How do you stay healthy, strong and performing at your best- not just this year, but for decades to come? In this episode of The Nutshell, we welcome two leaders in lifestyle and performance medicine: Dr Sharon McDowell-Larsen and Dr Regan Stiegmann, co-authors of Staying in the Game. Together, we explore the science of performance longevity and explain why the daily choices we make around food, movement, sleep, and recovery can help us maximise both healthspan and lifelong athletic performance. Whether you're an athlete, healthcare professional, weekend runner or simply want to maintain your physical and cognitive performance throughout life, this conversation is packed with evidence-based advice. We discuss why it's never too early-or too late-to invest in your future health and how the habits that support peak performance are often the same ones that protect against chronic disease. More about our guests: Dr. Sharon L. McDowell-Larsen, PhD is an exercise physiologist, leadership performance expert and internationally recognised endurance athlete. She holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where her research focused on exercise and immune function. During her career she has worked at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, taught graduate-level exercise physiology, and spent more than 25 years at the Center for Creative Leadership, helping senior leaders optimise health, resilience and cognitive performance through evidence-based lifestyle practices. Sharon is also a multiple national champion and Xterra and Ironman age-group world champion. Regan A. Stiegmann, DO, MPH, FACLM, DipABLM is a board-certified physician in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, a former U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon, and Associate Professor of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine at Rocky Vista University. She holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and a Master of Public Health (MPH), is a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (FACLM) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (DipABLM). Dr Stiegmann is a nationally recognised leader in lifestyle and performance medicine, working at the intersection of human performance, preventive medicine and healthy ageing. Together, Sharon and Regan are the co-authors of Staying in the Game: Leveraging Lifestyle Medicine to Elevate Health, Outsmart Aging, and Enhance Performance, an evidence-based guide featuring nearly 1,800 scientific references that explores how nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management and other lifestyle factors can help us optimise health, extend healthspan and maintain peak performance throughout life. To get your copy of their book: https://stayinginthegame.org/ To connect with our guests : Dr Sharon McDowell-Larsen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-mcdowell-larsen-4666a7a/ https://sharonmcdowelllarsen.substack.com Dr Regan Stiegmann https://www.linkedin.com/in/docstieg/ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a rating or review- it really helps others discover the podcast. To buy tickets to this years Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference: https://nlmc.org.uk/ To find out more about the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Diploma: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/lifestyle-medicine/get-certified-in-lifestyle-medicine If you'd like to support our work and be part of a growing community of like-minded people working towards creating a healthier and more sustainable future please join the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK following the link below: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/membership You don't have to be a health care professional to join, but by doing so you’re not only supporting our work, you'll be improving your own health; with membership starting from as little as £15 a year, join us now and be part of the change you want to see.
