Fuel for the Finish Line (and life): Vegan, Vegetarian, and Gluten-Free Nutrition for Triathletes with Celiac and IBS with Lexi Kelson

Simon Ward, The High Performance Human Triathlon Podcast

"There are no solutions, only compromises"

In last week’s podcast Lexi Kelson and her colleague Emily Arrell from Precision Fuel and Hydration spoke with 3 SWAT athletes to help them create a viable race day hydration and nutrition strategy.

This is all very well, but race days don’t come around that often and in between there are many days of normal living and eating. But even then not everyone has things so straight-forward.

What if you are one of the folks who have stomach or digestive issues which make even everyday eating a real challenge?

Lexi is a Clinical Dietician, and we thought it would be helpful to talk about challenging dietary concerns such as gluten free, IBS, and celiac. We also discuss those who choose a vegan/vegetarian approach, as this requires not only a change of mindset but also some re-education of basic foodstuffs to make sure they are fully covered nutrient wise.

Other topics covered in our conversation include:

• How athletes can successfully balance energy demands with nutrient dense meals
• More on RED-S
• How to use nutrition to prevent injury, and how to aid recovery if you do get injured

To find out more about Lexi please check out these links:

Blogs:

How much carb do you need to optimise recovery after exercise?

9 Lessons when battling Red-S

Videos: The Prehab Guys

Podcasts: Barbell Medicine

Book: Fuel Your Body

If you would like to take up the invitation of a NO OBLIGATION video call with Emily, Lexi or one of their colleagues please CLICK HERE.

You can also create your own race day plan by clicking HERE.

As a podcast listener, you can get a 15% discount on your first order with Precision Fuel & Hydration. CLICK HERE to grab that.

If you want to upgrade your education about day to day or race day nutrition, please check out the P F & H Knowledge Hub. They have a lot of really cool articles written by their experts and partner athletes. If you type your topic into the search engine you will find the information you need.

To follow Precision Fuel & Hydration please use these social media links:

Instagram: @precisionhydration
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/precisionhydration

Here is some other cool stuff you might be interested in:

Free online sweat test: https://sweattest.precisionhydration.com/pages/why-personalise-your-hydration-strategy
Quick carb calculator: https://www.precisionhydration.com/products/precision-fuel-sample-pack/#thecarbcalculator
Athlete Case Studies: https://www.precisionhydration.com/athletes/case-studies/triathlon/

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