Born in sunny South Africa and raised in London, Dr Michelle Storfer (MBBS, BSc) qualified as a medical doctor from University College London and also completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Nutrition at King’s College London.
The mounting clinical evidence on the effect of nutrition on health convinced Michelle to combine her medical knowledge and passion for nutrition and establish The Food Effect, a comprehensive nutritional advice practice based in London.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Michelle chats about her experience in the medical field, why good nutrition is so crucial yet often undervalued in the community and why she made the shift from doctor to nutritionist.
She explains some of the strangest things she’s heard patients do to lose weight, the health risks of many popular FAD diets, why juicing could be destroying your progress, her favourite strategies for woman who want to lose weight, how to re-steer clients who get off track, her top strategies for long term success, her favourite healthy meals and why she hates bananas.
FFF 024: Fighting Fat & FAD Diets With Food As Medicine – with Dr Michelle Storfer is a post from: Food For Fitness
Joseph Agu is a performance nutritionist who has been working at the English Institute of Sport with British Athletics, providing nutrition guidance to Olympic level athletes.
He has a BSc. in Sport and Exercise Science, an MSc. in Sports Nutrition and he is currently undertaking a PhD looking at nutritional interventions for strength and power athletes.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Joe explains how he helped elite athletes achieve peak performance through improving their dietary practices. You’ll find out how he fixes broken diets, his approach to supplementation, the recovery strategies of an top sprinter, the importance of protein and how the diet of an elite athlete may be very different from what you expect.
In the second half of the episode Joe changes his focus and shares his best advice for the average gym-goer who wants to improve their body composition. He explains why sustainability is key and the values of evidence-based practice and he discusses how someone could best implement refeeds and diet breaks. Joe also reflects on his journey in the fitness industry and how his approach has changed over the last few years and he shares several lessons he’s learned along the way.
FFF 023: Eating Like An Elite Athlete, Refeeds, Supplements & Fitness Trends – with Joe Agu is a post from: Food For Fitness
Laura Tilt is Registered Dietitian and health writer specialising in weight management, fat loss, sports nutrition and the low FODMAP diet. She is one of our Food For Fitness dieticians who works with our online clients helping them to lose weight, gain muscle or improve their sporting performance. She is also the nutrition expert for kiqplan and is a regular contributor in Running Fitness, Cycling Fitness and Cycling Weekly magazines.
In the first half of the podcast, Laura and Scott chat about gut health. Improving gut health is one of those extremely important subjects that is shrouded in misunderstanding and myths are often perpetuated by those in the industry who don’t really know much about what they’re talking about. Thankfully, Laura is an expert in this field. She explains how we can improve the health of our gut, some of the causes of digestive discomfort, her thoughts on gluten and ‘inflammatory foods’ and we review the evidence and benefits of probiotics.
Laura also chats about her experiences with the low FODMAP diet. The FODMAP diet (Fermentable, Oligo-saccharides, Di-saccharides, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) has been developed in Australia and has been shown to improve the symptoms of people with functional gut disorders like IBS. A recent evaluation found that 76% of patients that had seen a FODMAP-trained dietitian reported improvement in symptoms. Impressive stuff!
In the second half of the show, we move onto sports nutrition for cyclists. Laura explains exactly what cyclists should aim to have before a ride, during and after. We’ll cover some supplements that may improve performance, some pre-race meal ideas and exactly what kind of carbohydrates can improve performance and provide sustained energy.
FFF 022: How To Improve Your Gut Health & Nutrition Considerations For Cyclists – with Laura Tilt is a post from: Food For Fitness
Lucy Sewell is a personal trainer and coach, based in Glasgow, who is renowned on social media for her awesome workout videos, epic strength and photos of her ice cream.
Having suffered from anorexia as a teenager, Lucy is now a firm advocate of promoting moderation and balanced lifestyles. She is a former secondly school teacher, turned PT, who strives to help people build healthier, sustainable relationships with food.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Lucy explains how her childhood experiences of an eating disorder have had such an impact on how she now eats and trains. She is a firm believer of flexible dieting and has achieved fantastic results with the approach some call IIFYM. Lucy explains why building muscle was one of the most important aspects of her recovery, why she doesn’t care about her bodyfat percentage, the dangers of getting too lean and why the fitness industry can sometimes push people in unhealthy directions.
She chats about her current training program, some of tricks and tactics she uses with her clients in the gym, why flexible dieting is so misunderstood and why so many people forget to embrace what they enjoy!
FFF 021: Flexible Dieting & Building Muscle To Beat An Eating Disorder – with Lucy Sewell is a post from: Food For Fitness