Nick Paterson
Nick Paterson is an engineer, former RAF and commercial pilot, and Owner of Ultimate Fitness where he provides personal training, diet, and biometric monitoring services. On his blog, LIHF (Low Inflammation, High Fat) Living, Nick writes about his research, client results, and personal health journey.
In 2012, Nick bumped into a friend who had experimented with a high-fat low-carb (HFLC) diet and lost some body fat. Despite some good fat loss in the beginning, Nick soon hit a plateau and discovered that low-carb wasn’t the entire answer. This led him to invest a ton of time to figure out the optimal diet for himself to help him lose his excess body fat and optimize his health.
Listen to my previous podcast with Nick HERE.
In this episode, Nick Paterson discusses his theory of inflammatory hysteresis, metrics for inflammation, the critical role of diet on joint health, health coaching business, client retention strategies, and much more.
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Show Notes
- 4:46 – Updates on Nick’s personal training business
- 11:43 – What is inflammatory hysteresis?
- 21:26 – Single measurements for inflammation
- 30:08 – Training plateau, and inflammation interventions
- 37:51 – Is diet enough to reverse inflammatory hysteresis?
- 41:12 – Nick’s 105-Day trial on metformin
- 53:33 – Diet and Joint Health: Why dairy increases inflammation
- 1:04:26 – Thoughts on plant based diets, liver/organ meats (Nick’s diet)
- 1:13:10 – Evolution, carnivore diet, and diet tribalism
- 1:23:01 – Research, business journey, and client retention strategies
- 1:30:47 – Changes in diet and exercise
Selected Links from the Episode
- Ultimate Fitness
- Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week by Doug McGuff and John Little
- The Time-Saver’s Workout: A Revolutionary New Fitness Plan that Dispels Myths and Optimizes Results by John Little
- Hysteresis Model of Dietary Inflammation
- Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Ultimate Exercise
- Synlab International
- Pure White and Deadly by John Yudkin
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Dr. Kevin Stock – Carbs and Protein Effects on Carnivore, Experiments, and Being a Well-Rounded Person
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- John Little | Podcasts
- Dr. Bryce Lee | Podcasts
- Scott Myslinski | Podcasts
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Fantastic conversation Nick and Lawrence, I was nodding along as I listened! I am a Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach (www.enhancedenergy.co.uk), and my particular market segment is exactly what you mentioned here Nick – adults in their 40s and 50s who have recently recognised/ been diagnosed with the symptoms of insulin resistance/ metabolic syndrome (or hysteresis as you rightly call it – ie the lag between initial insulin resistance leading to blood sugar problems usually much later down the line).
Like you, I am extremely selective who I work with (must be highly motivated to change and relatively educated) and hence only have a few core clients currently. I do not currently offer formal blood testing, but in my experience find that waist to height ratio, blood pressure, the navy seal method and clues in how a client feels throughout the day/ sleep/ stress/ skin health etc taken together can very clearly show when a client has underlying insulin resistance. I very much agree with your low-inflammation dietary approach/ pyramid which I also believe is the foundation to good health (only thing I would add though is before removing all dairy – I usually try going with A2 fermented dairy first, ie goat’s/ sheep yogurt and cheese. In my experience, this avoids the issue of casomorphins for many people). I would also add though that since fully qualifying as an NLC, I have become much more ‘holistic’ in my approach – eg I find that optimising sleep, stress and minimising environmental toxins can have a huge impact on inflammation. Even simple lifestyle practices such as taking a brisk 10 minute walk after each meal can work very well. My clients are usually sufficiently motivated that over time I can gradually move them towards adding in HIT, but also HIIT (which can have massive benefits in emptying glycogen stores) and even gradually moving towards cold therapy (finishing showers with cold etc). As I see it insulin resistance/ metabolic syndrome/ hysteresis is just going to get worse across the developed world and we need to do what we can to help fight this root cause of most chronic conditions!
Hi Rob, thank you for your comment. I’m pleased you enjoyed the episode. Congratulations on your coaching business!
I am now 63 and had sore shoulders from years of activity. With the Covid, no swimming and the pain went away. Also avoiding overhead and incline presses as recommended by Doug Brignole — The Physics of Fitness.
Thank you Chris. Glad your shoulders are feeling good!