The next Philosophy in Action Radio will be a podcast titled "Reading of Responsibility & Luck, Chapter One." It will be posted to the archive on Wednesday evening, 6 November 2013. Don't miss it!

Nell Stephenson on Paleo for the Endurance Athlete

Radio Interview: Wednesday, 27 February 2013

I interviewed Nell Stephenson on "Paleo for the Endurance Athlete" on Philosophy in Action Radio on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. You can listen to or download the podcast below.

What is the paleo diet? How can athletes and others benefit from it? What kind of training and nutrition is required for endurance competition? What's wrong with the standard methods of training and nutrition for athletes?

Nell Stephenson is the author of Paleoista: Gain Energy, Get Lean, and Feel Fabulous with the Diet You Were Born to Eat and the co-author of The Paleo Diet Cookbook. She studied Exercise Science at USC, followed by culinary school. She now owns and operates her paleo nutritional counseling business online with clients around the globe. Nell discovered paleo after contracting a parasite during an Ironman race in 2004.

Tags: Fitness, Health, Nutrition, Paleo, Sports

Listen Now

  • Duration: 1:00:24

Download the Episode

To save the file to your computer, right-click and save the link:
You can automatically download that and other podcasts by subscribing to Philosophy in Action's Podcast RSS Feed:

Episode Sponsor

Subjects Discussed

The subjects discussed in this episode were:
  • Nell's history with endurance competition and the paleo diet
  • Contacting Loren Cordain
  • The basics of paleo, including dairy
  • The benefits of eating a paleo diet
  • The pleasure of endurance training and competition
  • Finding physical activities that you enjoy
  • The standard advice for nutrition and what's wrong with it
  • Nutrition in preparing for competition
  • Nutrition during competition
  • The importance of timing during competition
  • The difference that paleo has made for Nell's performance in competitions
  • Training for endurance events
  • Nell's training schedule
  • Endurance and paleo
  • Recovering after competition
  • Paleo is not too hard
  • Nell's new book, Paleoista
  • Nutritional consulting and downloads
  • Plans in the works

Links

Share This Episode

Comments

Comments are powered by Disqus. If you register, rather than posting as a guest, you will be able to edit your comment once posted. Spam, rude comments, and off-topic comments will be deleted.


Support Philosophy in Action

Remember, Philosophy in Action Radio is available to anyone, free of charge. That's because our goal is to spread rational principles for real life far and wide, as we do every week to thousands of listeners. We love doing that, but each episode requires our time, effort, and money. So if you enjoy and value our work, please contribute to our tip jar. We suggest $5 per episode or $20 per month, but any amount is appreciated. You can send your contribution via Dwolla, PayPal, or US Mail.

Thank you, if you've contributed to Philosophy in Action! You make our work possible every week, and we're so grateful for that!

If you enjoy Philosophy in Action, please help us spread the word about it! Tell your friends about upcoming broadcasts by forwarding our newsletter. Link to episodes or segments from our topics archive. Share our blog posts, podcasts, and events on Facebook and Twitter. Rate and review the podcast in iTunes (M4A and MP3). We appreciate any and all of that!


About Philosophy in Action Radio

I'm Dr. Diana Hsieh. I'm a philosopher specializing the application of rational principles to the challenges of real life. I received my Ph.D in philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2009. My first book, Responsibility & Luck: A Defense of Praise and Blame, is available for purchase in paperback, as well as for Kindle and Nook. The book defends the justice of moral praise and blame of persons using an Aristotelian theory of moral responsibility, thereby refuting Thomas Nagel's "problem of moral luck."

My radio show, Philosophy in Action Radio, broadcasts live over the internet on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. On Sunday mornings, I answer four meaty questions applying rational principles to the challenges of real life in a live hour-long show. Greg Perkins of Objectivist Answers co-hosts the show. On Wednesday evenings, I interview an expert guest about a topic of practical importance.

If you join us for the live broadcasts, you can ask follow-up questions and make comments in the text-based chat. Otherwise, you can listen to the podcast by subscribing to our Podcast RSS Feed. You can also peruse the show archives, where episodes and questions are sorted by date and by topic.

For regular updates, commentary, and humor, read my blog NoodleFood and subscribe to its Blog RSS Feed. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and connect on social media too.

I can be reached via e-mail to [email protected].

Philosophy in Action's NewsletterPhilosophy in Action's Facebook PagePhilosophy in Action's Twitter StreamPhilosophy in Action's RSS FeedsPhilosophy in Action's Calendar