Is Your Diet Working? Test Based Nutrition & Ultra Endurance | Erik Olsson #26 | Cultivating Change

Cultivating Change with Alex Corey

Erik Olsson, “the Primal Swede”, is a certified Primal Health Coach, and certified adventurer at Adventure Academy Stockholm, Sweden. Erik focuses on endurance coaching, and is an avid ultra cyclist, specifically bike packing. The most recent trip being from Los Angeles to New York, solo. Connect with Erik: Web | https://theprimalswede.com IG | https://instagram.com/theprimalswede In this podcast, Alex Corey and Erik discuss the joy of the natural world and testing yourself out in the elements, breathwork and cold plunging, why a Primal lifestyle allows Erik to be ready for extreme feats with no different preparation, and an Omega fatty acid test that is an easy at home test to measure if your diet and lifestyle is working at a cellular level for anti-inflammation. Zinzino Balance Oil and other products: https://www.zinzino.com/shop/2002956337/US/en-US/Shopping/OrderDetailsMore Episodes: https://www.alexandercorey.com/erik-olsson Contact: https://www.alexandercorey.com/contact 00:00:00 Teaser 00:00:42 Intro 00:02:21 The Santiago - Birth of a Primal Adventurer 00:07:15 The Urge to Get Outside 00:12:20 But I hate running 00:21:50 Feel Everything 00:25:31 Dietary Approaches for Reduced Injury and Always Ready 00:38:15 Cold Plunges and Breathwork 00:48:20 Hydration 00:53:05 What Erik noticed being fat adapted 00:57:10 Does Your Diet Work? Omega 3:6 ratios? 01:05:04 Why do fatty acids matter 01:17:04 How to improve healthy lipid levels 01:23:20 Countries Omega Ratios compared 01:31:30 Erik's Personal Numbers 01:39:29 How Erik recovers