The Ideal Nutrition Podcast

PCOS is a condition that affects roughly 12-18% of women of reproductive age, although it is hard to tell exactly since a lot of people go undiagnosed. Nutrition can play a significant role in managi…

Reverse dieting is the concept of slowly increasing calories after a diet, for example, adding 50-100kcal per week until maintenance (or higher if desired) calories are reached. Often it is used in a…

Aidan interviews Leah on nutritional considerations for plant based athletes. This covers the majority of potential pitfalls and how to go about optimising your diet for performance if you are follow…

There are a variety of ways to track changes in body composition. This episode covers the benefits and downsides of tracking body weight, waist circumference, skinfolds, DEXA, bioimpedance and other …

Part 2 on the topic of evidence-based supplements. This episode covers beta-alanine, vitamin D, iron, probiotics, pre-workout, glycerol and beetroot juice. 

(0:00) - Intro

(0:23) - Beta-alanine

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Aidan and Leah share thoughts on evidence-based supplements that can help performance. This episode covers creatine, protein powder, caffeine, citrulline malate, sodium bicarbonate, collagen and omeg…

In this episode, Aidan and Leah discuss some of the things that can make a massive difference in addressing binge eating.

(0:00) - Introduction

(4:05) - What is Binge Eating?

(6:32) - What Can Make…

If done well, an acute weight cut can provide an advantage in weight class sports. A lot of the people do them poorly though. In this episode, Aidan and Leah go through the most effective ways to do …

Volume eating is a great tool for the majority of people who want to get leaner while experiencing less hunger. It can make the process significantly easier. But there are also some drawbacks to it u…

Creatine is probably the most well-studied supplement and it consistently improves athletic performance and cognitive function. This episode covers pretty much everything you need to know about it an…

Aidan and Leah discuss metabolic adaptation, what it is, how it affects weight loss/gain, how relevant it is and how to offset it if necessary.

(0:00) - Introduction

(0:22) - What is 'Metabolic Ada…

Aidan and Leah answer listener questions on multivitamins, carb cycling, inositol creatine, glycogen and alcohol.

(0:00) - Introduction

(0:43) - What Is the Impact of Alcohol on Body Composition & St…

This episode covers constipation specific advice beyond the standard advice. Fibre, fluid and exercise can help in a lot of cases, but what if that does not solve the problem? There are more specific…

Collagen supplementation shows promise for helping speed up recovery from a lot of injuries. The research looks mixed, but when accounting for a few variables it looks surprising positive. It is earl…

Since the low-FODMAP diet does not work for everybody with IBS, this is a list of strategies that can be used as effective alternatives. From another perspective, they could also be used alongside a …

Flexible dieting can be an incredible tool to make it easier to gain muscle and/or lose fat. It can dramatically reduce the restriction felt while trying to get great results, while also making it ea…

The low-FODMAP diet has a 50-86% success rate for significantly reducing symptoms. This episode discusses how to implement the low-FODMAP diet and certain aspects that are worth being aware of.

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Aidan and Leah share 8 pieces of underrated nutrition advice that could be helpful for almost anybody.

(0:00) - Introduction

(1:20) - Sugar & Body Composition

(3:53) - Meal Planning

(7:04) - Vitamin …

Leah and Aidan discuss why they got started in nutrition, their journey and why they do what they do. 

(0:00) - Introduction

(0:43) - Why We Got Into Dietietics

(7:00) - Education

(9:49) - Post Unive…

Have you ever gotten a cramp and wondered if there is anything you could have done to prevent it? Or resolve it once it has started to happen? This episode goes through some strategies for cramp prev…