Optimizing Performance with Nutrition: A Deep Dive with Joel Tortoro, Full-Time Dietitian for the New England Patriots & Director of Sports Science for Thorne Supplements. EP 007
06/30/23 • 71 min
This week's episode of the Stephen McCain podcast is all about optimizing performance with nutrition. My guest is Joel Tortoro.
Joel is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams.
Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports.
Let's do this!
Today's Guest
Joel Totoro is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams. He worked on the Performance and Innovation Team at EXOS following a stop as the sports dietitian for University of Michigan.
Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke’s Hospital, specializing in trauma nutrition.
He holds a B.S. in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut and is an original member and former BoD chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association.
Resources
- Thorne's Take 5 Daily for informative articles, videos, & podcasts
- The Thorne Podcast
- Thorne Quality - commitment to quality throughout our entire manufacturing process
- Thorne Sports Performance - The choice of more than 100 professional sports teams and U.S. National Teams
- NSF Certification for athletes.
- Thorne's Essential Health Panel Blood Panel - Provides a deep look at essential biomarkers that determine if your latest diet, workout, or biohacking efforts are effective.
- Thorne's Vitamin D/K2
- Thorne's Magnesium Bysglycinate
- Thorne's Super EPA (Fish Oil)
- Th
20% Discount On Thorne Supplements
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This week's episode of the Stephen McCain podcast is all about optimizing performance with nutrition. My guest is Joel Tortoro.
Joel is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams.
Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports.
Let's do this!
Today's Guest
Joel Totoro is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams. He worked on the Performance and Innovation Team at EXOS following a stop as the sports dietitian for University of Michigan.
Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke’s Hospital, specializing in trauma nutrition.
He holds a B.S. in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut and is an original member and former BoD chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association.
Resources
- Thorne's Take 5 Daily for informative articles, videos, & podcasts
- The Thorne Podcast
- Thorne Quality - commitment to quality throughout our entire manufacturing process
- Thorne Sports Performance - The choice of more than 100 professional sports teams and U.S. National Teams
- NSF Certification for athletes.
- Thorne's Essential Health Panel Blood Panel - Provides a deep look at essential biomarkers that determine if your latest diet, workout, or biohacking efforts are effective.
- Thorne's Vitamin D/K2
- Thorne's Magnesium Bysglycinate
- Thorne's Super EPA (Fish Oil)
- Th
20% Discount On Thorne Supplements
Take advantage of Olympian Stephen McCain's partnership with Thorne to get a 20% discount on all Thorne supplements. Discount automatically applied to all orders. Plus free shipping! Go to ThorneDiscount.com
Before you go make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes when they're released. And, if you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love to ask you to leave me a review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify.
Thanks for listening! Follow me on:
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You'll Learn
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Resources
- Save 15% on Primeadine Spermidine from Oxford Healthspan using code: STEPHEN15
- Gluten Free Primeadine Spermidine option.
Checkout the rest of the show notes at:
20% Discount On Thorne Supplements
Take advantage of Olympian Stephen McCain's partnership with Thorne to get a 20% discount on all Thorne supplements. Discount automatically applied to all orders. Plus free shipping! Go to ThorneDiscount.com
Before you go make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes when they're released. And, if you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love to ask you to leave me a review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify.
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Today's Guest
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You'll Learn
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- How to easily test your NAD levels in the comfort of your own hom
20% Discount On Thorne Supplements
Take advantage of Olympian Stephen McCain's partnership with Thorne to get a 20% discount on all Thorne supplements. Discount automatically applied to all orders. Plus free shipping! Go to ThorneDiscount.com
Before you go make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes when they're released. And, if you're enjoying the podcast, I'd love to ask you to leave me a review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify.
Thanks for listening! Follow me on:
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The Stephen McCain Podcast - Optimizing Performance with Nutrition: A Deep Dive with Joel Tortoro, Full-Time Dietitian for the New England Patriots & Director of Sports Science for Thorne Supplements. EP 007
Transcript
Stephen: Joel, welcome to the Stephen McCain podcast.
Joel: I am excited to be here. Thanks for having me on.
Stephen: Yeah, I mean, I'm really excited for this one because you have a stellar resume that includes being an full-time dietician for the New England Patriots. And you work for one of my favorite companies in the world. Thorne. I'm excited to talk about diet for athletes, non-athletes, supplementation, anything
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