(0:41) Welcome
Welcome back to The Paleo View!
Stacy has no idea what day it is
The Toth/McCarry crew is currently in Salt Lake City and will soon be heading on to Denver
They have a whole lot of country left to explore, and lots of events on the calendar
Stacy shared details on their zigzag travel plans

Sarah sent out a warm Happy Canada Day to all the Candian listeners! And a Happy Independence Day to the American listeners!
Special thank you to this week's sponsor, Wild Zora
They are not just sponsoring this show but are also fueling Stacy's family as they are traveling across the country
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Wild Zora is jerky that has vegetables incorporated
Stacy said they are delicious and the texture is perfect




(7:15) Macronutrients & Micronutrients
On this week's episode, Stacy and Sarah are going to talk about macronutrients
While this is a little bit of a tangential discussion from the typical micronutrient nerdiness that this show covers, Stacy wanted to dig into this topic

Macronutrients were something that Stacy did use to track when she was on a lifting schedule because she found that it did help with her performance
Stacy has noticed that it is common to see foods marketed today towards the keto community
These foods tend to be macronutrient heavy in one way or another
Recently on Instagram Stacy saw someone sharing a  product with crazy macronutrient ratios
It was a fat bomb that just didn't make sense on a macronutrient level

What concerns Stacy about people going so focused on macros is when all acknowledgment towards balance is ignored

Sarah has seen in gyms how they promote macro tracking
At her gym, in particular, they have an 'Eat Your Macros' program
In these instances, you see some people who aren't nutrient literate hitting their numbers with unhealthy foods/drinks


Being overly focused on macronutrients runs into problems when it is not connected to a food quality conversation and a micronutrient conversation
There is also this other part of this conversation that is happening right now where we are seeing these macronutrient extreme diets
Examples include:
Low/zero carb
Keto
Low fat
Carnivore



Sarah wants to take this episode to unpack macronutrients a little bit
What is the difference between macros and micros?
Macros really just translate to energy
Macro means big
It is nutrients that we need from food in big quantities
Carbohydrates, fat, protein and fiber

Micro means small
It is nutrients that we need from food in small quantities
Vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, essential amino acids, and essential fatty acids


The stuff that we need in big quantities translates into energy
There is also some raw material stuff in macronutrients
Protein is used to make proteins in our body
It's not just making muscle, it is making components of every single cell

Fat makes up cell membranes
Our brain is about 60% fat
Hormones are fat based molecules


We use some of these things as building materials and the rest we use as energy to drive chemical reactions
Fiber is really about feeding our gut microbiome

Even though we need micronutrients in small quantities, it is quite a challenge to get micronutrient sufficiency
This is the nutrient density piece that is always be covered on the show
As soon as you try to get all the micronutrients that your body needs in adequate quantities from whole foods, you are forced into a Paleo or AIP style diet
This means eating seafood, organ meat, a ton of vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, fresh herbs
This is how you get micronutrient sufficiency




(14:27) Our Needs Through the Scientific Lens
Sarah is going to come at macronutrient guidelines by looking at basic ideas about human anatomy and physiology
One of the ways to do this is by looking at hunter-gather intakes
What is the macronutrient range that we see among hunter-gather populations, given that human evo