Our Science
Going beyond a product offering with a complete nutrient range,
we plan on expanding into the nutrigenomic realm and further into developing
a community focused on integrating body, mind & spirit
Uncovering the science
behind nutrition
We’ve always geeked out on nutrition, be it ancestral preparation or latest, cutting edge research.
And we are putting out our geekiness to benefit anybody interested.
Through superior nutrition practices, our enthusiastic 3-pronged goal is to:
* help optimise micronutrient imbalances
* facilitate body homeostasis
* enhance performance and longevity
Our approach is focused on:
* avoiding anti-nutrients, such as lectins and phytic acid
* keeping sugars to a bare minimum. We are focusing on low glycemic index foods that contain other key nutrients, like quercetin in apples or proanthocyanidins in pomegranates
* designing function-based super food stacks that act synergistically
Please help yourselves to cover your nutritional needs as you go about your day.
And have dinner in a social setting after a full nutritious day!
How we are different
We essentially aim to provide the particular nutritional environment in which each genetic make-up can thrive by:
* Stack design: based on latest science-backed knowledge out there. And very soon based on each individual’s unique, expressed genetic make-up
* Sourcing: best ingredients from farmers markets
* Food prepping: from soaking in water with vinegar to minimise pesticides/herbicides exposure to ancestral methods to pre-soak legumes & gluten-free cereals to minimise anti-nutrients to blenching spinach & beets for example to minimise oxalate exposure etc.
* Adhering to science-backed healthy principles: no vegetable oils, low glycemic index foods, gluten-free etc.
* Providing a micronutrient level break-down: which is essential to manage one’s micronutrient imbalances (so, so, so very important; much more than the # of grams of protein someone eats on a daily basis for example)
Here are a few things
to keep in mind
The Micro and Macro Nutrients identified in our products represent minimum approximate values as some data for some breakdowns (for example types of mono and disaccharides within the sugar category were not available upon research).
As such, if you are geekier than us and care to do the math, you may notice that raw numbers don’t perfectly add up. But the margin error is in all cases within 1 gram, so we believe our data is pretty reliable nutrients for most super food powders are also not available upon research (for example guarana, acai, licorice, tribulus etc), so the nutrient profile provided represents a bare minimum of what our products actually contain; this is given by the fresh ingredients used and some more commonly known super food powders, such as cocoa.
Recommended daily allowances – RDAs – are by definition approximate and are based on assumptions about the average profile of a human being. On top of gender, age and weight differences among people for which we have collected interval RDA data, various other parameters, most notably individual metabolism and various nutrients bioavailability, are instrumental in determining particular nutrient requirements for a specific person. In reality, there is a biochemical individuality that varies for each and every one of us, so a more rigorous personalised nutritional plan can only be relevantly determined on a case by case basis. Nevertheless, the level of detail provided and the rigour employed to assemble the information should provide an indication of what foods and nutrients each should focus on, depending on personal lifestyle choices.
In order to simplify the information, we have provided an average RDA for each relevant nutrient, based on information from multiple reliable sources. In all cases, the RDA values provided represent required quantities for minimum health maintenance, as assessed by experts in the area.
A list of sources for our nutrient data can be found below:
* https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/
* https://frida.fooddata.dk/food
* https://www.nutritionvalue.org/
* super food product labels from Now Foods, in our view one of the most reliable supplement companies
A list of sources for our RDA data can be found below:
* World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/micronutrients/9241546123/en/
* National Center for Biotechnology Information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234922/
* Information provided by the Wageningen University in two nutrition courses they teach on Coursera
* Healthline.com: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/essential-amino-acids#benefits-of-supplements
* super food product labels from Now Foods, in our view one of the most reliable supplement companies
Some of the stuff we've
read & studied
We are continuously learning and studying to expand our knowledge.
You can find below a categorised list of our experience to date:
Certifications/Courses
* MSc in Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition, University of the Balearic Islands
* Functional Genomics Course, NutriGenetic Research Institute, Robert Miller
* Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression, University of Melbourne, Marnie Blewitt
* Biochemical Priciples of Energy Metabolism, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seyun Kim, PhD
* Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome, University of Colorado Boulder & University of California San Diego, Rob Knight, Professor
* Introductory Human Physiology, Duke University, Emma Jakoi & Jennifer Carbrey
* Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality – The Great Courses, Robert Sapolsky
* Kahn Academy – Biology
* Kahn Academy – Organic Chemistry
* Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and Overnutrition, Wageningen University & Research
* Nutrition and Health: Micronutrient and Malnutrition, Wageningen University & Research
* Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome, Wageningen University & Research
Books – Biochemistry & Biology
* Principles of Biochemistry – David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox
* The Wisdom of Your Cells: How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology – Bruce H. Lipton
* Biochemistry for Dummies – John T. Moore, Richard H. Langley
Books – Genetics
* Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health – Ben Lynch
* Understanding Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Their Real-World Applications – David Sadava
* The Selfish Gene – Richard Dawkins
* Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself – Lee Know
* Genome – Matt Ridley
* Epigenetics – Richard C. Francis
* Epigenetics Explained – Frank Brown
* The Basics of Genetics – Betsey Dexter Dyer
Books – Nutrition
* Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food – Catherine Shanahan, Luke Shanahan
* The Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet and Non-toxic Bio-Individualized Therapies – Nasha Winters, Jess Higgings Kelley
* The Jungle Effect: The Healthiest Diets from Around the World – Why They Work and how to Make Them Work for You – Daphne Miller, Andrew Weil
* Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats – Sally Fallon, Mary G. Enig
* The Plant Paradox – Steven R. Gundry
Books – Biohacking
* The Telomere Effect: The New Science of Living Younger – Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel
* Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life – Ben Greenfield
* Super Human: The Bulletproof Plan to Age Backward and Maybe Even Live Forever – Dave Asprey
* Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body & Defy Aging – Ben Greenfield
* Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art – James Nestor
* The Oxygen Advantage – Patrick McKeown
* The Longevity Solution – James DiNicolantonio, Jason Fung
* EMF*D – Joseph Mercola
* Becoming Supernatural – Joe Dispenza
* Limitless – Jim Kwik
* Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience Through the New Biology – Sayer
* Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body – Michael Matthews
Books – Brain & Physiology
* Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers – Robert M. Sapolsky
* Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
* The Brain that Changes Itself – Norman Doidge
* Behave – Robert M. Sapolsky