Need or Nah Series: Part 2 Nutrition Edition

Welcome to Part 2 of the Need/Nah Series all about Nutrition. Coach Nick and Coach Amanda are joined by Registered Dietitians Stevie Lyn Smith and Kylee Van Horn and they discuss various topics including the importance of getting your period for athletes, the risks of consuming raw milk, and the role of processed foods in an athlete's diet. They dive into nutrition and supplements and they talk about the importance of meeting carbohydrate needs, the misconception around processed foods, and the use of collagen supplements. They also touch on the issue of before and after photos and the promotion of unrealistic body standards. The conversation then moves on to the topics of colostrum, power cleanses, and coffee enemas, with the hosts expressing their skepticism and concern about these practices. In this final part of the conversation, the hosts discuss various supplements and their effectiveness. They touch on the potential dangers of unregulated supplements, the myth of 'clean' fueling items, the unnecessary use of BCAA supplements, and the questionable benefits of ketones.

---------------------------------- (00:00) Intro and Get to know Guests

(05:02) Need/Nah Getting your Period

(13:06) Raw Milk

(16:06) Processed Foods

(20:03) Collagen

(24:12) Before and After Photos

(27:40) Colostrum Supplements

(33:59) Coffee Enemas

(39:51) Parasite Cleanses

(43:02) Clean Fueling Items

(47:52) Spring Energy

(52:37) The Unnecessary Use of BCAA Supplements

(54:46) The Questionable Benefits of Ketones

(01:02:20) Interview Questions

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Stevie Lyn Smith is a Registered Dietitian who’s mission is to help educate and coach athletes on how to fuel their goals while not sacrificing their health and happiness. She received her B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition from SUNY Buffalo State University and M.S. in Applied Nutrition with a Sports and Fitness concentration from Northeastern University. 

As a board certified specialist in sports nutrition, Stevie Lyn has helped hundreds of athletes and active individuals fuel to improve their performance, energy levels, and recovery without feelings of guilt or restriction. Drawing from her experiences growing up as a team-sport athlete to completing ten full ironman distance triathlons and countless other endurance and ultra distance races, she knows firsthand how important nutrition is to be a healthy athlete. 

She has her own podcast, Real Fuel with SLS, and has contributed to a number of major publications including Runner's World Magazine, Outside Magazine, Bicycling Magazine, and Triathlete Magazine. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering to help empower others through organizations such as Girls on The Run and We Finish Together. When she’s not swimming, biking, or running you can find her outside exploring new trails or hanging with her dog. You can learn more about her and her services at stevielynrd.com and on the gram @stevielynlyn

Kylee is the founder and owner of her sports nutrition business Flynutrition, which helps runners, triathletes, cyclists, and skiers to learn not only the ‘why’ but the ‘how’ behind fueling for performance. Flynutrition's mission is to separate facts from fads in the nutrition space and works to provide easy nutrition solutions to help improve health and performance.  In addition to running her business, she is a freelance writer for Trail Runner Magazine, Women's Running, and Outside Run Online, co-host of podcast Your Diet Sucks, and on track to be a published author in 2025. In her free time, you can find her adventuring in the mountains of Aspen, CO, where she resides with her ultra end