The Nutrition Science thread

**Dantheman** · 06-04-2018, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Mazderati

Weird to think the human animal spent thousands of years trying to find food when the contemporary concern is how to avoid it.

And had to constantly move in order to survive, and now we have to constantly dream up ways to force ourselves to not sit down all day. At the deepest levels, the people in Wall-E are the goal state your brain is programmed to achieve.

**Name Redacted** · 06-04-2018, 05:38 PM

Camping and biking all weekend. Did great till the last half mile of a kind of long, hot ride. Heatstroke. Leg cramps. We Pretty much needed more electrolytes. Actually chugged a gatorade (carbs) and some PBRs and felt 10 times better.

As another test, did a similar 20 miles today, but planned ahead better, at lots of cheese and salami and an avocado with lots of salt. Also chugged some Nuun. No cramps, lots of energy the whole time, still not even hungry.

Drink your fucking Brondo bitches!

**SkiBall** · 06-04-2018, 06:25 PM

Slow burn > fast burn.

**Rideski** · 06-04-2018, 06:50 PM

Here's a backstory for anyone like me not familiar with bulletproof coffee.
I think I'll stick to my regular coffee and a few chocolate bites.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-man-very-rich

**SkiBall** · 06-04-2018, 07:04 PM

I mix MCT oil and this Laird creamer. It's not a bad mix. I wonder if I could throw a smear of ghee in there with MCT and get what he is doing. Might try some of that aniracetam.

**zion zig zag** · 06-04-2018, 07:08 PM

Bulletproof coffee with pepper and turmeric. And Ceylon cinnamon. That’s the ultimate.

Not for flavor I mean.

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**zion zig zag** · 06-04-2018, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

Bulletproof coffee with pepper and turmeric. And Ceylon cinnamon. That’s the ultimate.

Not for flavor I mean.

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And to be clear I’ve never tried this but I am curious about the benefits of turmeric. But I’ve read you need to take it with black pepper and a fat.

**Rideski** · 06-04-2018, 07:15 PM

Anyone that claims poultry is bad for you gets an automatic red flag in my book. I rarely feel better than after eating my home made chicken soup.
And giving a 5 year old espresso? Wack job. But hey, he has 6 mil in the bank, so I guess he'll be good.

**babybear** · 06-04-2018, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Mazderati

Weird to think the human animal spent thousands of years trying to find food when the contemporary concern is how to avoid it.

Originally Posted by Dantheman

And had to constantly move in order to survive, and now we have to constantly dream up ways to force ourselves to not sit down all day. At the deepest levels, the people in Wall-E are the goal state your brain is programmed to achieve.

i think about this irony too- esp when my apple watch tells me to stand up or go move for a few minutes
I just got done reading a book about the napoleonic wars and you read about them marching 30+miles a day and having basically no food or a potato or a horse that died that day to eat and it gives me strength

**Cono Este** · 06-04-2018, 07:31 PM

At my peak swimming days I was less than 5%. Last summer I had no alcohol or junk food between July the 4th and Labor Day. I lost 20lbs like it was nothing. 230 to 210, 6’4”. My Keotones were elevated, but as a diabetic you have to be really, really careful you do not go into ketoacidosis.

I pretty much realized that beer alone adds 10lbs. Eating out another 10.

I enjoyed my spring and put 10lbs back on in a flash.

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**SkiBall** · 06-04-2018, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

Bulletproof coffee with pepper and turmeric. And Ceylon cinnamon. That’s the ultimate.

Not for flavor I mean.

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Originally Posted by zion zig zag

And to be clear I’ve never tried this but I am curious about the benefits of turmeric. But I’ve read you need to take it with black pepper and a fat.

I got some of this and it is not bad for a turmeric coffee.
https://lairdsuperfood.com/collectio...eamer-turmeric

But I generally choose to just take it in tablets or get this stuff and blend it in my shakes and it dilutes the flavor a bit:
https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Anti...rmeric+extract

Turmeric in cooking is fine, but generally other stuff is kind of a different mindset...more aiming for sweeter if anything.

**Rideski** · 06-04-2018, 08:04 PM

Sounds like the benefits come from the root not the spice?
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/in...o-662/turmeric

**Skistack** · 06-04-2018, 08:09 PM

Anybody else get the Hershey squirts from MCT oil? Got no problems w/ coconut oil, but MCT oil + coffee turns on a hose coming from my b-hole.

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**SkiBall** · 06-04-2018, 08:12 PM

No problems here. Think you are supposed to start slow and get used to it. I didn't though but haven't had issues. Is it a quality product?

**babybear** · 06-04-2018, 08:13 PM

my coworker had that issue and she reduced the oil at the start and then gradually increased and was good- i think start super slow on the MCT oil and build up

**Skistack** · 06-04-2018, 08:28 PM

Maybe I should actually measure how much Is going into the coffee.

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**Name Redacted** · 06-05-2018, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Skistack

Maybe I should actually measure how much Is going into the coffee.

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I did this for once and found that I was overdosing. That shit is expensive so it makes sense to measure. I'm assuming you can only absorb so much at once.

**Fritz** · 06-05-2018, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by SkiBall

I mix MCT oil and this Laird creamer. It's not a bad mix. I wonder if I could throw a smear of ghee in there with MCT and get what he is doing. Might try some of that aniracetam.

I’ve been doing a vegan bulletproof with maranatha coconut butter instead of grass fed butter. Crazy amounts of energy in that shit. Tastes better too imo

**zion zig zag** · 06-05-2018, 09:53 AM

Anyone tried this? https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Booste...%2Bbutter&th=1

Seems a little expensive at 72 cents per serving, but worthwhile? I'm thinking of trying the bulletproof coffee thing with minimal hassle.

**Name Redacted** · 06-05-2018, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

Anyone tried this? https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Booste...%2Bbutter&th=1

Seems a little expensive at 72 cents per serving, but worthwhile? I'm thinking of trying the bulletproof coffee thing with minimal hassle.

Well, it is "Popular with Crossfitters, Paleo & Ketogenic dieters, and Pro Gamers" so must be worth it. Pro Gamers? WTF?

Really the MCT and a scoop of ghee is not that hard to deal with. Throwing it in a magic bullet or blender is the biggest PITA part but that's not bad either. We've been adding some coconut milk as creamer too.

**zion zig zag** · 06-05-2018, 10:04 AM

I'll have to see if I can get grass fed ghee/butter and MCT locally.

**Mazderati** · 06-05-2018, 10:12 AM

**Fritz** · 06-05-2018, 10:14 AM

^^^classic

**Dantheman** · 06-05-2018, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

I'll have to see if I can get grass fed ghee/butter and MCT locally.

Sandy and Murray Costcos carry Kerrygold grassfed butter, so good chance the Ogden one does too. For MCT oil, Whole Foods, Good Earth, Shirlyns or other hippie food stores probably carry it. If you're going to go to the cost and trouble of buying MCT oil, make sure you get one that is all C8-C10 fatty acids. Otherwise you might as well just use coconut oil.