Move Well, Live Well, Perform Well
Welcome to Move Well, Live Well, Perform Well, the podcast that explores how to optimise your movement, train effectively, recover from injuries and live stronger.
Hosted by Simon Gilchrist, sports physiotherapist and founder of Mayfair Health and WellQ.
Simon sits down with experts each week to share insights on movement, performance and real health challenges. From knee pain to back injuries to burnouts and recovery, they share practical advice and tips for optimising your health along the way.
The podcast is powered by Mayfair Health, helping you to move better, live longer and perform at your best.
Move Well, Live Well, Perform Well
Nutrition Tips for Faster Healing from Sports & Eating Disorder Dietitian, Nicola Marsh
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In this episode, Simon is joined by Nicola Marsh, registered dietitian and Head of Nutrition at Matt Roberts, to unpack the critical and often overlooked role nutrition plays in injury recovery, bone health and metabolic health.
Nicola works at the intersection of elite performance and long-term wellbeing, supporting athletes and high-performing individuals through injury, rehabilitation and sustainable health optimisation. In this conversation, she cuts through common nutrition myths and explains how fuelling, protein intake, hydration and supplements can either accelerate recovery, or quietly hold it back.
Together, they explore why injured people often under-fuel, why eating less while moving less can delay healing, and how poor nutrition increases the risk of muscle loss, bone stress injuries and re-injury. The episode also tackles timely topics including RED-S, intermittent fasting during rehab, weight loss while injured, and the impact of GLP-1 medications on recovery.
🎓 What You’ll Learn
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How nutrition compares to rehab and loading during recovery
- Whether injured people actually need more calories
- How protein supports muscle and tissue repair during rehab
- Which supplements are worth considering — and which aren’t
- How under-fuelling affects bone healing and injury risk
- Why RED-S isn’t just an elite athlete issue
- How hydration and electrolytes influence recovery
- When fasting and weight loss may do more harm than good
- How GLP-1 medications impact muscle and bone health
- Practical nutrition priorities you can apply immediately
đź‘Ą Who This Episode Is For
This episode is for:
- Anyone currently recovering from an injury or surgery
- Athletes dealing with stress fractures or recurrent injuries
- People worried about weight gain while injured
- Those interested in bone health and metabolic health
- Anyone confused by nutrition advice during rehab
- Clinicians, coaches and health-conscious individuals
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