Dr. Bubbs reflects on Season 1 of the Performance Nutrition Podcast with clips of 18 expert guests sharing their incredible insights on a variety of hot topics from popular episodes this past year. Thank you to all the amazing expert guests who came on the show this year to share their knowledge on health, training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset!
Dr. Bubbs sits down with expert researcher Dr. James DiNicholantonio PhD and takes a deep dive into all things salt: why we are so afraid of it, where today’s standard recommendations came from, dangers of a low-salt diet on health, impacts of salt for high performance, the sugar/salt connection and so much more. James highlights the many myths around salt, why it’s important to get your daily dose, what the ideal salt dose truly is and different types of salt to support better health and performance.
Dr. James DiNicolantonio is a cardiovascular research scientist and doctor of pharmacy at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. A well-respected and internationally known scientist, and expert on health and nutrition, he serves as the Associate Editor of the British Medical Journal’s (BMJ) Open Heart, a journal published in partnership with the British Cardiovascular Society. He is the author or coauthor of approximately 200 publications in the medical literature, as well as the his new book The Salt Fix. He is also on the Editorial Advisory Board of several other medical journals, including Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases and International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology (IJCPT). Learn more about James' research here and follow him on twitter.
