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The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Is that even food!? Max Lugavere and Joe De Sena on What You Should Eat and Why

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7870 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

What's the Perfect Diet? Max Lugavere weighs in with Joe De Sena (founder & CEO of Spartan).. Vegan, Vegetarian, carnivore? Should you eat breakfast? AND why does all of it matter so much! Max Lugavere, is a health and science journalist, watched his mother's fast decline and started a journey to understand how to best extend his own health span. He's the author of Genius Foods, Genius Life and his new book Genius Kitchen and the host of the podcast "The Genius Life."



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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

© 2022 Spartan

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0:00.0

It's funny that you bring up Velveeta. You know if you look at some of these products like

0:03.4

Velveeta or American cheese slices in the supermarket, these ultra processed cheese-like products,

0:10.9

they're not even, many of them are not even legally allowed to call themselves

0:14.6

cheese.

0:15.6

Welcome to the Spartan Up Podcast hosted by Joe DeSena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race and brought to you

0:21.1

by Wild Health.

0:22.4

We are talking about overcoming obstacles.

0:24.0

The same way we teach people to get over obstacles on the course,

0:30.0

we will teach you here on the Spartan Up podcast to get over obstacles in your mind

0:36.0

Get race ready with wild health the official health care provider of Spartan

0:40.7

Sign up at wild health.com with the code Spartan 10 to save 10 of Spartan

0:43.7

10 to save 10 percent.

0:47.0

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Duralane,

0:50.0

a single injection that may provide up to six months relief from osteoarthritis knee pain.

0:55.0

Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site.

0:58.3

You can see full prescribing information at doorlain.com.

1:02.0

Joe DeSena here, founder and CEO of Spartan and the Spartan Up podcast will

1:07.6

attempt to rip you off the couch.

1:10.0

I've got Max Lugavir. You've got a few books out. One was Genius Foods. This one is Genius Kitchen and you've got a really unique way of looking at food. Tell us about it.

1:23.0

Yeah, thanks.

1:24.0

By the way, it's an honor to be here, Joe.

1:26.0

I love your accent, by the way, I've listened to a number of your,

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