Mikki and Lola talk about · Her early years in the nutrition space, and how she developed the approach that she is well known for · Her entrepreneurial activities, including the smoothie bar, Lola coffee, and her ambitions in acting · How she copes with self doubt and how her confidence has built over time · Her next steps in her career, including plans for America · Who inspires her Lola Berry is a nutritionist, author, accredited yoga teacher, content creator, presenter, speaker, podcaster and...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 28
Throughout our conversation we talk about Shaun's :- Family and upbringing, and his early orienteering years The benefits of an outdoor lifestyle Extreme endurance events, including circumnavigating Auckland in 2020 The Revenant - (link: https://www.welcomerock.co.nz/the-revenant ) including his nutrition approach leading up to and during the event. Sleep deprivation, power naps and his hallucinations Mental training to manage pain and endurance training ( https://rewirefitness.app/ ) The next i...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 27
Tommy Wood is part of the research faculty at the University of Washington (UW) in the Department of Pediatrics. His research focuses on ways to increase resilience of, and treat injury of, the developing brain. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. In addition to his role as a faculty at UW, he serves as President of Physicians for Ancestra...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 26
Kathrine Switzer has long been one of runnings most iconic figures. N0t just for breaking barriers as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running. Highlights of Kathrine’s iconic career Broke Gender Barrier at 1967 Boston Marathon Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in October 2011 for creating positive global social change Winner, 19...
Apr 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 25
Mikki talks to Fleur about how she got in to the supplement industry, and what it is about NZ Blackcurrants particularly (as opposed to blackcurrants grown elsewhere) that makes them particularly special. They talk about the latest research in the performance arena (and why the likes of Dougal Allan, NZ Coast to Coast champion in 2021 ( https://dougalallan.com/ ), swears by them) and their application for improving metabolic and immune health. Papers spoken about in today's episode can be found ...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 24
This week Mikki talks to Dr Mark Cucuzzella, Professor, physician and Lt Col who advocates for healthier lives and the challenges and opportunities of preventing and treating obesity and type 2 diabetes with a low carbohydrate approach. Mikki met Mark at the Ancestral Health Society Conference in Boulder, 2016 where he presented on his work at the West Virginia Hospital with patients, using the approach popularized by Tim Noakes to help manage blood sugar excursions. In this episode, Mikki and M...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 23
Mikki and Jamie discuss His entry point into ancestral thinking and living Impact of light at night and dark during the day Light intensity during the day and impact on body's circadian rhythm Melatonin as our darkness hormone How we can optimise our light environment for optimal health Jamie Scott is a Registered Nutritionist (BSc, BPhEd), Professional Mountain biker coach with postgraduate degrees in Sports Medicine and Nutrition Medicine from the University of Otago. He spent the first decade...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 22
Cliff Harvey, PhD, is New Zealand’s expert on the effects of a ketogenic diet in a healthy population, but so much more than that. He has been helping people to live healthier, happier lives, and to perform better since starting in clinical practice (way back...) in the late 1990s. Over this time he has been privileged to work with many Olympic, professional, Commonwealth and other high performing athletes. He has also worked with many people to overcome the effects of chronic and debilitating h...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 21
Sara Lake is a New Zealand Registered Nutritionist with a Health Science degree in Psychology and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition, both from Massey University. She has completed the 'Psychological Approaches for Weight Concerns' module with ACFED (making her a bronze level practitioner) and is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She also has qualifications in Personal Training and have been working in various sectors 'health and fitness' for nearly 25 years. For most of her working li...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 20
James is a cardiologist and Medical Director of the Charles and Barbara Dubok Cardio Health & Wellness Center at Saint Luke’s Mid American Heart Institute, an enormous practice of more than 60 cardiologists. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. James has authored best-selling cardiovascular books for health professionals, including the Complete Guide to EKGs, Dyslipidemia Essentials, and Diabetes Essentials. He has also authored over 300 academic stu...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 19
This week Mikki chats to Anna Frost, professional mountain runner, all about her career, race and training highlights, and transitioning to coach and motherhood. We talk about the early days, how she began her career as a runner, how she trained for the longer events, her approach to training (particularly when injured) and how she coaches her athletes now. We also cover how she met her husband, Braz, and their trail running adventures business, and life as mum to Skylar. You can find Anna at In...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 18
This week Mikki sits down with Craig Emmerich to discusss all things ketogenic diets. Craig is one half of the duo that make up Maria Mind Body Health and Keto-Adapt. A former structural engineer, he has spent 15 years researching the best dietary approaches to help optimise health and wellbeing, and has taken that research and, with his wife Maria, coached thousands of people to better health, in addition to co-authoring a number of best-selling books including the Art of Fat Loss, and Keto: Th...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 17
In this episode we discuss, amongst other things: · Nutrition in the 1980s · How the field has shifted · Mistakes elite (and other) athletes make · Co-founding the International Society of Sports Nutrition · Susan’s recommendations for fuelling athletic performance Dr. Susan Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC , a consulting firm on Mercer Island, Washington, and the Director of Science and Communication for Vitargo, Inc. She is also currently the High Performance Nutrition C...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 16
Dr Stuart Gray graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc in Physiology and Sports Science and subsequently completed a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Strathclyde. After post-doctoral positions at Strathclyde and Loughborough Stuart was appointed to Lectureship at the University of Aberdeen. In 2015 he took up a position in the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Science (ICAMS) at the University of Glasgow. In this week’s episode, Mikki and Dr Gray talk about: · ...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 15
Javelina Jundred website: https://aravaiparunning.com/network/javelinajundred/ Nicole Bitter contact: FB: https://www.facebook.com/nicole.kalogeropoulos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nkbitter/ Contact Mikki: https://mikkiwilliden.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition https://www.instagram.com/mikkiwilliden/ https://linktr.ee/mikkiwilliden Save 20% on all Nuzest Products WORLDWIDE with the code MIKKI at www.nuzest.co.nz , www.nuzest.com.au or www.nuzest.com Curranz suppleme...
Feb 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 14
This week, I chat to Brad Kearns. It was such a fun conversation and he is a wealth of information. Brad is a New York Times bestselling author , elite athlete, podcast host and health expert. He is a Guinness World Record holder in Speedgolf, USA Masters Track&Field All-American high jumper , and a former US national champion and #3 world-ranked professional triathlete. His B.rad podcast covers all aspects of healthy, happy living. His MOFO Mission is about optimizing male hormones, maintai...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 13
Dr Nicky Keay has a BA in Medical Tripos and medical qualifications MB, BChir from Cambridge University. Nicky has extensive clinical and research experience in Endocrinology and Sport/Dance and Exercise Medicine involving elite athletes, professional ballet dancers and young aspiring athletes. As a Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital she was part of the international medical team working to develop a test to detect athletes doping with growth hormone, supported by the International Olympic C...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 12
Zach Bitter is an American ultramarathon runner who holds world records for the 100-mile run (track) and the 12-hour distance world record. He is an endurance coach and the host of the informative and popular Human Performance Outliers podcast, a show that goes in-depth with guests who explore their outer limits, along with research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition-related topics. In the show we discuss: How he coaches his clients Desert Solstice Invitation preparation ( held ...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 11
Cliff Harvey, PhD, is New Zealand’s expert on the effects of a ketogenic diet in a healthy population, but so much more than that. He has been helping people to live healthier, happier lives, and to perform better since starting in clinical practice (way back...) in the late 1990s. Over this time he has been privileged to work with many Olympic, professional, Commonwealth and other high performing athletes. He has also worked with many people to overcome the effects of chronic and debilitating h...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 10
Frederic Leroy studied Bio-engineering Sciences at Ghent University (1992-1997), and obtained a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2002, where he continued his academic career at the research group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology ( IMDO ) as a post-doctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders ( FWO ). Since 2008, he holds a professorship in the field of food science and (bio)technology. His research primarily deals with the many ecolo...
Dec 29, 2020•58 min•Ep. 9
Eric is a coach, athlete, author, and educator. A trainer since the early 2000’s, he’s worked in the US Air force, commercial gyms, private training studios, medical fitness and strength and conditioning facilities. As a part of 3DMJ he coaches drug free strength and physique competitors at all levels. Eric has competed since the mid 2000’s in natural bodybuilding, unequipped powerlifting and dabbled in Olympic lifting. He earned pro status as a natural bodybuilder with the PNBA in 2011 and comp...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 8
Those of you interested in health and performance will know this guest well. Christopher Kelly, co-founder of Nourish Balance Thrive, a health and lifestyle coaching platform, is also the host of the very successful podcast of the same name. On this podcast Chris and I discuss his personal health journey and what motivated him to start NBT. We get into some detail, including what his life looked like before he knew anything about health and the specific steps that got him headed in the right dir...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 7
CM (Cynthia) Monteleone is a wife and mother of three children who is based in Maui, Hawaii. She is a certified Metabolic Analytics Practitioner with many world-class level athletes as clients. However, she works with all levels of clients to help them preform in life at their optimal level. Whether it be weight loss, hormonal balance or getting strong, Cynthia can offer the best advice and protocols, based on the learnings from her mentor, Charles Poliquin. Cynthia also coaches Track and Field ...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 6
Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Drawing from the current scientific literature and the wisdom of traditional cultures, her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and sensible. Her bestselling book, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes (and online course of the same name), presents a revolutionary nutrient-dense, lower carb approach for managing gestational dia...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 5
Cliff Harvey, PhD, is New Zealand’s expert on the effects of a ketogenic diet in a healthy population, but so much more than that. He has been helping people to live healthier, happier lives, and to perform better since starting in clinical practice (way back...) in the late 1990s. Over this time he has been privileged to work with many Olympic, professional, Commonwealth and other high performing athletes. He has also worked with many people to overcome the effects of chronic and debilitating h...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 4
Schooled in physiology, kinesiology and nutrition, Dr Phil Maffetone is one of the most sought after practitioners for health and performance, having worked with world class athletes and entrepeneurs, musicians and others, helping them achieve better health and world class performances. Including Mark Allen, six-time Hawaii Ironman Triathlon Champion. Dr. Maffetone has also worked with other endurance athletes of all types, professional baseball and football players, adventurers, NASCAR drivers,...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 3
Greg Potter, PhD is one of the most sought after consultants in the field of circadian rhythm, sleep and health, and has a breadth of experience in nutrition, metabolism and exercise physiology. During his undergraduate and Masters degrees he worked as a coach, personal trainer, and sports massage therapist, and he spent much of this time helping improve the performance of strength and power athletes. Between these degrees he did an internship in the sports science and sports medicine department...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 2
Today I have a conversation with Professor Grant Schofield Grant is a Professor of Public Health ( Auckland University of Technology ) and director of the university’s Human Potential Centre (HPC) located at the Millennium Campus in Auckland, New Zealand. His research and teaching interests are in wellbeing and chronic disease prevention especially reducing the risk and eventual mortality and morbidity from obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. He lives by the motto “be the best you can...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 1
Trailer episode for the Mikkipedia podcast You can learn more about Mikki at https://mikkiwilliden.com
Nov 01, 2020•3 min
