Coach Chris Newport shares a simple six-step process for creating healthy, high-performing meals and snacks. She emphasizes the importance of selecting powerful proteins, incorporating colorful fruits and vegetables, focusing on healthy fats, adding extra fuel when needed, boosting meals with herbs and spices, and ensuring proper hydration.

Takeaways:
Pick powerful proteins to maintain lean muscle mass.
Aim for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
Healthy fats are essential for mental focus and recovery.
Add extra carbohydrates if you're active.
Use herbs and spices to enhance flavor and health benefits.
Hydration is crucial for overall health and function.
Protein needs increase with age and activity level.
Eating a variety of colors in your diet is beneficial.
Simple meals can be just as effective as complex ones.
Monitor hydration through urine color.

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Immune health is intricately connected to nutrition, genetics, and activity level, with each person requiring a unique approach based on their genetic makeup and lifestyle. Chris ties in how nutrition, genetics, supplements and immunity all relate for active people and athletes.

Educational only; not medical advice.

You’ll hear about:

• The one plate shift most athletes overlook—and why it changes everything
• A simple number that helps you right-size protein for longevity and immunity
• How certain genetics can influence your immune health, food choices and supplement strategy
• A surprising pre-race sip that showed promise in a study 🤔
• The trendy powder everyone’s asking about—and what we really think
• Why timing beats megadosing for certain supplements for immunity
• The unsexy lifestyle levers that quietly bulletproof your season (hint: wash your hands!)

Join Chris in a FREE webinar, 7 Steps to Longevity: Sustainable Nutrition & Performance for Active People where you’ll discover the exact framework we use with athletes and active adults to fuel their bodies properly, perform their best mentally and physically, and feel younger—without fad diets. Save your spot: TheEnduranceEdge.com/7Steps

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• 🥗 Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating
• 🏊‍♀️ 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• 💧 Hydration Guide for Athletes
• 🏃‍♂️ Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet

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Today, Chris explores how to make informed decisions about supplements by following a clear framework for determining if they're right for you. This practical guide helps navigate the confusing world of supplementation by asking key questions about necessity, effectiveness, and safety.

You’ll learn:

• Why whole foods should always be your foundation
• How restricted diets (vegan, dairy-free, fasting) change supplement needs
• The importance of legality and third-party testing (NSF Certified, Informed Choice)
• How to evaluate if a supplement is truly effective and necessary
• The role of genetics in determining supplement needs
• Why cost vs. food quality matters more than you think
• How to test and track results to prove if supplements work

👉 Listen in before you add another pill to your routine.

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Join Chris in a FREE webinar, 7 Steps to Longevity: Sustainable Nutrition & Performance for Active People where you’ll discover the exact framework we use with athletes and active adults to fuel their bodies properly, perform their best mentally and physically, and feel younger—without fad diets. Save your spot: TheEnduranceEdge.com/7Steps

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📚 Download our free resources:

• 🥗 Guide to High Performance Healthy Eating
• 🏊‍♀️ 6 Steps to Triathlon Success: Free Guide
• 💧 Hydration Guide for Athletes
• 🏃‍♂️ Runner's Fueling & Hydration Cheat Sheet

🌐 Find us here: TheEnduranceEdge.com
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