Question: Hi i just subscribed to your vids … i’m a 20 male 5′7″ and about 130 lbs I’m just wondering what are your views on extra virgin olive oil… I take 3 flax seed pills (1 tbsp each) a day as the bottle recommends. How much or how little extra virg olive oil should I be eating and how often?
Thanks for your help
-Will
 

Answer: There’s really no specific amount that we know that people should consumer per day.  However, I think that most people would benefit from consuming one tablespoon per day. 

This would be enough to get some of the benefits but without adding too many calories to the diet.  However, many people could certainly consume more, especially if their diet were slightly lower in carbs (to compensate for the additional - although healthy - calories in the extra virgin olive oil).

Your in health,

Dr Clay

Question: Does greentea really help lose weight? because if it does ill drink it but if not…it tastes like grass so let me know when you can thanks.

Answer: Yes, it really helps burn fat. Not as much as eating right and exercising, but it still helps.

~ Dr Clay

Question: I have a question for you in regards to muscle glycogen depletion during strenuous weight training. Say I’m working back and biceps (to failure) during a particular workout. Is muscle glycogen depleted from primarily those working muscles, or is it also pulled from other muscles in the body?  Scarlett H. / Birmingham, AL

Q: I’ve heard that you should cycle creatine?  But someone else at the gym said you don’t need to cycle creatine.  Now I’m confused.  Should you cycle creatine or not? 

Adam  J. / Eugene, Oregon 

A: In my opinion (and that of most of the top sports nutritionists), yes.  You should cycle creatine, at least to some extent. 

It seems that taking “off” creatine for a while will make it more effective once you resume taking it.  Or you could say that it may begin to lose some of its’ effectiveness after being on it for a while.

Likewise, I feel that almost any supplement should be “cycled” for health purposes.  Admittedly, this is a “just in case” kind of thing.  I even cycle my multi-vitamins.  A nutrient toxicity is as bad if not worse than a deficiency, which is the reason I don’t take multi-vitamins / multi-minerals 365 days per year.

Though there’s not hard ‘n fast rule, I tend to take creatine for about 8-10 weeks, then come off of it for 4-5. 

So, although there’s no real scientific data that says you should cycle creatine, I would recommend doing so… just in case.

Dr Clay