Eat More of the Right Things: Nutrition Made Simple for the Active Woman
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Maddy Michielssen discusses nutrition strategies for female athletes with Nikki Corrine, focusing on how to properly fuel the body for performance and health.
What if the way you’ve been trying to “eat like a woman”… has been quietly working against the athlete you actually are? In this episode of The Psyche Behind the Physique , Maddy sits down with Nikki Corrine, founder of Edibowl in St. Pete, Florida, to explore how bowl‑style meals, smarter sourcing, and more diversity on your plate can completely transform the way athletic women fuel their bodies. So many high‑performing women train hard, work hard, and try to “eat clean”—but underneath that often lives under‑fueling, low energy, gut symptoms, hormone imbalances, and a constant fear of eating more. This conversation unpacks why those patterns aren’t random—and how shifting from “shrinking” to fueling can change everything: from performance and recovery to mood, digestion, and long‑term health. Maddy shares her own bowl strategy as a functional nutrition practitioner—including the thumb‑fat / carb‑base / protein‑fist / cupped‑color framework—and Nikki breaks down how Edibowl thinks about macros, micronutrients, fiber, diversity, and sourcing to create meals that actually match a woman’s output. Together, they dive into the practical side of fueling for female athletes—from…
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