Untold Truths About Fitness & Healthy Living with Stavros Mastrogiannis

Elena Apalkova welcomes Stavros Mastrogiannis, who shares his journey from culinary arts to fitness coaching. Stavros provides practical fitness insights and discusses the importance of understanding true hunger versus habitual eating. They explore misconceptions about hunger, the role of mindset in fitness, and myths about breakfast and supplements. The conversation covers detoxification, managing cravings, and creating healthy habits through Socratic questioning. Stavros emphasizes implementing new health standards, conscious eating, and visualization techniques. The episode concludes with tips for mindful eating and a preview of the next episode on physical activity. (0:00) Welcome and introduction to guest Tavros MaastroGenis (0:29) Stavros' journey from culinary arts to fitness coaching and realizations (3:08) Practical fitness insights and healthy living in Greece (7:06) Understanding true hunger versus habitual eating (10:17) Misconceptions about hunger and thirst (13:56) Mindset's role in fitness and debunking eating by the clock (25:44) Breakfast myths, supplements, and fasting benefits (38:30) Detoxification, managing junk food cravings, and creating healthy habits (49:43) Socratic questioning and learning from eating habits (52:06) Implementing new health standards and conscious eating (57:25) Visualization techniques and the food industry's impact (1:00:25) Eating out of true hunger and tips for mindful eating (1:03:38) Preview of next episode on physical activity