Ep 201- The Gut-Performance Link: How Better Gut Health Can Improve Recovery, Energy & Adaptation — with Sonia Savage

EPISODE 201 IS LIVE!

This week I’m joined by Sonia Savage from @balanced_life_nutrition to chat about something that probably deserves way more attention in running circles: gut health.

The bias amongst runners when it comes to performance is to over index the 'work' proponent of training...it's visible and linear thinking would suggest 'train harder = win easier' ...but as Sonia explains it's a bit more complex than that...the gut can heavily influence energy, recovery, immune function, hormones, mood and how well you actually adapt to training.

We get into:

• why the gut is often called the second brain

• how gut health affects serotonin, dopamine and focus

• the link between the gut, iron levels and inflammation

• why some runners keep getting sick or flat after big efforts

• good vs bad bacteria, fibre, probiotics and food diversity

• common gut irritants like gluten, dairy and processed sports nutrition

• practical ways to improve gut health without overcomplicating it.

Plenty in this one for runners who want to understand the bigger picture a bit better — not just how to train hard, but how to actually absorb the work and stay healthy enough to keep improving.

Listen now on the Run Culture Podcast.

If you want to reach out to Sonia or find out more be sure to go to: @balanced_life_nutrition