M.O.P. - 006 - CONCUSSIONS! WHY NUTRITION MATTERS FOR YOUNG & CURRENT ATHLETES

🎙𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 - 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟎𝟎𝟔🎙⁣⁣⁣Welcome to the Men Of Purpose Podcast! We are your hosts, Dezi Abeyta and Matt R Frakes! Proud Husbands, Fathers, and Sports Dietitian Entrepreneurs! This podcast is for all those Fathers and Future Fathers out there that are looking to build better relationships with themselves first so that they can build better relationships with their families through nutrition and lifestyle coaching.⁣⁣⁣⁣In this episode, we talked more about Matt’s research on 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝗪𝐇𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐒! During this chat, you will learn the following:⁣⁣2:00 - What is a concussion ⁣5:10 - The different nutrients in brain health and the “energy crisis”⁣7:20 - What’s seen across different sports with concussions⁣9:00 - The nutritional status on the risk of concussions⁣11:10 - Fatigue increasing the risk of injury & inflammation⁣14:25 - “Diet does not have to be perfect” but consistency is key⁣16:20 - Taking research with a grain of salt⁣18:30 - What we can do to emphasize the healing process⁣29:20 - showing vulnerability as a family man in athletics⁣32:00 - The 3 takeaways for health, nutrition, and concussion recovery ⁣⁣⁣𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!⁣