Taylor Knox is a hall of fame professional surfer who has had one of the longest and most noteworthy careers on the ASP World Tour. Now 50, Knox remains a high performance athlete who credits his sustained health and stamina to a largely plant-based lifestyle. Taylor is co-founder of Arc Method age reverse conditioning, as well as an investor in Mikuna Foods. 

In this episode, Natalie and Taylor discuss:

• Taylor suffered a serious back injury at 15. He discusses the role of fitness and nutrition in his road to recovery.
• When Taylor decided to go plant-based
• Nutrition considerations for surfing. How is it similar and different from other endurance sports? 
• Taylor's role with Mikuna Foods, the first company to bring superbean Chocho to the US market. What is Chocho and why he thinks it’s worth investing in
• Taylor's online program called Arc, or age reverse conditioning. Is it really possible to reverse the effects of aging through conditioning? 

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In this episode, Natalie chats with Dezi Abeyta, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, a Dietitian Entrepreneur, a previous consulting dietitian for Major League Baseball (MLB) and a TEDx speaker.  

In this episode, Natalie and Dezi discuss: 

• How nutrition for dads is different than nutrition for moms 
• How dads can be food role models for their children
• How to handle family meal time when only one parent is plant-based
• What Dezi learned about cultural sensitivity around food from his time working in the MLB
• The important role of sleep for a healthy lifestyle 

Resources:
Follow Dezi on IG at @deziabeyta 
Buy Dezi's Book: The Lose Your Gut Guide: The Workout, Meal Plan, and Mindset You Need to Ditch Your Spare Tire and Get Lean by Men's Health
TEDx talk "Food Fights Can Save Your Life,"

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In this episode, Natalie chats with Emily Hutchins, who is a Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist & Corrective Exercise Specialist, Nike Master Trainer, Nike Run Coach and owner of On Your Mark Studios in Chicago. 

In this episode, Natalie and Emily discuss: 

• Emily's career journey and how she ended up opening On Your Mark Studios
• The importance of both strength and mobility training for performance 
• How often should you incorporate strength training into your routine when you're training for a marathon
• Good resources for those who can't afford to work with a personal trainer but who would like to learn more about strength training to avoid injury
• Counseling athletes to recover and whether to focus on complete rest or recovery exercises
• How Emily responds when clients ask her about nutrition 

Resources:
Follow Emily on IG at @em.hutchins  or visit her website  

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In this episode, Natalie chats with Frances Largeman-Roth, who is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, a New York Times best selling author and nationally recognized nutrition and wellness expert. Her latest book, Smoothies & Juices: Prevention Healing Kitchen, was released in September 2020. 
 
In this episode, Natalie and Frances discuss:

• who protein powders are right for
• research on the difference in bioavailability between whey protein powder and plant-based protein powder
• the different sources of protein powder, like whey, soy, pea, hemp, rice. Is one considered best?
• what ingredients should people avoid/ look out for in protein powders
• sweeteners in protein powders 
• how to use protein powders

Resources:
TODAY.com article on protein powders
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In this episode, Natalie chats with President and CEO of the Produce for Better Health (PBH) Foundation, Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak. PBH is a non-profit organization committed to transforming how people think about and enjoy fruits and vegetables. This episode focuses on a new report called State Of The Plate, which details that Americans are severely under consuming fruits and veggies. 

Natalie and Wendy discuss:

•  the long term health implications of Americans under consuming fruits and veggies 
• why people are under consuming fruits and vegetables, even when they know the beneficial
• Is this a global problem, or America specific?
• why we are seeing a decline in produce consumption if motivation is high 
• budget friendly ways people can increase fruit and vegetable consumption?
• how the pandemic changed peoples’ consumption of fruits and vegetables?

Resources
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Natalie chats with Starla Garcia, Registered Dietitian and owner of The Healthy Shine, LLC, 2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier, and body and cultural diversity advocate. Her journey to wellness came after battling an eating disorder as a Latina student-athlete during her collegiate years. That experience was the catalyst that set her on the path of intuitive eating and developing a healthy relationship with cultural foods and exercise. 

In this episode, Natalie and Starla discuss:

• Starla's history with an eating disorder while being a collegiate runner and how she overcame it to become a Registered Dietitian
• The biggest nutrition related mistakes runners make
• How to navigate diet culture among runners
• Managing GI issues among runners
• How runners can tell if they are underfueling
• How white runners can be allies for BIPOC runners
• What Starla wishes she could go back and tell her younger runner self 

Resources:
Follow Starla on IG at @starla_shines or visit www.thehealthyshine.com

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Natalie chats with Taylor Thomas, the founder and head coach of Thomas Endurance Coaching (TEC). He's also the host of the popular podcast Endurance Minded, a writer, speaker, coach, and head of business development at TEC. His passion is ensuring that athletes have the tools, knowledge, and relationships they need to pursue their goals.
 
In this chat, Natalie and Taylor discuss:

• Why the mental and psychological side of endurance sports is so important
• Why some athletes are motivated to push themselves to the brink
• How Taylor works with athletes to avoid and treat burnout 
• How athletes can manage the mental side of injuries and having to take long periods of time off
• Tips for translating the mental fortitude learned through endurance sports into  everyday life

Resources:
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In this episode, Natalie chats with Mary Ellen Kelly, a Sports Dietitian who has worked with professional and collegiate athletes. Mary Ellen was the Miami Dolphins’ full time Sports RD from November 2014 through March 2018 and was the head Sports RD at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from 2011-14.

In this episode, we chat about:

• whether or not there are different nutrition recommendations for a sprinting versus endurance sport? 
• Top tips for reducing inflammation in athletes
• how alcohol affects athletic performance
• how to approach eating well for sport when you’re not preparing the meal or eating on-the-go
• her thoughts on plant-based eating among competitive athletes? 
• Protein powders and protein shakes and whether or not they are beneficial for athletes
• Info for aspiring dietitians who want to get into sports dietetics

Resources:
More info on the SNIP Immersion Program

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Angie Asche is a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics and a certified clinical exercise physiologist, as well as the owner Eleat Sports Nutrition. She works with high school, college, and professional athletes nationwide. She is also the author of the book Fuel Your Body, which will be released May 11th. In this episode, Natalie and Angie chat through common fad diets that pop up among athletes, as well as top sports nutrition myths and misconceptions like: 

• Lower body fat always equals an improvement in performance.
• Your body can only absorb 20-30 grams of protein per meal.
• Endurance athletes have lower protein needs than strength athletes.
• Coconut water is more hydrating than a sports drink.
• If you’re craving a certain food, your body needs those nutrients.

Resources:
Follow Angie on IG @eleatnutrition and visit her website www.eleatnutrition.com
Pre-order her book (affiliate link): Fuel Your Body

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Natalie welcomes back Registered Dietitian Ginger Hultin to chat about her new book How To Eat To Beat Disease. In this episode, Ginger discusses the body's 5 defense systems and the role they play in disease prevention. We do a deep dive into:

• the immune system, how it works and foods that strengthen it
• the microbiome and foods that feed the good bacteria in the gut
• DNA health
• stem cells and the role they play on overall health
• angiogenesis-- what it means and how it helps the body fight against disease

Resources:
To hear more from Ginger, listen to episode #2 about Nutrigenomics
Get Ginger's book (affiliate link): How To Eat To Beat Disease
Follow Ginger on social media @champagnenutrition and visit her website: www.champagnenutrition.com

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