Ditching the One Size Diet Culture: Robb Wolf

Why do diets have to be individualized? What are the myths around
sodium? How much sodium do we need a day? Why do so many people
fail at diets? Why does just drinking water not properly hydrate
you? How does Covid impact sodium levels? How do altitude and
cold weather impact our hydration? What is the connection between
electrolytes and breast feeding? 


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Robb Wolf, former research biochemist, 2 time New York Times/Wall
Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and
Wired To Eat, and co-founder of LMNT Electrolytes, joins us on
the podcast to discuss how diets must be individualized, the
myths about sodium, how drinking just water won’t properly
hydrate you, and more. 


“In a world where it’s difficult find meaning, attaching oneself
to a dietary or fitness tribe, like Cross Fit, is powerful. It’s
really, really powerful.” 


“If we don’t have enough sodium in circulation, we will mine
sodium out of our body, out of our bones to supply the sodium
that we need, at least for some period of time.” 


“Interestingly, there’s a really high linkage between low sodium
intake and osteoporosis.”  


“Generally, when people shift to a mainly whole food type diet,
their glycemic load drops which drops their insulin, drops their
tendency to retain sodium.” 


“The literature is pretty clear that it’s far more dangerous from
a health and a death perspective to have too low sodium than too
high.” 


“I quoted these numbers in both of my books but 45 million
Americans try a diet 3-4x a year and largely fail.” 


“If we just hammer water, what we end up doing is diluting those
electrolytes and getting them further and further out of
balance.” 


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