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Maggie Awad discusses how optimized microbiome and personalized nutrition can enhance athletic performance and recovery.

Maggie Awad, NP is the founder of Elevate Performance Medicine and a leading functional sports medicine nurse practitioner. Drawing on her work with elite professional athletes, Maggie breaks down how an optimized microbiome and personalized nutrition can fuel energy production, decrease inflammation, and support recovery. This holistic approach allows athletes to train harder, bounce back faster, and sustain peak performance without burnout or injury. Whether you're a competitive athlete, weekend warrior, or high-performer chasing longevity in your sport or career, Maggie Awad shifts the paradigm from symptom management to true root-cause optimization. Today on The Lab Report: 5:15 Meet Maggie Awad and learn what “Functional Sport Medicine” means 8:10 Why did Maggie choose this specialty 10:45 Common health issues among all athletes 12:30 Gut health and stool testing 17:20 Overtraining and the importance of sleep and recovery 18:50 Nutritional deficiencies in athletes – glycine tangent 20:50 Hormone optimization and supplementation 23:00 Maggie’s patient population and practice 25 :40 The Fireball   Additional Resources: Elevate Performance…

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Hosts: Michael Chapman, Patti Devers

Guest: Maggie Awad

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Organizations: Elevate Performance Medicine

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