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The Consistency Project
Simplifying nutrition, health, and wellbeing by breaking down the concepts and actions we can all take to live fuller, more functional lives. From EC Synkowski, founder of the #800gChallenge® and OptimizeMe Nutrition.
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on Protein Myths and Realities, w/ Dr. Joey Muñoz
Dr. Joey Muñoz has a Ph.D. in Nutrition Sciences, is a Master Coach with Team Biolayne, and is one of my favorite creators in the nutrition space. He joins us…
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on Calculating Your “Fun Food” Budget
From an upper weight of 200+ pounds to now being down to 145 pounds, Heidi is looking to lose the last few pounds without being overly restrictive. She joins…
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on a Carbonated Water and Ice Cream Diet (Quick Bites #19)
Your questions are back in the spotlight this week! We’re talking about if it’s possible to include ice cream in a healthy day of eating, whether we should…
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on Hormone Imbalances and Half-Truths
>>SIGN-UP FOR THE MASTERCLASS Can our hormones really get “out of balance,” or is that more marketing-speak we can happily ignore? That’s the question this…
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on 30 Short Lessons for Better Health (Part 2)
>>SIGN-UP FOR THE MASTERCLASS We’ve released 100+ episodes of the show and this week we’re combing through some of the 30 biggest ideas we’ve covered since…
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on 30 Short Lessons for Better Health (Part 1)
>>SIGN-UP FOR THE MASTERCLASS We’ve released 100+ episodes of the show, and this week we’re combing through some of the 30 biggest ideas we’ve covered since…
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on the 10 Top Takeaways from 1 Million Downloads
Thank you for helping us cross the 1 million download mark! To celebrate, we’re covering the 10 big (sometimes harsh) truths we find ourselves returning to…
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on Being Built to Move, w/ Kelly & Juliet Starrett
Kelly and Juliet Starrett join us to discuss their new book, Built to Move. We get into why walking more is essential, why Japanese hotel rooms are no match…
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on the Mirage of Cutting Edge Science (Hot Cakes #05)
We’ve got three recent topics from the news - two about aging and one about stress eating. We talk about the most extreme version of majoring in the minors…
The Consistency Projecton Running Successful Gym Challenges, w/ Ben Bergeron
Ben Bergeron joins us this week to discuss running nutrition challenges at CrossFit New England. We discuss the three types of challenges they run now, how to…
The Consistency Projecton 75 Hard, Raw Milk, & Boosting Metabolism (Quick Bites #18)
Your questions are back this week. We’re talking about my thoughts on whether the 75 Hard challenge is worth doing, tips for convincing loved ones about their…
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on the Hidden Dangers of Oatmeal
Lots of people claim we should avoid oatmeal - for both carcinogenic and physiological reasons. But are they right? To answer that, we’re talking about…
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on How Fit You Really Need to Be, w/ Pat Sherwood
Pat Sherwood is the creator of CrossFit Linchpin and cohost of the Varied, Not Random podcast. He joins us this week to talk about what we’re missing in our…
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on Lucky Charms, Steak, and Viral Headlines
Thanks to a push from Joe Rogan, a headline went viral recently claiming the government wants us to eat more Lucky Charms than steak. We unpack the truth here…
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on Diet, Cognitive Function, & Dementia
Can nutrition help prevent or stave off dementia? To answer, we’re talking about the growing research around the MIND diet, the difference between diets and…
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on the False Promises of 1% Better Every Day
You’ve likely seen the graph on social media, the one from James Clear explaining what happens when we get 1% better every day. But how realistic is that…
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on Eating for Performance vs Aesthetics
I’m helping a listener work through her macro breakdown to improve her performance in the gym and improve her body comp this week. We talk “optimal…
The Consistency Projecton Alcohol’s Health Effects (Quick Bites #17)
This week, I'm answering five new listener questions, including ones about sugar alcohols, whether a glass of wine per night is a big deal, and my thoughts on…
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on Why Diets Stop Working
“All I know is if something works once, it never works again.” That’s what a listener told me, asking why her second try at a diet wasn’t working. To answer…
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on the Possible Benefits of Cultivated Meats (Hot Cakes, #4)
Hot Cakes is back! Patrick presents 3 ideas that have sparked his curiosity, and EC gives her thoughts. We’re talking the link between Alzheimer’s and…
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on Optimizing DOMS Recovery & Ice Water Baths
When we talk about recovery from exercise, people often forget that the point of it is to improve performance. It’s easy to get caught up in crazes such as ice…
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on the Weight Loss Drug That...Works?
We’re talking about a drug that acts on appetite centers in the brain and gut and how it could be impactful for some people. We discuss what semaglutide is…
The Consistency Projecton Weight Training for Fat Loss (Quick Bites #16)
We’re answering your questions about the practical application of training intensity. I answer questions about training in a caloric deficit or for fat loss…
The Consistency Projecton the Rationale Behind the #800gChallenge®
We’re sharing a chat with Kyla of the Nutritional Revolution podcast. We get into the origins of the #800gChallenge®, why it’s not a perfect number (but that’s…
The Consistency Projecton Optavia 5 in 1, Keto, and Carb-Cycling
Continuing our diet reviews, we’re looking at three diets to see what makes them similar, what makes them effective (or not), and why it’s important to…
The Consistency Projecton Starting a Nutrition Side Hustle
We’re bringing you a coaching call exploring what it takes to turn a passion for nutrition into a career. We discuss the value of group coaching, why testing…
The Consistency Projecton the Documentary, Game Changers (Quick Bites #15)
Quick Bites is back this week where we tackle 5 questions from our listeners and get to the nitty gritty of some topical nutrition debates. In this episode…
The Consistency Projecton Aging and Menopause
Once you approach 50 years old, it’s easy to resign yourself to what you believe is inevitable weight gain. This is especially true for women going through…
The Consistency Projecton the Top 5 Marketing Claims Causing Confusion
What are the ways companies try to convince us that their foods are beneficial to our health when perhaps that's not true? To answer, we're breaking down the…
The Consistency Projecton Weight Watchers, the Zone, and Low FODMAP
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The Consistency Projecton the Paleo Diet and the Ancestral Fallacy
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The Consistency Projecton a Minimalist Diet That’s Cheap and Effective
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The Consistency Projecton Low Carb vs Counting Calories (Hot Cakes #03)
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The Consistency Projecton Dining Out Without Stressing Out
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The Consistency Projecton Stress Eating
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The Consistency Projecton Fructose, Fruit, and Sugar
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The Consistency Projecton My 5 Takeaways from a Book Worth Reading
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The Consistency Projecton Your Most Common Electrolyte Questions
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The Consistency Projecton Electrolytes, Performance, & Misapplied Precision
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The Consistency ProjectQuick Bites #14
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The Consistency Projecton Why It's Ok to Be Hungry (Rebroadcast)
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The Consistency Projecton the New #800gChallenge® Coach Program
>> GET INFO ON THE #800gCHALLENGE® COACH PROGRAM << — What should you think about before becoming a nutrition coach? What about before hiring one? Here's my…
The Consistency ProjectHot Cakes #02
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The Consistency Projecton Gut Health and Chasing the Unknown
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The Consistency Projecton Diet Algorithms (from the Health Investment pod)
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The Consistency Projecton the Best Strategy to Fight Chronic Disease (Maybe)
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The Consistency Projecton It Never Being Just One Thing (Quick Bites #13)
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The Consistency ProjectHot Cakes #01
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The Consistency Projecton the Highs and Lows of Continuous Glucose Monitors
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The Consistency Projecton Having Your Cake and Eating It Too
What trade-offs do we have to accept to achieve our health, fitness, and nutritional goals? This week, we’re talking about the four biggest ones, touching on…
The Consistency Projecton Using Diet to Battle Cancer
Denise Canellos is a Certified Nutrition Specialist® and a professor of nutrition. She joins us to discuss fighting chronic illness, mitigating the…
The Consistency ProjectQuick Bites #12
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The Consistency Projecton Creatine and Refuting B.S.
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The Consistency Projecton Measuring the Outcome (from Digital Barbell podcast)
We're sharing a conversation with Jonathan from the Digital Barbell podcast this week. We get into the biggest lessons from my working life, how health changes…
The Consistency Projecton the Plant Paradox that Never Was
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The Consistency ProjectQuick Bites #11
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The Consistency Projecton Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, & Heart Disease
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The Consistency Projecton Caffeine's Effect on Performance
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The Consistency ProjectQ&A on Fish Oil Supplementation
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The Consistency Projecton Omega3s, Omega6s, and Fish Oil Supplementation
Fish oil has long been a staple addition to the Paleo Diet, yet I don't recommend it. To discuss why that is we're diving into the theory of the…