Ben Brown has a coaching business that helps highly driven men improve their energy and body composition and help them create a balance between work and home life. Ben is also the owner of Complete Essentials, an essential amino acid product which was born out of his own health issues. Ben talks to your host Blake Bowman about the connection between nutrition, lifestyle, and symptoms.
Episode Highlights:
- How Ben discovered what could heal his gastrointestinal inflammation naturally.
- The primary area of Ben’s business is nutrition coaching.
- H. Pilori is the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers and a high percentage of people have it.
- The lining of the gut can be deteriorated through stress, food quality, and more.
- The process Ben goes through to help people define their optimal diet.
- The most impactful thing coaches can do is to help people be more in tune with their body.
- Why eating ancestrally makes a lot of sense and is a good jumping off point.
- Eating seasonally and locally is another great way to start.
- Why certain diets give your gut time to regenerate and repair.
- There’s no one right way to eat, we have to understand biochemical individuality.
- If you’re serious about taking control of your health then you’ll have to consider big life changes.
- How to use things like hydrochloric acid effectively without becoming dependant on them.
- If you’re just starting out, you need digestive support.
- The natural things people can do to improve their digestive enzymes:
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- Slow down and chew your food.
- Drink a lot of water, but not while you’re eating.
- There’s a reason our stomach is such an acidic environment and it should be that way.
- Ben’s thoughts on digestive bitters and bitter herbs.
- The role of ox bile in your health after having your gall bladder removed.
- About Ben’s product Complete Essentials and why it’s an all-in-one workout product.
- The body can function without carbohydrates but it cannot function for any period of time without essential amino acids.
- The best course of action is to be getting enough protein in throughout the day through real food.
- Many supplements are in pill form, but that’s not very conducive to workouts.
- When you take the Complete Essentials powder it’s instantly absorbed into the bloodstream.
- With essential amino acids, even people who have compromised digestion can benefit.
- Why it’s easier to gain fat as you get older.
- Essential amino acids provide mineral support without any caffeine or artificial sweeteners.
3 Key Points:
- Gut health and optimal digestion should be the primary focus when there is poor health.
- Eating ancestrally, seasonally, and locally can be the best way to start figuring out what diet works best with your body.
- Alkaline water is harmful to your production of hydrochloric acid, if you’re drinking it you need to stop.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “You aren’t what you eat, you are what you digest and assimilate.” -Blake
- “Most of the general population has compromised gut integrity.” -Ben
- “You have to go through trial and error to figure out what works best for you.” -Ben
- “Everything we do on a daily basis lends itself to screwing up our digestion.” -Ben
- “There’s a reason our stomach is such an acidic environment and it should be that way.” -Ben
- “The body can function without carbohydrates but it cannot function for any period of time without essential amino acids.” -Ben
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