Wizard Nutrition with Nikki

Nikki Crendal is a dietetic student in Australia studying all things nutrition. She has so much knowledge surrounding bodybuilding, carnivore-based eating, and the science behind nutrition. I learned so much from this episode and I'm sure you will as well.

What you'll hear:

• Nikki's background and what she's studying (1:50)
• The motivation behind her choice of study (2:12)
• Keeping an open mind in her studies, especially when some of her courses disagree with her philosophy of health and nutrition (5:27)
• Things she has learned during her studies that may have caused her to put her personal biases aside and consider a different approach (8:38)
• The lack of research regarding meat-based diets and cancer (11:29)
• Experimenting with your body to see what works best for you rather than relying on the sea of information on the internet (13:35)
• Her battle with autoimmune disease and what has helped her (15:32)
• The stigma that exists for women and body size and how this leads to chronic undereating (18:29)
• Her personal caloric intake and macro distribution (21:35)
• Calorie cycling (25:30)
• Protein sparing modified fasting (26:22)
• The downfall of being in a consistently low caloric intake state (30:24)
• Oversimplifying the process of fat burning (33:18)
• Her definition of a carnivore diet (37:06)
• Dietary experimentation (42:21)
• Electrolyte balance (44:29)
• Female hormonal health (47:48)
• Nutrition overview for her children (54:13)
• Leading by example as a parent (58:28)
• What she's most excited about right now (59:52)
• Ketogenic bodybuilding approach (1:02:15)
• Splitting up your protein consumption (1:06:49)

Where to find out more about Nikki:

• Instagram

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