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This week on the podcast Mikki is back with Dr Andrew Koutnik, PhD , researcher at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, for a continuation of their conversation last week about his experience as an adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 18 years, and discovering a lower carbohydrate approach as the best practice management for that. Andrew is a passionate guy, and that comes acr...

Andrew Koutnik, PhD is a Research Scientist studying the influence of lifestyle and metabolism on health, disease, and performance. He originally began his research path at Florida State University (FSU) in Exercise Science. During his time at FSU, Andrew was trained in the Human Sciences Cardiovascular Laboratory studying the influence of nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and environmental ex...

While they chat briefly about the race, it was much more around the habits, behaviours, training and nutrition that keeps Ruth strong, fit and awesome. Ruth Croft: https://www.instagram.com/ruthcrofty/ Dirt Church Radio https://www.dirtchurchradio.com/dirtchurchradio/2021/7/7/episode-150-ruth-croft-2021 Western States 100 https://www.wser.org/ The Brave Athlete: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Athlet...

Brodie Kane Brodie is currently based in her home city of Christchurch and is working through some very exciting projects, like the re-launch of her very successful podcast, The Girls Uninterrupted (previously Girls On Top), and a new podcast called Kiwi Yarns, and is also working on a number of content creation projects for various brands and within the media industry too. Brodie loves to keep bu...

Mikki and Ethan talk about how he became interested in studying time restricted eating (TRE) as a cardiologist. He talks about his introduction to low carbohydrate diets for type 2 diabetes (and his role as an advisor at Virta Health ( https://www.virtahealth.com/ ) which changed his mind about the efficacy of low carbohydrate approaches for type 2 diabetes. Ethan describes his own n=1 experience...

Dr Mark Mattson is now retired, but was a professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. He’s one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Previously, he was chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program (IRP) at the Natio...

Lara has an evolutionary biology background and a strong science base for her work; we talk about her recommendations for women entering perimenopause and menopause (or as Lara calls it, Second Puberty). This is full of so many practical take home tips, including Women's thoughts about going into menopause (and Chapter 2 of Lara's book, The Hormone Repair Manual) Grandmother Hypothesis What happen...

Mal has inspired countless people to chase their own adventures as he turned his love of trail running and adventure into philanthropic ventures, raising over $800,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ and Mental Health NZ with his 7 in 7 campaign (running 7 Great Walks in 7 days) and the High 5-0 challenge (running up 50 peaks in 50 days) before turning his attention to building a solid communi...

Dr Dan Plews is the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon age group world record holder with a blistering 8:24 set in 2018, that’s 8hrs and 24mins! By way of bio alongside Dan’s own athletic achievements, he has a PhD in exercise physiology, which looks at heart rate variability to assess training adaptation. He’s coached three professional Ironman triathletes to sub eight hours, including Terenzo Bozzone, Jan...

This week Mikki talks to Michelle Yandle, nutrition coach, author and creator of the Empowered Eating Centre, where she delivers the Empowered Eating course, designed to help people rediscover their health and recover from yo-yo dieting. Mikki and Michelle talk about Michelle's journey in nutrition, and how indigenous nutrition principles informed her personal journey with diet and how she relates...

This week is a deep dive into insulin resistance, and what causes it, who is at risk, the other disease processes that it underpins and how to identify it. Mikki and Ben also discuss dietary protein and fat, ketosis and neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Parkinson's and migraines, and talk about the impact of a lower carbohydrate approach on thyroid function. Dr Ben Bikman does a great jo...

Mikki and Lola talk about ·      Her early years in the nutrition space, and how she developed the approach that she is well known for  ·      Her entrepreneurial activities, including the smoothie bar, Lola coffee, and her ambitions in acting ·      How she copes with self doubt and how her confidence has built over time ·      Her next steps in her career, including plans for America ·      Who...

Throughout our conversation we talk about Shaun's :- Family and upbringing, and his early orienteering years The benefits of an outdoor lifestyle Extreme endurance events, including circumnavigating Auckland in 2020 The Revenant - (link: https://www.welcomerock.co.nz/the-revenant ) including his nutrition approach leading up to and during the event. Sleep deprivation, power naps and his hallucinat...

Tommy Wood is part of the research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of...

Kathrine Switzer has long been one of runnings most iconic figures. N0t just for breaking barriers as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running. Highlights of Kathrine’s iconic career Broke Gender Barrier at 1967 Boston Marathon Inducted into the...

Mikki talks to Fleur about how she got in to the supplement industry, and what it is about NZ Blackcurrants particularly (as opposed to blackcurrants grown elsewhere) that makes them particularly special. They talk about the latest research in the performance arena (and why the likes of Dougal Allan, NZ Coast to Coast champion in 2021 ( https://dougalallan.com/ ), swears by them) and their applica...

This week Mikki talks to Dr Mark Cucuzzella, Professor, physician and Lt Col who advocates for healthier lives and the challenges and opportunities of preventing and treating obesity and type 2 diabetes with a low carbohydrate approach.    Mikki met Mark at the Ancestral Health Society Conference in Boulder, 2016 where he presented on his work at the West Virginia Hospital with patients, using the...

Mikki and Jamie discuss His entry point into ancestral thinking and living Impact of light at night and dark during the day Light intensity during the day and impact on body's circadian rhythm Melatonin as our darkness hormone How we can optimise our light environment for optimal health Jamie Scott is a Registered Nutritionist (BSc, BPhEd), Professional Mountain biker coach with postgraduate degre...

Cliff Harvey, PhD, is New Zealand’s expert on the effects of a ketogenic diet in a healthy population, but so much more than that. He has been  helping people to live healthier, happier lives, and to perform better since starting in clinical practice (way back...) in the late 1990s. Over this time he has been privileged to work with many Olympic, professional, Commonwealth and other high performin...

Sara Lake is a New Zealand Registered Nutritionist with a Health Science degree in Psychology and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition, both from Massey University. She has completed the 'Psychological Approaches for Weight Concerns' module with ACFED (making her a bronze level practitioner) and is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She also has qualifications in Personal Training and have...

James is a cardiologist and Medical Director of the Charles and Barbara Dubok Cardio Health & Wellness Center at Saint Luke’s Mid American Heart Institute, an enormous practice of more than 60 cardiologists. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. James has authored best-selling cardiovascular books for health professionals, including the Complete Guide t...

This week Mikki chats to Anna Frost, professional mountain runner, all about her career, race and training highlights, and transitioning to coach and motherhood. We talk about the early days, how she began her career as a runner, how she trained for the longer events, her approach to training (particularly when injured) and how she coaches her athletes now. We also cover how she met her husband, B...

This week Mikki sits down with Craig Emmerich to discusss all things ketogenic diets. Craig is one half of the duo that make up Maria Mind Body Health and Keto-Adapt. A former structural engineer, he has spent 15 years researching the best dietary approaches to help optimise health and wellbeing, and has taken that research and, with his wife Maria, coached thousands of people to  better health, i...

In this episode we discuss, amongst other things:   ·      Nutrition in the 1980s ·      How the field has shifted  ·      Mistakes elite (and other) athletes make ·      Co-founding the International Society of Sports Nutrition ·      Susan’s recommendations for fuelling athletic performance   Dr. Susan Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC , a consulting firm on Mercer Island,...

Dr Stuart Gray graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc in Physiology and Sports Science and subsequently completed a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Strathclyde. After post-doctoral positions at Strathclyde and Loughborough Stuart was appointed to Lectureship at the University of Aberdeen. In 2015 he took up a position in the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sc...