Episode January 29, 2014

Which Supplements Can You Replace With Real Food?, How To Grow More Facial Hair, Can Healthy Foods Be Inflammatory?, and Much More!

Jan 29, 2014 Podcast: Which supplements can you replace with real food, how to grow more facial hair, calories in protein vs. amino acids, are energy drinks acidic, can healthy foods be inflammatory, and how yo-yo dieting destroys your metabolism.

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Interesting: The effects of caffeine, nicotine, ethanol, and tetrahydrocannabinol on exercise performance.
3-6 cups of coffee per day hydrate you just as well as water. Mmm…beet juice with your coffee anyone? LOTS of beet juice?
Feeling an urge to snack, hunger or cravings? Maybe you just need to go exercise.

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Listener Q&A:

As compiled, edited and sometimes read by Brock, the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast "sidekick".

Which Supplements Can You Replace With Real Food?

Anil asks:He wants to have six-pack abs, good shoulders, biceps and triceps but he doesn't want to take any protein powders or supplements - he only wants to use real natural foods. Is this possible and if he doesn't use supplements how much longer will it take to achieve?

How To Grow More Facial Hair

Beard asks:He wants to grow a bad-ass beard but he has very patchy facial hair growth right now. Is there any food, supplement, cream, or ointment he can use to help grow a better beard?

In my response I recommend: -