Elite sports nutritionist Marie Spano has spent over a decade working with NFL and NBA athletes. She sits down with Scottie to cut through the nutrition noise flooding social media: food deserts, protein myths, MAHA, seed oils, GLP-1s, and why chronic disease keeps rising even though we have more nutrition information than ever.
Marie shares the science and the practical approach she actually uses in her own life — from what “processed food” really means, to how much protein you need, to whether eggs are actually bad for your cholesterol.
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About Marie Spano
Elite sports nutritionist who has worked inside NFL and NBA locker rooms and with professional and collegiate athletes.
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Chapters
- 0:00 Intro: from NFL sidelines to human flourishing
- 0:26 Meet Marie Spano, elite sports nutritionist
- 1:14 Scottie’s cholesterol wake-up call (coconut oil mistake)
- 3:07 Marie’s most memorable meals & most beautiful day
- 6:44 What drew Marie into nutrition
- 7:44 A day in Marie’s real eating life (it’s not perfect)
- 11:44 The real power of food
- 13:49 The 80/20 rule for everyday nutrition
- 17:08 Why obesity keeps rising despite more nutrition info
- 21:08 Biggest nutrition myths on social media right now
- 23:40 What “processed food” actually means
- 25:38 MAHA: what it got right (and wrong)
- 27:56 Boosting your immune system with food
- 30:53 Nutrition essentials for kids
- 31:53 The scary truth about bone density in young women
- 34:01 Best nutrition for perimenopause & menopause
- 37:30 Are eggs really bad for your cholesterol?
- 38:42 How much protein you actually need
- 40:37 Do you really need electrolytes?
- 42:15 Best post-workout nutrition
- 44:18 Colorectal cancer is rising — how to lower your risk
- 47:06 Is there a “safe” amount of alcohol?
- 49:34 Is sugar actually bad for you?
- 51:13 The healthiest way to lose weight
- 57:20 Rapid fire: diet soda, food dyes, seed oils & more
- 1:06:07 GLP-1s and nutrition: what you still need to do
- 1:09:04 Final advice & where to find Marie Spano
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