Episode 26 of The Healthy Rebellion Radio. Q&A with Robb Wolf and Nicki Violetti. Make your health an act of rebellion. Join The Healthy Rebellion Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS This episode of The Healthy Rebellion Radio is sponsored by Four Sigmatic. Four Sigmatic is a wellness company that wants to share the benefits of the most nutrient dense ingredients with the world. Their innovative recipes combine these truly super foods with daily staples like coffee, cacao, and skincare to help you fit elevated wellness in throughout the day and meet the overwhelming demands of modern life. Go to foursigmatic.com/rebel and use code: REBEL, for 15% off   Show Notes:   News topic du jour: COVID-19  AND METABOLIC SYNDROME – AN ASSOCIATION TOO DIFFICULT TO IGNORE 1. Creating a complete protein with beef protein powder [11:58] Brandon says: Dear Robb, Due to leaky gut, food sensitivities, hypothyroidism, and intense strength training in the gym, I need plenty of protein, can't get it all from my diet alone, and so need to supplement with a protein powder. However, I cannot digest egg protein, rice protein, pea protein or other vegetable protein, or whey protein in any form (concentrate, isolate, hydrolysate, etc). I can, though, digest beef protein powder. Since it does not have the correct amino acid profile like whey, however, to achieve proper muscle protein synthesis, can I supplement beef protein powder with BCAAs, or at least leucine, to create the complete protein powder I need? 2. Tendon repair? [16:33] Bill says: I’ve been active in the gym for some time now in one fashion or another. However, I’m noticing that my tendons and joints, if I’m not rea-a-al careful,  fail the “live forever” mandate.  My muscle is very cooperative and chafes at the bit for more action,  but frankly the infrastructure lags.  I’ve managed to tear shoulder tendons on both shoulder ball joints, as well as exploded a bicep tendon off the shoulder entirely. Arrrg, that hurt.  Etc etc.  my question is, how do I navigate this?  I do use Collagen.  How long does it take for joint and tendon repairs?  Other than this, I’m in good health—been Keto for 5 years and have moved into carnivore out of curiosity.  Thank you, I really do enjoy your work and ethic.  Bill Dennis.   ps, in case it matters, I’m 73 y/o. Selective pro resolution modulators wih Dr. David Lemay: https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-69/ 3. Sleep, early riser history, ibuprofen [21:47] Tim says: Hey, been a listener for I don't know how long (have a pic of me holding up the Paleo Solution September 12, 2010). I'm 52, was (still am but not by choice or need!) an early riser for 25+ years. Even though my job no longer requires that of me I still wake up around 4 every day, weekends included. I find it very very difficult to go back to sleep. I eat clean except special occasions. I do CF 5 times a week and BJJ 3 or 4. BJJ is new and I feel like it is SO HARD WHEN I WAS YOUNG THINGS WERE AUTOMATIC I didn't think about wrestling moves or positions they were just there... sorry, not relevant... but infuriating. Every once in a while I will take ibuprofen, really very rare, maybe 5-10 days a year? It seems whenever I do take it, though, I sleep until my wife's alarm wakes me up. It could of course be coincidence. Any reason ibuprofen could help me stay asleep? Any other thing I could take to mimic the effect without the drawbacks? I have no trouble falling asleep, btw, my wife hates that about me. Thanks for keeping at it, Tim 4. Protein levels with training & iGA-nephropathy [28:28] Daniel says: Howdy, Thank you for all the great info you guys are putting out there. Got diagnosed with IgA-nephropathy a couple of years ago but symptoms disappeared (gracias good food :) ) and it seems like it has slowed down / is not progressing. My challenge for me is all the conflicting things I hear about protein intake. Ideally I want to try Ketogains and bump my protein up a bit but the IgA th