Dr. Steve Gangemi, The Sock Doc, is a natural health care doctor who founded and practices at Systems Health Care, an integrative wellness center in Chapel Hill, NC. Steve is also a longtime endurance athlete and is a wealth of knowledge for athletes looking to optimize wellness. Vagus Nerve 101 What is the vagus nerve? What purpose does Read More

Welcome back to another episode featuring Dr. Steve Gangemi, aka The Sock Doc. Steve is a holistic alternative health care doctor who runs a practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Learn more about his practice at drgangemi.com and visit his many resources at sock-doc.com. We’ve included some of his articles and videos that pertain to Read More

Intro Congratulations to the Gibson family on their healthy baby girl, Coralee! Welcome to Julie McCloskey—a Registered Holistic Nutrition Coach (RHN) based out of Missoula, MT—for filling in for Tawnee while she’s on maternity leave. (She’ll be back this summer!) Craig Moss Inflammation: Good or Bad? Hello my fitness family — Can you explain inflammation Read More

Dr. Phil Maffetone is back for an instant classic on how you can maximize your fitness gains and longterm health simultaneously: MAF Method refresher: It’s not just about the 180 Formula when you pursue MAF, it’s a holistic method for overall improved health, wellness and fitness. There are 8 steps to mastering MAF, which we Read More

  Dr. Cate Shanahan is a board certified family physician and author of Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food. She’s an expert on epigenetics and has studied culinary traditions and dietary habits of her healthiest patients. She’s applied her learning and experiences in all these scientific fields in the book Deep Nutrition, which we’ll Read More

Dr. Tamin Lewis is back and also is working on a new business Fibr Health. Check it out! On this show: Discussing risks of the pill and IUD for female athletes. What can happen when on birth control: Inflammation CRP Disrupt microbiome Decrease B vitamins Increase needs for Mg The pill can also raise SHBG, which Read More

Dana Lis, PhD, is a Registered Dietitian, researcher, lifetime athlete and has a huge knowledge base on sports nutrition for optimizing athletic performance. Dana’s been involved in current research examining gluten-free and low-FODMAP diets for athletes, especially endurance athletes, which is the focus of this episode. You can reach Dana at www.summitsportsnutrition.com or on Twitter: @dlisforrest. Intro & Read More

We are back with Dr. Tommy Wood for another edition of Ask the Doc. Three major areas covered in this episode: Monitoring of the oxidation reduction potential or redox status of ultra runners post-race Discussion on oxidative stress focusing on this new study: “Variations In Oxidative Stress Levels In Three Days Follow-Up In Ultra-Marathon Mountain Race Read More

Since going pro after a career in finance, Sarah Piampiano‘s accumulated multiple 70.3-distance wins, an Ironman win and many other podium performances, as well as a 7th place finish at the 2015 Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. This year she’ll return to Kona. Last year she launched The Habit Project, an online community geared toward helping supporting positive habit Read More

This episode is brought to you by Squatty Potty, which you can find out more at enduranceplanet.com/squattypotty. Use code “enduranceplanet” at checkout for a 15% discount exclusive to EP fans. Ben Greenfield joins us for this edition of Sports Nutrition. Topics covered and questions answered including: -Ben’s take on doing the Crossfit workout, Murph -Curcumin Read More