RCL59: Nutrition Month Pt3: ’Food Intolerance’ with Dr Gill Hart

05/25/22 • 67 min

Our 'Focus on NUTRITION' month continues, with once again episodes from the Sports Therapy Association Podcast being uploaded here to Runchatlive as nutrition is obviously a tpic of relevance to runners & professionals who work with runners. If you want to join the live recordings, head to The Runchatlive Facebook Page or Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 8pm (GMT+1).
In this episode, the subject is 'Food Intolerance', with special guest Dr Gill Hart, BSc (Hons), PhD, Cert Mgmt (Open), FIBMS. Dr Gill Hart is a leading UK Biochemist, an expert on food intolerance and a credible and respected authority on a range of related issues, with over twenty years experience in the development and clinical evaluation of diagnostic tests.
As Scientific Director at YorkTest Laboratories ,a leading provider of food intolerance tests and food allergy tests for 40 years, Gill regularly gives talks and lectures on food intolerance at Universities, Colleges, trade shows and consumer events. She also provides guidance for those choosing diagnostic tests with her ‘What makes a good diagnostic test’ checklist, and has written many articles in scientific journals and consumer magazines.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

The history of food intolerance testing and how YorkTest became the UK’s leading food intolerance, allergy and home health testing company.
The difference between an allergy and a food sensitivity
The prevalence of food intolerance worldwide and in the UK
Different types of food intolerance and the tests available
Symptoms of food intolerance
Immunoglobulin G Tests - Why do we measure food-specific IgG antibodies in blood?
IgG tests at YorkTesting - how blood is taken, how food-specific IgG reactions are measured, how results are collated
A look at the evidence for food-specific IgG tests being effective
How soft tissue therapists & practicioners can work alongside YorkTest, and how can tests be ordered

Useful Links

YorkTest Website: yorktest.com
YorkTest Practitioner Account Team:
Tel: 01904 410 410
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @yorktestUK
Twitter: @yorktestlabs
Instagram: @yorktestUK

Our sincere thanks to Dr Gill Hart for giving up her time to be on the Podcast!

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Topics discussed in this episode include:

The history of food intolerance testing and how YorkTest became the UK’s leading food intolerance, allergy and home health testing company.
The difference between an allergy and a food sensitivity
The prevalence of food intolerance worldwide and in the UK
Different types of food intolerance and the tests available
Symptoms of food intolerance
Immunoglobulin G Tests - Why do we measure food-specific IgG antibodies in blood?
IgG tests at YorkTesting - how blood is taken, how food-specific IgG reactions are measured, how results are collated
A look at the evidence for food-specific IgG tests being effective
How soft tissue therapists & practicioners can work alongside YorkTest, and how can tests be ordered

Useful Links

YorkTest Website: yorktest.com
YorkTest Practitioner Account Team:
Tel: 01904 410 410
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @yorktestUK
Twitter: @yorktestlabs
Instagram: @yorktestUK

Our sincere thanks to Dr Gill Hart for giving up her time to be on the Podcast!

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RCL58: Nutrition Month Pt2: ’The Endurance Diet’ with guest Matt Fitzgerald

The 'Focus on NUTRITION' month continues, with episodes of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast being also uploaded here to Runchatlive as it's such an important topic or runners and professionals who work with runners. If you want to join the live recordings, head to The Runchatlive Facebook Page or Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 8pm (GMT+1).

'Focus on Nutrition' month Part 2: 'The Endurance Diet' with special guest Matt Fitzgerald.

Matt Fitzgerald is a hugely respected endurance runner, sports journalist & best selling author. Therapists who work with runners/triathletes or are runners/triathletes themselves will most probably be familiar with Matt Fitzgerald's articles online & in magazines, plus his books including 'Brain Training for Runners', '80/20 Running', the recent 'Run Like a Pro', plus his excellent nutrition based books including the 'Racing Weight Series', 'Diet Cults' and 'The Endurance Diet'.
This episode is an absolute must for anyone interested in diet for endurance athletes!

Topics discussed include:

You’ve written quite a few books on nutrition over the years including your 'Racing Weight Series' 2011 -2014, 'Diet Cults' in 2014, 'The Endurance Diet' in 2016. Have your views on diet for athletes changed much across that time?
Your Book 'The Endurance Diet' is based on your personal study of how elite athletes around the world eat. Should we recreational athletes be following the same diet as elite athletes?
How important a factor is genetics when it comes to elite endurance athletes?
A look at the evolution of humans and diet
A look at the 'Five Principal Habits' of a successful endurance diet:
- eat everything
- eat quality
- eat carb-centred
- eat enough
- eat individually.
Why are most popular diets based on cutting out certain types of food?
Do Elite endurance athletes all follow the same diet?
When you say eat everything, do you mean things like alcohol & sweets too?
How common are food intolerances and allergies in elite athletes?
Training Plans: https://www.8020endurance.com/
Latest book: 'Run Like a Pro, Even If You're Slow'.

Useful Links

Matt Fitzgerald Website: https://www.8020endurance.com/
Matt Fitzgerald Latest book: 'Run Like a Pro, Even If You're Slow'.
Facebook: 8020Endurance

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RCL60: Nutrition Month Pt4: ’Nutrition For The Athletic Female’ with special guest Kathryn Stewart

Our month's 'Focus on Nutrition' concludes with Part 4: ‘Nutrition for the Athletic Female’. Like the previous three parts, this episode is from the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, uploaded here to Runchatlive as nutrition is a topic of relevance to runners & professionals who work with runners. The podcast is recorded LIVE on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 8pm (GMT+1).

In this episode ‘Nutrition for the Athletic Female, we are joined by special guest Kathryn Stewart, a registered dietician with the Dublin Nutrition Centre, with a Masters in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Kathryn has worked as a dietitian in both the UK and Ireland covering a range of clinical areas such as bowel surgery, gut disorders, oncology, stroke, respiratory conditions, heart health and weight management.
Some of you may have seen the work Kathryn has done with The Athletic Female team Emma Brockwell, Grainne Donnelly and Dr Helen McElroy, who were guests on the show back in February 2022 in Ep.89 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast: 'The Athletic Female'.
Topics discussed:

How to get experience as a Dietician or Nutritionist
How important is gender when looking at nutrition for athletes?
The problem of research historically being done by males on males
Signs that your client/patient may have a nutrition related issue
Using the menstral cycle to flag potential nutritional deficiency
How to overcome 'taboo topics' in clinic
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): how common is it and how much can diet modification help?
Are there any particularly 'dangerous' diets out there?
Athletic Amenorrhea: how much is it regarded as 'to be expected' by competitive female athletes?
Frozen food: friend or foe?
Supplements: necessary for female athletes or can everything be obtained in a healthy diet?

Useful Links

Kathryn Stewart on Instagram: @edible_evidence
The Athletic Female on Instagram: @theathleticfemale

Our sincere thanks to Kathryn Stewart for giving up her time to be a guest!
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If you appreciate what we do on Runchatlive Podcast and the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes.