Episode 14: Dr. Ben Wyman on Dietary Trends in the Fitness World

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This week on AnthroDish, we're delving into the world of fitness and nutrition with Dr. Ben Wyman. Ben is a light-hearted, laid-back neurology resident physician from Hamilton, Ontario. He loves sports, fitness, nutrition, reading, and relaxing with family and friends.

In this episode, Ben uses both his professional training and personal experiences in the fitness world to explore some of the major topics. We discuss gym ideologies and the belief systems that connect food practices with fitness goals and training, break down the pros and cons of supplementation use, and explore the emerging dietary practice of intermittent fasting. We get the scoop from Ben about the ways in which this new practice can safely be used and interesting health benefits/drawbacks that may be connected with it.

As a side note, you may hear us mentioning our mutual connection Beth a bit throughout this – so if you hear that and are wondering who the heck we’re talking about, it’s former guest Dr. Beth Jolley (episode 6), who spoke about dietary trends at large a few weeks ago. 

 If you’d like to learn more about the new research that might put a kink in the paleo diet philosophy, you can also find the news article and link to the original scientific report below. 

Media article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/16/archaeologists-find-earliest-evidence-of-bread

Science article: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/10/1801071115

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Episode 6: Dr. Beth Jolley's Medical Take on Diet Culture and Nutrition

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Today’s guest is Dr. Beth Jolley, a family medicine resident through McMaster University. Beth and I grew up in Peterborough, ON without ever knowing each other, and met when we were placed as roommates at the University of Guelph. She’s one of those rare, beautiful people who is crazy insightful and thoughtful in all of her work, but also very humble about her accomplishments. Throughout our friendship, I’ve always known her to take a uniquely holistic approach to issues, integrating artistic and scientific perspectives into questions about life, health, and wellbeing.

On today’s episode, we sit down and talk about her experiences as a young doctor, and focus on nutrition and diet from her medical perspective. We talk about diet culture and main misconceptions or challenges in tackling this as a doctor, barriers to nutritional knowledge, the level of nutritional education that medical students receive, holistic frameworks to look at health and diet, and eating behaviours at end of life. It's a super fascinating interview and Beth shares some unique and refreshing thoughts on health and nutrition.

Check out the episode here, or download on iTunes, Spotify, or Castbox! 

Resources from Beth: 

 

Episode 1: Michael Duguay on Sobriety, Nutrition, and Wellness for Artists

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My first guest on AnthroDish is the multi-talented Michael C. Duguay! When I asked him to provide a bio, all he gave me was "failed artist, phony chef" - which I'm sure you will also disagree with as soon as you check this interview out! 

He grew up in Peterborough, ON and has travelled and lived across Canada, picking up jobs in music, arts, and culture - truly a renaissance dude of the 21st century. In this episode he shares his early experiences with food, how food connects to music and other creative processes, how addiction and sobriety have influenced his food journey, and finding balance in recent years for both nutrition and wellbeing as an artist.

Michael is a brilliant storyteller and fascinating/honest dude, so I’m extra excited to share this first episode with you - check it out below, or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!