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#78 — Bone Health Plus w/Melissa Rittenhouse PhD
Melissa has been practicing in the areas of sports nutrition and human performance since 2002, and is an expert in bone health. Melissa is a sports dietitian, and a Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) certified coach. She participated in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials, and had to learn to optimize nutrition, sleep, positive mental health, proper training and recovery to compete at that level.
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#76 – Body Composition & Sports Performance w/Matt Fitzgerald
Listen in as Matt and I explore his knowledge of managing body composition and the use of sugar for sports performance…and how the two propositions are not in conflict. Bio — Matt Fitzgerald Website: https://mattfitzgerald.org/ Starting with a job offer from Bill Katovsky, the original founder of Triathlete, to join the tiny staff of an…
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#74 — Un-F**k Your Feet (w/Dr. Ray McClanahan)
In his 26 years as a podiatrist, he has learned that most foot problems can be corrected by restoring natural foot function.
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#71 — Framework for Durability w/Dr Nick DiNubile
The how and why of building durability in older athletes, including dealing with scar tissue that leads to chronic injury.
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#69 — Longevity Longcuts & Shortcuts w/ Dr. Brad Stanfield
Brad Stanfield, MD Today on episode #69, I talk with Dr. Brad Stanfield, a medical doctor and searcher for ways to optimize longevity. This is a impossibly complex subject fraught with wrong-headed shortcuts, snake oil, and marketing lies. Dr Stanfield’s prediction of chemicals that will prove to make a big difference in longevity and healthspan:…
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#66 — Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) for Training & Recovery w/Derek Hansen
Join in as Derek goes through the many ways EMS can be used by older athletes to deal with limited ROM, injuries, surgeries as well as simple recovery from exercise and as a substitute for exercise when traveling or otherwise unable to get it done the natural way.
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#65 – Optimizing Aging Muscle, w/Brendan Egan, PhD
Sponsor: RePowerU — a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire) Dr. Egan is an expert in skeletal muscle function and adaptation during aging. Brendan joins Wise Athletes today to share his unique insights into the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions to optimize performance in older athletes. BIO Brendan Egan, PhD is Associate Professor…
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#64 – Eating for Higher Energy w/Dr. Rick Johnson
Sponsor: RePowerU — a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire) Discussion Summary: Today I am pleased to present episode #64 with one of the world’s foremost experts on fructose and why people get fat, Dr Richard Johnson. Today you will also learn some easy changes to your own lifestyle to improve your health, which…
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#63 — Boosting Testosterone Right with Rick Cohen, MD
For men, think of your testosterone as an overall marker of your health and wellbeing. Wondering about the benefits of sufficient testosterone? Improved athletic performance, Decreased workout recovery time—less joint pain, stiffness and muscle soreness, Increased lean muscle mass and decreased body fat, Enhanced libido and sexual function, Feeling calmer, more stress-proof, and more positive about your life
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