201. Special 200+ Episodes Celebration with a Surprise Guest, Lindsey Cortes, + Ruby Wyles

This is a special episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast celebrating 200 episodes and our 4 year anniversary! For the first time, Lindsey Cortes is the guest rather than the host. Instead, podcast producer Ruby Wyles is behind the mic leading this conversation. This episode has it all: reflections on 200 episodes, family updates, future projects, dream guests, sports nutrition trivia, myth busting and much more! We are so grateful to you, our audience, for tuning in each and every week, and we want to hear from you! Check out all the topic timestamps and links below for everything we mentioned and ways to get in touch. Here’s to 200 more!

TOPIC TIMESTAMPS

2:15 How Lindsey has “balanced” parenting with work, training, podcasting and more

9:30 Advice for juggling competing demands as a student-athlete

12:45 Being a medical mom to Levi, her son who has glycogen storage disease, and the impact on family and day-to-day life

19:50 Why Lindsey’s family are sugar-free

22:00 Tips for meeting your nutritional needs as a busy parent and/or athlete

23:10 Podcast trivia on the 3 most popular episodes: 141. Dr. Stacy Sims, 176. Meghann Featherstun, 180. Carrie Verdon

27:50 How and why the podcast started, how and why it’s still going

31:00 What Lindsey is most proud of about the podcast; how the podcast is having an impact

34:25 The podcast’s impact on Lindsey’s nutrition and training

37:15 Podcast dream guests (email us at info.riseupnutrition@gmail.com)

38:20 How to support the podcast

39:40 Bonus round on the top sports nutrition trends of 2024: plant-based nutrition and protein, gut health, and rapid rehydration solutions.

45:25 Myth busting: Is all you need to recover protein?

47:20 Myth busting: Should all female athletes supplement with iron?

49:00 Myth busting: Does lighter and slimmer equal a faster, better athlete?

50:55 Teasing Lindsey’s future plans: (1) her book, (2) returning to working with clients as a dietitian

52:40 Rise Up Nutrition vs Female Athlete Nutrition (don’t stress the name change!)

54:40 End of the podcast questions

Things we mentioned:

Ep 140: My Newborn’s Medical Condition + Life Updates

Ep 143: Individualized Nutrition For All + Glycogen Storage Disease

Lindsey’s sugar-free blog: One year ago I decided to cut out all sugar…

Ep 200: Faster as a Master’s Runner + Nutrition for Lyme Disease with Jen Saint Jean 

141: Dr. Stacy Sims on Female Physiology, Training, Nutrition + RED-S

6. Mary Cain, More than a Runner 

167. Nutrition + Training Upgrades For Female Athletes of All Ages with Dr. Stacy Sims

176. Peak Performance Nutrition: Understanding Carb Loading, Hydration + GI Issues with Meghann Featherstun

180. How To Fuel For Better Performance + Recovery Like An Elite Athlete with Carrie Verdon

Follow Ruby on Instagram @rwyles_ and me, your host Lindsey Cortes, @female.athlete.nutrition 

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