The Outlier Health Podcast

And we're at it again, answering listener questions with yet another massive Q&A episode. This time tackling running injuries, the ketogenic diet, vegan pregnancy, and oh so much more.

If you eat the healthiest diet in the world, but it stresses you out to plan, prepare, and eat it ... is it really that healthy? Nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman doesn't think so, and he's back on NMA Radio to follow up his last interview, one of our most downloaded episodes ever. In this episode, the final of a three-part series, Sid and Matt talk about how junk food hijacks your brain, their thoughts on oil, and small steps to incredible health.

If you eat the healthiest diet in the world, but it stresses you out to plan, prepare, and eat it ... is it really that healthy? Nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman doesn't think so, and he's back on NMA Radio to follow up his last interview, one of our most downloaded episodes ever. In part two of this three part series, Sid and Matt talk about what they eat in a typical day, and why variety in diet may not be as important as most people think.

If you eat the healthiest diet in the world, but it stresses you out to plan, prepare, and eat it ... is it really that healthy? Nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman doesn't think so, and he's back on NMA Radio to follow up his last interview, one of our most downloaded episodes ever. In this episode, the first of a three-part series, Sid and Matt bust some myths about healthy eating and lay the foundation for a simpler approach to health.

While on a recent trip to Florida, my family's healthy eating habits were put to the test, and I learned a few things about how to keep them up. In today's episode, Doug and I discuss those lessons, and how to maintain your healthy habits, even when your routine has changed.

Is there a right way and a wrong way to set a health or fitness goal? After reading a recent article on health goals, Matt and I decided we had to weigh in.

A few weeks ago we published an episode called "Things We Wish Vegans Didn't Do," where we shared the aspects of this community we're not all that fond of. Well today we're flipping the conversation, and talking about the things we love about the vegan community, and wish happened more often.

A few months ago we published episode called "How to Start Your Movement." In it, Doug and I shared lessons and advice we've learned from spreading our messages through a blog and podcast. Today's episode is a follow-up to that one, where we share the stories of Leanne Hilgart of Vaute Couture and Andy Levitt of The Purple Carrot. Two growing vegan companies with a lot to offer this community.

I once thought running a marathon, cooking without oil, and going vegan would all be impossible. Now, of course, I know that all three of those -- and a ton of other changes I've made -- are not nearly as hard as I thought. Sometimes a change can feel so radical that we're too afraid to commit. In today's episode, Doug and I discuss that challenge, and why most big changes end up not feeling all that big once you make them. Heads up: There was something wrong with Doug's mic. We apologize for the sound quality, and will have it resolved before the next episode.

We're vegan. We love vegans. We promote veganism. But that doesn't mean we have to love everything vegans do! In today's episode, Doug and I take a few digs at our fellow plant-based animal lovers, and share the things we wish vegans didn't do. Or at least did less of ...