Demystifying Carbohydrates & Sports Nutrition With Kira Sutherland

Kira Sutherland is an experienced Naturopath and Sports Nutritionist with more than 20 years in clinical practice. She is the previous Department Head of Nutritional Medicine at one of Australia’s leading Naturopathic Colleges and has lectured in Natural Medicine for 15+ years both within Australia and overseas. She is passionate about working with athletes of all levels and has a special interest in endurance nutrition as she herself competes in Ironman triathlon.

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As a health educator, Kira works with: Colleges, conferences, corporates, sports teams, athletes and the media. She is currently completing her Masters in Sports Nutrition, running after her 12 year-old daughter and skiing as much as possible.

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In this episode we cover

How Kira found herself specialising in sports nutrition & lecturing
What a health practitioner needs to be aware of when working with high-end drug tested athletes
What a middle - carber is & why we have all become carb phobic
Ketogenic diets in relation to sports performance
What's "seasonal" ketogenic diets
How protein consumption should differ, depending on the quantity and quality of exercise we do
Supporting mental health in those that train and compete
The link between digestive health, intestinal permeability & running & how to counteract some of these
The Link between menstrual disruption & athleticism
Finding your carbohydrate threshold
What Kira would you like to see happen in sports nutrition

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