586: The Healthiest Ways to Cook Your Food, Optimizing Cortisol, Sumo vs. Conventional Deadlifts & MORE

Sep 01, 2017

Kimera-Quah! In this episode of Quah, sponsored by Kimera Koffee (kimerakoffee.com, code “mindpump” for 10% off), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about the difference between conventional and sumo deadlifts, cortisol, what it is, what affects it and what you can do to keep it at healthy levels, the effectiveness of nootropics for someone with ADHD and how the way you cook your food affects nutrition and health.

Guys talk old movie special effects and Adam talks The Defiant Ones (3:55)
Guys talk the business and monetary success (10:45)
- Millionaires
- Business can’t stay stagnant
Sal/Justin talk about money and their kids (16:50)
- Value of a dollar
- Work Ethic
- Value of investments
- Sal talked to his son about inflation
Kids getting older (more testosterone and language) (24:30)
- No computers/tablets allowed alone in bedroom or bathroom
- Starting to curse
Quah question #1 – What’s the difference between conventional and sumo deadlift? When should you use one or the other? (32:50)
- Work on both and build your mechanics
- Focus on one (phase) and do the other
- Encourage interchanging of exercises
Quah question #2 – Can you talk about cortisol? What is it? What effects it has? What can you do to keep at normal levels? (45:01)
- Helps regulate the immune system, blood sugar levels
- o Raises in response to stress
- Ashwagandha and Reishi
Quah question #3 – How effective are nootropics for someone with ADHD? (54:47)
- Address the root cause first
  - Sleep, exercise and nutrition key
  - Elimination Diet
- Dopamine increases
Quah question #4 – Does the way you cook you food matter nutritionally? (1:08:41)
- Food intolerances with raw vs. cooked foods
- Variety/rotation is important

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