The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show with Ben Brown

RESOURCES: Grab our 9-Best Pre-Workout Meals Guide - https://www.bslfuel.com/9-meals-for-energy Grab a FREE copy of our Fat Loss Fix Guide: www. FatLossFixGuide.com   Connect with Ben: Join our Nutrition Community: https://www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www. SmartNutritionMadeSimpleTV.com Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bslnutrition As always...

Episode references: If you want to know more about the potential benefits of intermittent fasting, then you can listen to episodes: episodes #113, #90, #77, #70, #68 If you want to know more about Chrononutrition and the impact of when we eat, make sure to check out episode: episode #98 And if you want to know more about how to build out the family friendly meal, then check out episode #124 Breakf...

In this episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple show I catch up with health and nutrition expert Ryan Kennedy for a candid conversation on a myriad of health related topics, including the importance of optimizing digestion, various ways to engage in physical activity throughout the day, despite a busy schedule, the power in stacking your habits as you learn and grow, and much much more. Ryan is...

One of the things I enjoy the most about this podcast is having the opportunity to connect with other like minded professionals who have a strong passion for teaching other’s how to prioritize their health & fitness. Today I catch up with my friend Brian Pannuzzo, for an inspiring conversation about how he left a 20 year, seemingly successful, wall street career to instead coach other men in their...

Brandon LaRue is a man with many commas. Husband, father, coach, athlete, entrepreneur, author, outdoorsman, and surely, many more commas to come. In this episode, Brandon and I discuss many of the life lessons that come from entrepreneurship, athletics, fatherhood, and personal and professional growth.  If you’re a parent, a business owner, a coach, and/or just looking to learn from others' valua...

Most of us think that if we eat less and work out more we will lose weight, but that’s simply NOT the case. In fact, doing so is often a recipe for weight gain. Why? Well, the answer lies in understanding the metabolism and what it takes to function optimally. If you’re curious about how the metabolism really works, you’re struggling to lose weight and can’t figure out why, or if you’re simply int...

In this episode, I have a conversation with James LaValle about his unique expertise in personalized integrative therapies that he uses to uncover the underlying metabolic issues that keep people from feeling healthy and vital.  We’ll discuss his Metabolic Code testing methodology as a framework for identifying the biggest limiting factors, with nutrition, physiology, and behavior, that are keepin...

One of the first tools that we tend to gravitate towards when we’ve committed to a weight loss program is some sort of cardiovascular exercise, like jogging, peloton, Bootcamp classes, and/or some sort of circuit style training. Many of us have this perception that if our heart rates are elevated, if we’re sweating, and we’re out of breath, then we’re burning more calories and therefore, burning m...

In this episode I’ll share the many reasons (brain, body, soul) that committing to family meals can be one of the single best tools to help your children become confident, healthy, communicative, and emotionally stable individuals. We’ll discuss some of the research around why having frequent family meals is so valuable for not only our kids, but for our family dynamic, as well as the numerous lif...

In this episode I answer a few questions, including: My current macros and photoshoot prep How much weight should someone be losing when dieting? How to handle sweet treats when in a calorie deficit: Trigger foods and buffer foods Resources: Fat Loss Fix Guide: http:// www.fatlossfixguide.com Free Nutrition Community: http:// www.smartnutritionmadesimple.com Youtube page: http:// www.smartnutritio...

You Screwed Up, Now What? The day started great, you’re making good decisions, you know what you’re supposed to do, and then all of the sudden, in a moment of stress, of angst, of anger, of sadness, or of celebration, you eat or drink something that wasn’t part of the plan. Oh no, “I blew it” you tell yourself… Followed by, “well, I already had something off plan, so I might as well have something...

If you’re serious about living a long, healthy, and perhaps lean life, then there’s a few fundamental nutrition principles that will serve you well as you age. For many, what once worked well in our youth to support lean muscle mass and improved body composition no longer serves us as our lifestyle, hormones, food preferences, and stress levels change.  Aging healthfully means proactively fighting...

Undergoing nutrition change is difficult, no doubt about it. Not only can it feel challenging to consistently make better food choices, but navigating the dynamics of family and social support can absolutely make or break your success. If you’re working to make change in your life including changing your nutrition and eating behaviors, then you need to plan for success, which includes having a cle...

Learning to make better nutrition decisions, consistently, is much like learning how to play an instrument. At first, you’re going to suck, but with time, dedication, and practice, you’ll improve to the point where you’ll actually be somewhat competent and maybe even get pretty good. But without any formal training, thinking that you’re going to be a concert pianist is delusional, much like the wa...

We all deal with stress and difficult times, and there’s no such thing as a “perfect week” or a perfect day or even perfect foods… and oftentimes we find that our daily responsibilities can mount to so much pressure that we’re often left saying “screw it” to the health priorities that we KNOW we need in place if we ever want to get to and/or maintain our health goals… > The consistent sleep > Bala...

In this week's episode, we'll be discussing how to eat for your body type. Specifically, we'll review: Does your Somatotype (body shape, muscle mass, fat storage tendencies, etc) require you to eat a certain way? How we store body fat as an indicator of how well/poorly you’re responding to your calorie/macronutrient intake. My Foundation 4 Framework - 4 Simple steps to help you improve your nutrit...

Achieving a healthy body composition by losing fat and gaining muscle involves periods of eating at a calorie deficit coupled with periods of maintenance and perhaps surplus.  Most people that want to lose fat attempt to create a caloric deficit year-round only to end up failing time and time again...mostly because they over restrict. Nonetheless, if you’re going to change your body composition, i...

The time of day that you train is something that most people have never taken into consideration… rather, it’s simply been a function of when you have time, which absolutely makes the most sense.  However, recent research points to an optimal time to train that can: > boost performance > slightly increase strength gains > significantly increase the rate of muscle growth But despite what the resear...

In this episode we discuss: How about we build out a perfectly balanced meal together?! Checking off the Macro boxes: Protein, Carbs, and Fats -How much do we need? Shopping and Prepping for Simplicity AND Taste Spicing up your Meals for Flavor without the Fat Building nutrition skills development vs. diet culture Connect with Joey: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/h3living Instagram: https://ww...

In this Podcast Q&A session, we’ll discuss my stance on diet soda, tips to stay on track during vacation and intermittent fasting, specifically for women. I hope you enjoy!   Resources: Previous podcast episodes discussing Intermittent Fasting: Episode 98: Chrononutrition: How the Science of Meal Timing, Macro’s, and Meal Frequency Impacts our Metabolism with Danny Lenon https://podcasts.apple.com...

The Keto Diet has absolutely stormed the dieting world over the past several years as one of the most popular dieting methodologies out there. But what is it about the Ketogenic Diet that has people so excited to drop their carbs and ramp up their saturated fat intake? And how effective is it really when it comes to improved health and faster fat loss? That’s what we’re discussing on this episode...

If you value your time, your worth, and want to be as efficient and productive as possible, then you need to create a system for not only prioritizing your nutrition and fitness but your sleep, stress and recovery. Today’s guest, Nate Palmer has done just that. Hang with us as we discuss how to create a high ROI routine around your daily meals and routines to optimize your energy and productivity,...

What happens when you're doing everything "right" but not getting the results you want? In this episode, I'll discuss 3 crucial factors to consider when working to lose weight, including: 1) Why exercise is NOT a very good weight loss tool 2) Food quality vs. food quantity, for example, why eating "healthier" isn't always better 3) How you track your weight loss could be deceiving you AND, I'll sh...

In my first podcast back after a bit of a hiatus, I wanted to share a recent interview I did with my friend Alvin Laxamana on his All Things Fresh Podcast. Now I’ve created over 100 episodes here that share the knowledge, wisdom, background, and expertise from other health and fitness professionals, but in doing so, have held back my own story and experiences that I think you may find insightful....

What are the life circumstances that drive a skinny kid to join the marines, get in the best shape of his life only to end up sacrificing his health for his work and family, ultimately getting lost down the road of what’s considered normal in today's low societal standards?   Today we bring on BSL Nutrition coaching client Gabriel Daley, to discuss the fitness and nutrition journey that led him fr...