Jo Mirtschin is a sports dietitian who has worked as the food service dietitian at the Australian Institute of Sport for the past 12 years. Jo represented Australia in shot put at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Soon after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Jo talks about her experience of that diagnosis and how that has impacted on her over the past 10 years.

Liz Dunn is a member of the USA National Wheelchair Rugby team. Liz is also a registered dietitian. Liz talks with us about her entry into wheelchair rugby and the National team, how she eats and trains, and what strategies she uses to cool her body since she doesn't sweat due to her impairment.

In our inaugural episode A/Prof Nick Burd (University of Illinois) discusses some background on research into protein recommendations for athletes. We explore why there is so little research specific to Para athletes, and his current interest around how whole food may be a better option than the isolated protein sources (like whey, casein or amino acids) that are used in research.

Susannah Scaroni is a 3 time Paralympic wheelchair racer who recently won the Gold medal in the T54 5000m, bronze in the T54 800m and 6th in the wheelchair marathon at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Susannah is currently completing her dietetic internship program after completing her masters degree with Nick Burd (E1). Susannah shares with us her nutrition journey and specifically how she's changed her focus on protein intake for training.