how we live affect our

cognitive and physical performance how we feel our health span and our risk for disease.

This podcast is all about how to live in that optimal state, which I call living like a genius.

On today's episode of the show, I'm super excited to welcome back for the second time a good friend, Alan Aragon.

Alan is a nutrition researcher and educator with over 25 years of success in the field.

He's known as one of the most influential figures in the fitness

industry's movement towards evidence-based information. He's worked with many well-known celebrities

and professional athletes, and he's the author of the incredible book Flexible Dieting, a science-based reality-tested method

for achieving and maintaining your optimal physique, performance, and health.

On today's episode of the show we cover some very exciting topics

including the non-negotiables when it comes to melting away your body fat.

The fat-burning nutrient that you should be prioritizing in your every meal.

We talk about why you should consider distributing your protein intake evenly throughout the day

to optimize muscle protein synthesis or the accrual of muscle on your body.

And that's just scratching the surface.

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