About this episode
Lindsay sits down with Dr. Allen Bacon, a certified nutrition coach, who drops truth bombs on the misconceptions oft-seen on social media. They delve into topics like misconstruing credentials, credibility and follower counts. Drawing from his background in medical science, Dr. Allen admonishes multiple 'good vs bad' fallacies in food and fitness information while advocating for smart omnivore diets and verifiable, peer-reviewed research. He also discusses his career transition from dental surgery to fitness coaching and how people can approach determining a fitness or dietary intervention's success. Dr. Allan’s coaching services Dr. Allan on Instagram ANNOUNCING!! - BeStrong - My inner circle community - Join HERE Membership gives you access to…. Training App with dozens of programs to choose from Courses : Learn Step Away from Tracking and Mindfully Eat How to set up a Fat Loss plan Setting up your Muscle building phase. Community & Support with specific groups that share you same goals $500 worth in give aways monthly Monthly Themes and Challenges to increase your learning and help you BECOME the person you want to be. December - Fitness Flexibility - How to Stay Present with family and Your fitness Goals January - Becoming the master of protein Weekly Lives Recipes Upload videos of exercises for form reviews done by me! Chapters: 00:00 Welcome 01:20 Introducing Dr. Allan Bacon 05:52 So much information, very little wisdom 09:45 Using our education for good or bad 13:09 How do you tell if someone is wrong? 15:14 Gurus tend to have large follower counts on social media 24:17 Are you concerend with who's right or what's right? 27:36 The human body versus the animal body 30:44 Debunking myths or lies from gurus 39:54 The good story tellers 45:26 Are the stories reputable? 52:50 How important is form really?