Data Driven Fasting Interviews Archives

Learning to Nourish (Rather than Deprive) Yourself | Debra Cleveland

I had a great time talking to fellow Optimiser Debra Cleveland about her journey through the Data-Driven Fasting Challenges and Masterclasses. During our live Q&As, Debra was always full of enthusiasm, inspiration, and positive energy as she learned to nourish her body instead of depriving it. This stuck out to me, and I wanted to chat with her to hear more about her ride through health and to see if she had any learnings and insights to share. We discussed: …

Losing 20 kg (44 lbs) in 5 Months! | Sidi Riza

by Marty Kendall

It’s been fascinating watching Sidi’s journey progress since initially taking part in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge and then hopping into the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. Sidi has shed an incredible 20kg (44 lbs) in just five months. She has also lost 15% body fat and reduced her waist to height ratio from 0.61 to a very …

Finding Peace with Data | Chris Kawaja

by Marty Kendall

Chris has a fascinating background. After studying economics, business, and psychology at Stanford and Harvard, he worked as a trader for Ray Dalio at Bridgewater Capital, the world’s biggest hedge fund firm (now with $150b under management). He has since progressed as a private investor and become an author, father, athlete and biohacker. Like me, …

The Pursuit of Happiness | Paul Burgess

by Marty Kendall

The Pursuit of Happiness – Paul Burgess on the Optimising Nutrition Podcast

Metabolic Flexibility Deep Dive | Dr Clark Connery

by Marty Kendall

Clark is a nutritionist, biohacker, and now medical doctor (and future endocrinologist). After achieving great results in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge, Clark has become a moderator in the Data-Driven Fasting Challenges, offering some fantastic insights, troubleshooting some of the more challenging scenarios and bringing some fantastic content to the live Q&A sessions. We’ve also had …

Preventing Nutrient Deficiencies on a Vegetarian Diet | Karen Lerner-Mayrand

by Marty Kendall

We are all about optimising your nutrition, regardless of your food preferences. Our mantra is your diet doesn’t need a name, just enough nutrients. And Karen Lerner-Mayrand takes it to heart! It was great to chat with Karen about how she dialled in her vegetarian diet to top the nutrient density leaderboard in our Nutritional …

Stacking All The Nutrition “Hacks” | Abby Lukach

by Marty Kendall

It was super inspiring to chat with Abby, who made some incredible progress over time with Data-Driven Fasting and our Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. In this chat, we discuss: What’s your WHY? What other approaches had you tried in the past? How did your body fat change? How much weight did you end up losing between …

Optimising Nutrition With Food (Not Supps) | Lisa Angioli

by Marty Kendall

When most people think of micronutrients, they think of expensive bottles of pills and potions that they usually forget to take. But we are unashamedly on a #foodfirst mission to show people how to get the nutrients they need from the food they eat every day. Again and again, we see amazing results when people …

Intermittent Fasting 2.0 + Nutrient Density FTW! | Jane Getting

by Marty Kendall

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 …

Solving the Puzzle of Nutrition | Kelley and Dan Buckley

by Marty Kendall

It was such a blast to chat with Kelli and Dan Buckley about their recent journey with Data-Driven Fasting combined and the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. After seeing her dad battle diabetes and eventually die of complications, Kelli had had a VERY strong WHY. She just needed the HOW. Although she had lost some weight with …