#208 - A low-carb diet may boost exercise per...

Alcohol has spent the last 40 years bouncing between two health narratives: a little is good for your heart, or any amount is dangerous. The science doesn’t really support either slogan.Dr. Tim Naimi has spent decades studying the health effects of alcohol and, just as importantl ...  Show more

From a single blood sample, new proteomic tools can now measure thousands of proteins at once. Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray’s lab is using that flood of data, together with machine learning, to build a much higher-resolution picture of what’s happening throughout the body and where someon ...  Show more

For decades, carbohydrates have been at the centre of sports nutrition guidelines to help maximise physical performance and maintain muscle glycogen levels. But interest in an alternative approach, that being very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets, has been growing for some time. ...  Show more

Some suggest that, since individual lifts or short-duration efforts don't rely heavily on glycogen, carb intake might not be critical for strength athletes. If glycogen depletion isn't a pressing issue, could athletes thrive on lower-carb diets without sacrificing performance? ...

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2845: Nancy Clark explores the polarizing views on carbohydrates in sports diets, highlighting how they can be both fuel fo ...  Show more

Forget carb-loading. Some swear that a low-carb diet is the way to promote athletic greatness. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MbEMchNew to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special Spotify playlist for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica he ...  Show more