It has been such a pleasure to work with Saskia over the past 2.5 years to create the NutriBooster suite of recipes, books (and now meal plans! We now have 460 NutriBooster recipes catalogued in Nutrient Optimiser and spread across 29 recipe books and meal plans tailored for a wide range of contexts, goals and …
After struggling with her weight for decades, Jane topped the weight loss leaderboard in our January 30-Day Data-Driven Fasting Challenge with 17 lbs weight loss at a phenomenal rate of 2.5% per week! She then followed up with the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass and dialled in her macronutrients and nutrient density. She dropped a fantastic 22.6 …
Read moreIntermittent Fasting 2.0 + Nutrient Density FTW! | Jane Getting
Brian Sanders is like my nutrient density brother from another mother. We spoke recently about a range of our favourite topics for his podcast, and he was telling me all about his trip to Tanzania to visit the Masia and Hadza people. I thought it would be fun to get him on to hear more …
Read moreBrian Sanders – Chasing Nutrient Density All Over the World
Jerilyn planted her friend in Data Driven Fasting, watched in awe as Karen rooted, outgrew her pot, then overran the Nutrient Optimiser garden patch with her vegetarian success story. Karen smiles as she mentions her fasting partner and how the retired Louisiana special needs teacher helped change her life. “Jerilyn first discovered Data-Driven Fasting, and …
Read moreKaren’s Chart-Topping Nutrient Dense Vegetarian Meals (with Recipes and Photos)
It may feel like you’re in a time warp or a bad diet-wars nightmare, but Kevin Hall just published YET ANOTHER study pitting the high-fat keto diet against a very low fat plant-based diet. Social media is enraged again – it seems we’re living in a world where only controversy gets clicks. I shared a …
Will the debate around eating plants vs animals ever end? Ever since Cain and Abel, people have been zealous about their chosen way of eating. But when religious beliefs, ethical conviction, environmental sustainability and big business align around food, they are a force to be reckoned with. Most people agree that we should avoid highly …
Read moreIs a Vegan Diet Healthy? Why Chasing Nutrients Might Be More Important.
With both a viral pandemic and an international financial crisis unfolding, identifying nutrient-dense foods to support healthy immune function with limited funds is a hot topic. While we received lots of interest and positive feedback on our recent article looking at cost-effective nutrient-dense foods, several people asked, “what about keto/low carb?”, “what about fat loss?”, …
Read moreCheap Nutrient Dense Foods on a Budget… Optimised for YOUR Goal
A friend recently commented that many of the most nutritious foods are unaffordable for a lot of the people who need them the most to optimise their health and support healthy immune function. Sadly, mainstream nutritional advice largely focuses on what we shouldn’t eat. For example, the “nutrition advice” for COVID-19 given by the World …
After working intensely over the last six months working with Saskia Lesser to create a series of twenty-two recipe books tailored for different goals, I thought it would be interesting to see how they compare in terms of various parameters, including: nutrient density, protein, fat, carbohydrates, energy density, and the protein: energy ratio. Why did …
Read moreAnalysis of Optimising Nutrition Recipe Series (22 books!)
Nutritional Optimisation just became real. With a global pandemic on the rise and no vaccine in sight, having a well-nourished immune system, a healthy body composition and better than average metabolic health has suddenly become a priority for a LOT of people. People who haven’t run for years are taking to the streets to try …