hosted by: Ted Ryce
308: 7 Nutrition Myths That Are Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Goals with Danny Lennon
[smart_track_player url="" ]Today’s Guest
Danny Lennon
Danny is the founder of Sigma Nutrition. Known for hosting the top-ranked podcast Sigma Nutrition Radio, Danny is also a respected educator in the field. He has spoken at conferences and events all over Europe including London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Vienna.
Danny has a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, during which time Danny completed his research thesis directly under the world-renowned vitamin D researcher Professor Kevin Cashman.
Danny also works as a performance nutritionist to professional MMA fighters, professional boxers and competitive powerlifters. He has consulted several teams in a number of sports. He also has an online coaching service that helps a wide array of clients with nutrition related issues.
Outside of the nutrition world, Danny is a drug-free powerlifter, BJJ blue belt and a life-long Arsenal fan.
You’ll Learn
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How Danny got started in the health & fitness industry (7:20)
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How to identify credible nutrition information (12:38)
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How science actually works and why it’s important for your results (14:08)
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Why you can never trust anyone 100% when it comes to knowing the truth about health, fitness, and nutrition (16:05)
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What “transient truth” is and how it relates to health & fitness knowledge (16:27)
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The story behind why Ted became more “evidence-based” (18:24)
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Why studies aren’t everything and how there’s an art to applying the science (21:23)
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The #1 thing that matters when deciding what diet plan to follow (24:20)
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Diet Cults, Agnostic Eating & Weight Loss (27:15)
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Why the science-based fitness community is failing (30:04)
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Why toxic tribalism is destroying our life & what to do about it (31:10)
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Personalized nutrition: how to find out what works for you (35:48)
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3 Key factors for effective fat loss (42:50)
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What you need to know about fat loss, calories, and food quality (44:03)
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Low carb diet: Why is not for everyone (47:44)
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4 things about nutrition that really matter for health (and 3 things that don’t) (52:29)
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What Danny thinks about artificial sweeteners like aspartame (58:40)
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Why your health goes beyond what you do with nutrition and exercise (1:02:06)
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About the Show
The Legendary Life is a fun and enlightening look at health fitness, nutrition, biohacking, fat loss, anti-aging, and cutting-edge health advice from celebrity fitness trainer Ted Ryce. Ted’s clientele consists of celebrities, including Richard Branson, Ricky Martin, and Robert Downey Jr., CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies, and other high performers.
He breaks down countless health topics and provides science-backed solutions and the most effective, uncommon strategies to rapidly lose weight, improve your health, and upgrade your physical and mental performance, so you can live the life you deserve.
He breaks it down by providing science-based information so you can clear up the confusion and finally lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life.
No guru. No fluff. And no preaching of generic fitness advice here. Along the way, Ted shares his own journey of how he turned great tragedy and loss into success and hope.
Now, his mission is to empower you with the tools and the knowledge you need to live your best life. New episodes every Monday and Friday.