Sports Nutrition: Is Cryotherapy Worthwhile, Testosterone for Males, Recovery Supplements to Promote Healing, and More

Ben Greenfield joins for a new sports nutrition to discuss: Cold Therapy- The recent and unfortunate cryotherapy death. What's up with these chambers, and are there better/easier/safer ways to get the benefits of cold therapy?- Why you want a little cold exposure in your life, but extremes aren't necessary.- Ray Cronise talking cold thermogenesis and weight loss on EP! Testosterone (T)- Testosterone and its importance for endurance athletes and master's male athletes.- What are normal levels for males?- What are normal levels for females?- Free T vs. serum T- would "low normal" T levels affect recovery from workouts and workout/race day performance?- Safe, all-natural and totally legal supplements to bring up low T:- Zinc; magnesium; topical magnesium; fat soluble vitamins D, K, A; or "boosters" such as prolensis, tribulus,bulbine; stinging nettle (root seed); mucuna.- And what about liver tablets for adrenal support, which is correlated with good T levels? Healing- What can we do supplement-wise to promote better healing and recovery before and after a planned medical procedure and/or injury?- Case study for female athlete getting a non-surgical procedure done on a vascular birthmark on the left heel that has begun ulcerating in the last 9 months and progressively worsened.Resource/supplements listed out:- proteolytic enzymes: bromolain, Wobenzyme, Recover Ease- Aloe vera extract, microalgaes (spirunlina, chollera), Goto Cola- Vitamin C- Colloidal silver - Topical treatment: phototherapy- Who is Shawn Stevenson?- Stem cell precursors Beet juice- Beet juice and fat-adaptation. What's more important: the performance boost from ingesting beet juice pre-workout or pre-race, or staying super low carb/low sugar and avoiding beets/beet products to stay in fat-burning mode?- Or does beet juice not compromise the fat burning system?- Supplements like Red Ace Beet juice and Beet Performer, and their grams of sugar and carbs. On low fat vs. low carb- What did Ben take from his recent Denise Menger interview, in which she discussed her "In defense of low fat" article?- Did ben change his thoughts on fat and carb intake?- Are there benefits of high fat?- Is sugar not as metabolically damaging as we once thought?- What happens when sugar/carbs are consumed in absence in fats?- Specific reason why low carb still has a strong case for being very healthy for most.