Greenletes Podcast
The Greenletes Podcast is hosted by Registered Dietitian Natalie Rizzo and features experts from the sports nutrition and fitness industry. Each episode provides plenty of practical nutrition and fitness information for everyday athletes, with a plant-based twist. Natalie interviews dietitians who work with pro athletes, editors for health & wellness magazines, pro trainers, plant-based athletes and more. Whether you're interested in learning how to use nutrition to maximize performance, you're looking for tips on going plant-based or you want to up your fitness game, the Greenletes Podcast has you covered.
Greenletes Podcast
A Deep Dive Into Iron & Athletes: Foot Strike Hemolysis & How Iron Relates To Cognitive Decline & Cancer-- with McKale Montgomery, PhD, RD
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Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD
McKale Montgomery is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, as well as a nutritional science researcher. She specializes in iron, specifically how changes in cellular iron affect disease progression. She's also a competitive marathon runner. In this episode, we chat about:
- How she started running and her journey to the Olympic Trials
- How she balances mom-ing (yes, it’s a verb), work, and competitive running
- Why iron is her favorite nutrient
- Do runners lose more iron than everyday people? How common is foot strike hemolysis?
- What about plant-based athletes— is it inevitable that they will be iron deficient?
- Has research found a link between iron and cognitive decline?
- The relevance of iron in cancer and chemotherapy
Read the Runner's World article about McKale here! And follow her on Twitter
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