Episode #445: Run, Eat Meat, Repeat with Michelle Hurn

<p><strong>Episode 445: Run, Eat Meat, Repeat with Michelle Hurn</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are looking for ways to become fat-adapted, then the low-carb, high-fat diet is the best place to start. It's a way to induce ketosis, which means that your body will start using fat as its primary source of energy instead of carbohydrates. This doesn’t mean that carbohydrates are evil. We need them to provide energy to our muscles during intense exercise. You cannot rely on gluconeogenesis for all your energy needs. It has a limit, especially if you are training a lot. Carbs are an important source of fuel for your muscles and brain, but you need to choose the right type of carbs and add them strategically and intuitively into your meal for maximum benefit. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's episode, I’m chatting with Michelle Hurn. Michelle is an ultra-runner, the author of the Dietitian’s Dilemma, and a registered and licensed dietitian with eleven years of experience as a clinical, acute care dietitian, lead dietitian in psychiatric care, and outpatient dietitian. While practicing inpatient and outpatient care in the hospital setting, Michelle discovered a disheartening connection between the high carbohydrate, low fat, “sugar in moderation” nutrition guidelines she was required to teach and the rapidly declining health of her patients. It simply didn’t work for her and most people. In 2019, Michelle decided to follow an LCHF, high animal protein diet to see if it would alleviate the severe muscle pain she was experiencing. Not only was her muscle pain gone in a matter of weeks, but her decades of anxiety also began to fade. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the episode, Michelle talks about how you can fuel yourself for endurance sports and how high fat, low carb diet can be liberating and beneficial to you as an athlete. She also dives into carb timing, fasted exercise, and how to match your fuel with your workout.</span></p> <p> </p> <p>