301. Optimal Nutrition, Dissected: Chef Dan Churchill On How To Fuel For Better Performance & Helpful Tricks To Feel Your Best

Published: May 20, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

My buddy Dan Churchill is back on the podcast with the exciting launch of his new book Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak. He\u2019s giving us all the inside knowledge and know-how on how to fuel your body for optimal performance, whatever that may look like for you. We dive into hydration, micro and macronutrients, the importance of plant diversity in your diet, as well as protein sources and smoothie hacks. Dan hits home on the importance of taking care of and fueling yourself first and why it\u2019s worth putting in the work for longevity of your life.\xa0

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Grab Dan\u2019s newest book \u2018Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak\u2019

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IN THIS EPISODE\xa0

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Dan\u2019s journey to food and performance nutrition education (3:42)\xa0

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How \u2018Eat Like a Legend\u2019 came to be (8:50)

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Performing at your peak according to Dan (14:00)

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Top 3 things things to focus on when looking to optimize performance (17:01)

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Tactical steps toward cutting out refined sugars (22:50)

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Dan\u2019s ideal smoothie ingredients and hack for smoothie prep that will last you all week (31:15)

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What it means to have a diversity of plants in your diet (36:58)

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The importance of hydration and electrolytes when looking to perform at our peak (40:22)

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The biggest challenge of cooking at home at why practice is key (47:30)

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