Most of us don't think twice about what happens after we flush—but what if your poop could tell you about your gut health, hydration, and even your long-term health? In this episode of Discovering Nutrition, Eliisa sits down with Scott Hickle, Co-Founder and CEO of Throne, to explore how our bathroom habits can reveal valuable insights about digestion, hydration, food intolerances, and overall wellness. Scott shares the story behind building a smart toilet device that automatically tracks gut health and hydration, why poop became such a taboo topic, and how continuous health tracking could help people detect changes in their health earlier. Together, they discuss the Bristol Stool Scale, fiber, coffee, period poops, travel constipation, GLP-1 medications, hydration, and why understanding your own digestive patterns may be one of the most overlooked tools in preventive health. Whether you're curious about gut health, fascinated by the science of digestion, or simply wondering if your poop is "normal," this episode offers an educational—and surprisingly entertaining—look at one of the most important indicators of overall health. Watch more episodes of Discovering Nutrition on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your favourite podcast platform. Guest: Scott Hickle Company: Throne Science Website: https://www.thronescience.com Key Notes - Why Scott founded Throne after learning how often patients send photos of their stool to physicians. - What your poop can reveal about gut health, hydration, digestion, and overall wellness. - Why bowel movements became a taboo topic—and how that impacts public health today. - Understanding the Bristol Stool Scale and what a healthy bowel movement actually looks like. - How stress, travel, hydration, fiber, coffee, hormones, and food intolerances affect digestion. - Why colorectal cancer is increasing in younger adults and the importance of early detection. - How continuous tracking can help identify patterns that traditional recall often misses. - The science behind hydration, underhydration, and why water may be the "forgotten nutrient." - How GLP-1 medications can affect digestion and bowel habits. - Why personalized health tracking is key to understanding your own body's unique patterns.

In this episode of Discovering Nutrition, Eliisa sits down with Joel Holdener, a Cronometer user from Revelstoke, BC, to talk about his health transformation, his relationship with food, and how tracking helped him take control of his nutrition. Joel shares how he started using Cronometer in December 2024 after reaching his heaviest weight of 328.9 pounds, and how simply seeing what he was eating became the catalyst for major change.

Joel opens up about the motivation cycles that kept him starting and stopping in the past, why extreme restriction didn’t work long term, and how tracking helped him move away from shame and toward awareness. Together, he and Eliisa discuss calorie deficits, moderation, binge-and-restrict cycles, GLP-1s, food noise, hydration, sleep, protein, body recomposition, and the role strength training has played in helping Joel feel healthier and more confident.

They also explore Joel’s experience navigating an autoimmune diagnosis, why improving his physical health became something he could control, and how starting with small, realistic changes helped him build momentum. Whether you’re just starting your own health journey, trying to build consistency, or looking for a more sustainable way to track your nutrition, this episode offers an honest and inspiring look at what can happen when you stop relying on motivation and start building habits that last.

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Key Notes:

• How Joel discovered Cronometer and why tracking what he was already eating helped him create awareness before making changes.
• Why motivation alone wasn’t enough, and how discipline and consistency helped Joel stay on track.
• How tracking helped Joel move away from food shame, all-or-nothing thinking, and the idea that one high-calorie day ruins your progress.
• Why hydration, sleep, protein, and strength training became key parts of Joel’s transformation.
• Joel’s experience with GLP-1 medication, food noise, and deciding to continue his weight loss journey through nutrition and training.
• How body recomposition, calorie awareness, and small adjustments helped Joel lose weight while building strength.
• Why Joel believes the best place to start is simply tracking what you eat, learning from the data, and making changes gradually.

In this episode of Discovering Nutrition, Eliisa sits down with fitness coach, creator, and Bounce Forward co-founder Marlie Cohen to explore what sustainable health and fitness can look like for women navigating motherhood, busy schedules, changing bodies, and years of diet culture. As a mom of two, Marlie shares why she rejects the pressure to “bounce back” and instead helps women build strength, confidence, and habits that move them forward.

Marlie shares her own journey with postpartum fitness, macro tracking, and rebuilding trust with food. Together, she and Eliisa discuss the all-or-nothing mindset, why so many women fear carbohydrates, and how tracking nutrition can create more awareness and freedom rather than restriction. They also explore why under-eating during the day can lead to cravings at night, how food noise impacts daily choices, and why consistency matters more than perfection.

Whether you’re trying to improve your relationship with food, build muscle, feel stronger, or create a routine that fits into real life, this episode offers an honest and practical look at macros, motherhood, strength training, and sustainable progress.

Key Notes:

• Why Marlie created Bounce Forward and why she believes women don’t need to “bounce back” after motherhood or major life changes.
• How the all-or-nothing mindset can keep people stuck in cycles of restriction, guilt, and starting over.
• Why tracking nutrition can create awareness, reduce food noise, and support more freedom around eating.
• How fear of carbohydrates, under-eating during the day, and cravings at night are often connected.
• Why strength training is so important for women, especially as they age, and how to start in a realistic way.
• How small habits like tracking protein, lifting weights, drinking water, and paying attention to how you feel can build lasting progress over time.