Nutrition Nugget: Nitrates & Nitrites

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07/15/22 • 16 min

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Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. In today’s episode, Jenn talks about Nitrates and Nitrites. What are they? In what foods do we find them? Are they healthful or harmful? Tune in as Jenn clears up the confusion and answers the question: Should we avoid them or should we eat them? Like what you're hearing? Be sure to check out the full-length episodes; new releases every Wednesday. Have an idea for a nutrition nugget? Submit it here: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/index.php/contact/

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Gyrotonic (feat. Jessica Chen)

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.

This week we are joined by choreographer, dancer, and GYROTONIC® trainer, Jessica Chen. Jessica is sharing how her love for movement and dance led her on a path to find a cross training exercise known as GYROTONIC® and how we can all benefit from this method of movement. Jessica discusses the main principles of GYROTONIC® and how it can benefit professional athletes, people looking to get more movement into their lives and even people who claim to “hate working out.”. Listen in to learn more about GYROTONIC® and how it can be used to restore balance and symmetry in your body.

IN THIS EPISODE:

● [06:47] Jessica Chen shares how movement and her love for dance led her on a search for the perfect cross training exercise.

● [15:30] What is GYROTONIC® and how does it differ from similar practices?

● [18:32] How to know if GYROTONIC® or GYROKINESIS® is the right fit for you.

● [22:00] Why GYROTONIC® is great for both athletes and people who hate working out.

● [30:15] Jessica explains the equipment needed for GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®.

● [34:28] Should someone start with private lessons or group classes?

● [38:53] How GYROTONIC® helps you understand where a movement is coming from?

● [43:50] How to find a qualified trainer near you and what goes into becoming a certified GYROTONIC® trainer.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

● GYROTONIC® is not just doing the movements, but the quality of how you do the movements.

● The main focus of GYROTONIC® is to mobilize the spine and joints.

● People experiencing back pain can benefit from GYROTONIC®.

● There is a joy to expressing your body, whether you’re a professional dancer or you just like to shake it out. Your body likes to move, it was made to move.

● When you move, you may not realize that you compensate one side for the other, so having a GYROTONIC® instructor to help focus on your movements can really help restore balance in your body.

QUOTES:

“One of the main principles of GYROTONIC® is to mobilize the spine, and also with that, to decompress the joints.” Jessica Chen

“Pain, in some ways, is stuck energy, so we need to move the energy, but we can’t move it if there’s no space to move it. So we need to create space and then move the energy to move the pain out.” Jessica Chen

“GYROTONIC® brings us back into symmetry, back into balance.” Jessica Chen

“Our bodies settle into old patterns. We sort of have these established tendencies that I think we don’t necessarily recognize for ourselves.” Jenn Trepeck

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BIO:

Jessica Chen is choreographer, dancer, teacher, and Artistic Director of J CHEN PROJECT, a 501c3 contemporary dance company based in NYC. She holds a B.A. in Global Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara and continued her dance training at The Ailey School.

GYROTONIC®: Jessica is an authorized GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor. She is certified in all the specialized equipment including Leg Extension Unit, Archway, Jump & Stretch Board, and GYROTONER®. She is also certified in Dancers' Application 1 and Dancer's Application 2. S...

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Wheat, Celiac, Gluten and Glyphosate

In today’s episode, Jenn is here to discuss all things grains, wheat, celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and glyphosate. She covers what gluten and glyphosate are, how they are used in our foods, and how they have changed over time. Jenn also touches on how the gut microbiome affects different parts of our mental and physical health. Lastly, she covers what we can do to protect ourselves from glyphosate and tips for avoiding future issues for ourselves and younger generations. Tune in today to learn about the impact of gluten and glyphosate on our bodies.

IN THIS EPISODE:

● [4:44] What is gluten and understanding the spectrum of how bodies handle it.

● [12:03] What happens with gluten in the gut?

● [14:09] Jenn explains leaky gut and how to repair it.

● [17:33] What is natural hybridization? How does it compare to wheat hybridization and GMOs?

● [22:37] What is the difference between ancient wheat and modern wheat?

● [31:30] Brandy explains what glyphosate is and how it is used.

● [38:35] How the gut microbiome affects different parts of your mental and physical health.

● [44:22] Where do we go from here, and how do we avoid future issues?

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

● Our diets now consist of less fiber, more sugar, and more processed foods. It’s important to shift our focus on the health of our microbiome and the impacts that our food has on our gut health, which also impacts our mental health.

● Determining where you want to focus is key; rather than changing everything at once, make small changes in your diet to alter your health significantly.

● Grains have changed so much over the years; try to focus on eating ancient grains and certified organic grains as often as you can.

● If possible, buy your products from local farmers so you can ask questions about what they use on their produce and grains.

QUOTES:

“Essentially, what we're seeing is that with modern wheat, there are a lot more gluten proteins. So there's essentially more opportunities for reactive nature.” Jenn Trepeck

“Estimated that 1 in 133 Americans has celiac disease.” Jenn Trepeck

“We have with this hybridization, this idea of, ‘Oh, we can mutate. We can genetically modify this food for these circumstances. We have a growing population that we need to feed, we can do that here in this way’. And then, we sort of fast forward and now we have all this increase in gluten sensitivity and gluten intolerance and celiac disease. And I think it's hard to ignore that connection.” Jenn Trepeck

“Celiac disease is just one case or one disease associated with gluten intolerance, and essentially all autoimmune conditions are associated with gluten intolerance to some extent in the fact that it makes or creates a leaky gut.” Brandy Searcy

RESOURCES:

Become A Member of Salad with a Side of Fries

Jenn’s Free Menu Plan

Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally:

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-016-0070-0

Differences in protein composition between old world and modern day: wheathttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521873/

More on Wheat and Autoimmune Conditions:

https://rainorganica.com/blogs/podcast/modern-day-wheat-autoimmunity