The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show with Ben Brown

Want to live the longest, healthiest life possible, but don't know where to start? Well, my next guest is here to help.I am excited to have Dr. Doug Lucas on the Smart Nutrition Made Simple show. Dr. Doug is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with expertise in functional medicine, hormone optimization, and anti-aging.He is the founder of Optimal Human Health and Optimal Bone Health, where he helps his patients the longest, healthiest life possible through a combination of lifestyle changes, targeted supplementation, hormone optimization, peptide therapy, and pharmaceuticals (where appropriate). In this podcast, we take a deep dive into all things optimization. We talk about Doug's journey from orthopedic surgery to opening up his own precision health practice, fundamental principles for anti-aging and longevity, his personal experience with metabolic dysfunction, and the limitations of our traditional medical model when it comes to disease prevention. We also talk about peptides, GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide (Wegovey) and Ozempic for weight loss, osteoporosis and osteopenia, and why we need to be thinking about these conditions at a much younger age than we currently do, as well as steps you can take right now to improve your bone health and prevent bone loss.This episode is jam-packed with valuable insights and practical tips to set you on the path toward optimal health.As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/.Connect with Dr. Doug:https://www.optimalhumanhealth.com/https://www.optimalbonehealth.com/https://www.youtube.com/@drdouglucashttps://www.instagram.com/dr_douglucas/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/DrDougLucas/RESOURCES:Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements - https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/bslnutrition/signupConnect with Ben:Join our Smart Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.comSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@smartnutritionmadesimpleConnect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bslnutrition/

If you want to be better, get stronger, live healthier, and go from average to excellence, simplicity is the name of the game.In today’s Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I have the pleasure of chatting with Jay Ferruggia. Jay is a highly respected fitness expert, author, speaker, and entrepreneur with nearly three decades of experience in the health and fitness industry. He is the founder of Renegade Fitness, a world-renowned gym in New Jersey, and Renegade Strength Club, an online coaching company. He is also an advisor to such top publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, and LiveStrong. Jay trains professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities, Fortune 500 CEOs, and hard-charging men looking to get jacked, ripped, and healthy AF. His mission is to help people become their best selves, both inside and out, and to live a life of purpose, passion, and fulfillment by following a no-nonsense, back-to-basics approach to training, nutrition, and personal development with a focus on simplicity, discipline, and consistency.In this episode, we talk about:Jay’s own personal development journeyThe training, nutrition, and mindset habits that help his clients become their best selvesWhy people don’t get in shape, despite access to unlimited resourcesThe biggest limiting beliefs for anyone wanting to make changeThe importance of having coaches and mentors, and surrounding yourself with the right people Why you need to challenge yourself and get outside of your comfort zoneThe power of routine and rulesWhy you need to prioritize yourself in order to help other peopleIf there is one thing I hope you can take away from this podcast, it’s that the simplest solutions are often the best solutions.As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at  https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/.Connect with Jay:Website: https://jasonferruggia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayferruggia/Podcast: https://jasonferruggia.com/podcast/RESOURCES:Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements - https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/bslnutrition/signupConnect with Ben:Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@smartnutritionmadesimpleConnect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

At BSL Nutrition we believe that you should really be weighing yourself daily. Yep, I said daily. But not for the reasons you're probably thinking.On today's Smart Nutrition Made Simple podcast, I thought it would be fun to get the BSL Coaching Team together to discuss our philosophy around daily weigh-ins and why we find it to be extremely beneficial from both an accountability and awareness standpoint.Now, I want to be clear. We're not advocating weighing yourself daily to obsess over every pound on the scale or to hit a particular target weight. And it's so important to understand that scale weight will fluctuate from day to day. Instead, we see daily weigh-ins as a powerful tool that we can leverage to collect data day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month, to ultimately allow us to make better decisions to drive progress. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND if you want to talk about working with me personally, or any of our incredible coaches, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at  https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/.Connect with the coaches:Coach Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyszolowicz/Coach Kim: https://www.instagram.com/kimbofit37/Coach Dan: https://www.instagram.com/drdandodd/RESOURCES:Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements - https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/bslnutrition/signupConnect with Ben:Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.comConnect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

Should you go carnivore? If you ask that question to my next guest on the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, the answer would be a resounding yes.In today's podcast, I have the pleasure of chatting with my former rugby teammate turned neurosurgeon, Anthony Chaffee, MD. Dr. Chaffee is a fierce advocate of the carnivore diet and has completely eliminated all plant-based foods from his repertoire citing them as toxic and carcinogenic. No fruits. No vegetables. No carbohydrates. No sugar. No artificial sweeteners. His diet consists entirely of meat and water, and he says he feels incredible.In today's conversation, we talk about:👉 What the carnivore diet is👉 The ideology that "plants are trying to kill you"👉 Health benefits of a high-protein, high-fat, no-carb diet👉 Assertions that carnivore is the best diet for optimal health and performance👉Whether we need to be concerned with the carnivore diet from an LDL cholesterol standpoint👉Types of diets most prevalent in the Blue Zones (areas where people have low rates of chronic disease and live the longest)👉 Grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef👉 How to get started on a carnivore dietNow, if you're familiar with me, you know that I am personally not a proponent of overly restrictive diets, particularly because they are really hard to stick with long-term. However, at BSL Nutrition we also believe that you need to develop the skills to become your own best nutrition detective, and for you that might be eating a high-fat, high-protein, low/no-carb carnivore-type diet. I also want to be clear that it is my opinion that the carnivore diet is not necessarily any better than a plant-based diet or a paleo diet or a Whole30 diet. Every one of these types of eating methodologies facilitates weight loss, body composition change, and improved health by virtue of eliminating processed, sugar-laden foods, and replacing them with satiating, whole foods, ultimately resulting in a calorie deficit. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at  https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/.Connect with Dr. Chaffee:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonychaffeemd/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anthonychaffeemdPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plant-free-md-with-dr-anthony-chaffee/id1614546790Referenced Studies:Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology: https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077Framingham Heart Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159698/50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame at Fat (NPR): https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat RESOURCES:Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements - https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/bslnutrition/signupConnect with Ben:Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.comConnect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

"I feel like a new person, like a different person than I was a year ago." In this week's episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I have an open and honest conversation with badass mom and business owner Whitney T. Before joining our Smart Nutrition Coaching Program, Whitney was at a breaking point. She felt like crap, was tired all the time, depressed, moody, and relied on alcohol and sweets to cope with the stressors of daily life. In this podcast, we talk about Whitney's struggles with mental health, the steps she took to gain control and develop autonomy over her nutrition decisions, the realization that stress, sugar, snacking, and alcohol were her biggest limiting factors, the results she's experienced shifting from high-intensity exercise to progressive strength training, and the habits she created from our coaching program that will last her a lifetime. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit.  And, if Whitney's story resonates with you or if you're experiencing similar problems — have low energy, feel like you're in a bad place mentally or emotionally, or find yourself self-medicating with food or alcohol — and want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/. RESOURCES: Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/ We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements Connect with Ben: Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

One of the first tools that we tend to gravitate towards when we’ve committed to a weight loss program is some sort of cardiovascular exercise, like jogging, peloton, boot camp classes, and/or some sort of circuit-style training. Many of us have this perception that if our heart rates are elevated, if we’re sweating, and we’re out of breath, then we’re burning more calories and therefore, burning more fat. Unfortunately that’s simply not the case. Indeed, we may be burning more calories during that specific bout of exercise, but of more significance is how our body actually responds to the increase in calorie expenditure. In today's Smart Nutrition Made Simple podcast, my buddy and BSL Nutrition Coach Dr. Dan Dodd and I thought it would be helpful to talk about the science behind why these types of cardio-intensive exercise routines are actually preventing us from losing weight, and why it's so important to shift our focus away from these types of workouts to progressive strength training. In this conversation, we chat about the scientific research behind strength training, the importance of muscle mass for fat loss, longevity, and long-term health, the concepts of progressive overload and minimal effective dose when it comes to achieving weight loss and physique change, the misconceptions people have around strength training, and more. It's definitely a podcast you won't want to miss. Dr. Dan is a wealth of knowledge and a fantastic resource for our BSL Nutrition team. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND, if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/   RESOURCES: Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/ We’ve recently partnered with Fullscript, the #1 online source for only professional-grade supplements, to create our own Smart Nutrition Made Simple Supplement Shop! As a loyal subscriber of BSL Nutrition, you automatically qualify for 15% off all supplements Connect with Ben: Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition  

In this week's episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I catch up with BSL Client and 12-month coaching scholarship winner Michael L. Mike is a husband and father of two young kids who holds not one, not two, but THREE jobs, including being a volunteer firefighter. In this podcast, we chat about: Mike's experience so far with the Smart Nutrition Coaching Program The incredible progress he's made both physically and mentally over the past 6 months, The challenges he's faced navigating the daily roadblocks of a busy career and family life How the support of the BSL coaches and BSL community has contributed to his success, and more. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. And, if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call over at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/ Resources: Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/ Get 15% off high-quality supplements: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/bslnutrition/signup   Connect with Ben: Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

Menno Henselmans, a scientific researcher and author of The Science of Self Control, dives into the psychology of dieting and weight loss. He shares that successful weight loss isn't solely about discipline but strategic choices in challenging situations. The conversation explores intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, flexible dietary control, and the science of calorie cycling. Menno also critiques restrictive diets and emphasizes the importance of creating supportive environments for long-term success in nutrition and fitness.

I often come across clients who feel like they need to have these intricate meal plans, recipe guides, or they need to be putting together these seemingly complex dishes that are all extremely healthy. And if they’re NOT doing any of these things then they’re not going to be making progress. But that's not the case. And often times the more simplistic the better. So in today's podcast, Coach Kim and I decided to have a candid conversation about some of the simple meal-planning strategies that she and I use, and that we share with clients, in order to help plan and prepare more effectively. As always, if you love what you hear on this show, then do me a favor and subscribe, leave a positive rating and review, and share this episode with a friend or loved one whom you think could benefit. AND, if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call over at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/ Resources: Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/ Connect with Ben: Join our Smart Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition

Are you feeling beat down, tired, lethargic, moody, have brain fog, aching joints, low libido, and have a hard time recovering from exercise?   How do we know if this is just the aging process in action or something more serious, like hormonal imbalances?   In today’s episode of The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show, I catch up with Gil Tal, a clinician specializing in hormones and men's sexual function.   In this conversation we discuss:   When it makes sense to get blood work run to assess hormonal function and how to know which labs to run The difference between reduced testosterone from aging and/or from our environment and lifestyle The role sleep and alcohol play in healthy hormone production And we dive into the timely nature of weight loss drugs like semaglutide and if and when its appropriate for use and how medical weight loss drugs should be supported by healthy and long-term behavior change   If you’re a man in your 30s, 40’s, 50s, or 60’s concerned about possibly having symptoms of low testosterone or the wife of a man who you think might be silently suffering, then this episode is for you.   As always, if you like what you hear on the show, then do me a favor and give us a 5-star rating and review so we can help more people make smart nutrition simple.   AND, if you want to talk about working with me personally, I’d love to chat, just schedule your free nutrition strategy call over at https://www.bslnutrition.com/free-strategy-call/   Connect with Gil: https://elevatewellnessgroup.com/ Nextleveldietetics.com   RESOURCES: Grab our FREE Fat Loss Fix Guide: https://www.bslnutrition.com/fat-loss-fix-guide/   Connect with Ben: Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition