The Primal Kitchen Podcast 66. Unlocking Peak Performance Through Personalized Nutrition with Mary Shenouda
In this episode, we chat with Mary, a nutrition expert who helps athletes and famous people eat better to perform at their best. Mary shares her story of how changing her diet improved her health and led her to help others do the same. She talks about working with big names in sports and movies, making sure they eat right to stay on top of their game.
Mary believes in eating whole foods and avoiding things like gluten, dairy, and soy, especially for athletes during their season. She explains how she plans meals and drinks to make sure athletes can focus and have energy during their games. Mary also gives tips on how anyone can eat better, like choosing the right foods and paying attention to how food makes you feel. Mary shares her favorite meals to cook and some special tips on foods that help with things like staying healthy and adjusting to high places. She encourages everyone to listen to their body and not get too caught up in complicated diet trends.
Relevant points from episode:
00:00:00 How to Lose Weight With a calorie deficit?
00:00:42 Mary Flannery on Performance Nutrition
00:04:13 How Performance Nutrition Made an Elite Client's Life?
00:06:57 Eat Well, Sleep Well
00:13:14 Saffron for Your Immune System
00:17:50 How to Get the Most Out of Supplements?
00:21:34 Top NBA Trainer Sean Cruxton on Weight Loss and Protein
00:26:14 Do You Need To Check Your Gut As You Get Older?
00:27:41 How To Get Back in the Game With Your High Performance Athletes?
00:31:45 Top 3 Favorite Meals
00:34:45 I Was A Hand Model For One Day
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