What do you know about animal protein? Maybe you’ve heard that they’re bad for you, or that they can easily be substituted for plant proteins. But how many of those facts are actually myths?

In today’s episode, we talk to Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a functional medicine M.D. about animal protein, protein cycling, and some often-heard protein myths that you should stop believing.

Topics in today’s episode:
2:15 – Muscle-centric nutrition
12:49 – The benefits of animal protein
23:21 – Protein recommendations from Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
33:57 – How and why to cycle protein effectively
46:22 – Nutrition myths

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Rachel Scheer

Rachel Scheer is a Certified Nutritionist who received her degree from Baylor University in Nutrition Science and Dietetics. Rachel has her own private nutrition and counseling practice located in McKinney, Texas. Rachel has helped clients with a wide range of nutritional needs enhance their athletic performance, improve their physical and mental health, and make positive lifelong eating and exercise behavior changes.