Becoming Elli22 Nov 2022

Nutrition Mechanic with Dina Griffin

In episode 119, Jill and Chris speak with Dina Griffin, a Sports Performance Dietitian with a passion for optimizing women's health and providing personalized nutrition to endurance athletes.

Dina Griffin, MS, RDN, CSSD is the owner and founder of The Nutrition Mechanic, a nutrition coaching and resource company based out of Boulder, Colorado.

As a Sport and Performance Dietitian, Dina works with all levels of adult endurance athletes to optimize health, vitality, and performance. She blends science-based and evidence-informed strategies along with "real life" considerations to devise personalized and sustainable nutrition plans.

Dina has a particular passion for working with women's health, peri- and post-menopause, masters and ultra athletes, and supporting individuals who have a metabolic condition.

Dina is also the co-host of the Inside Sports Nutrition podcast, which covers a wide array of topics on all things related to "real life" sports nutrition.

We discussed:

peri and post menopause
how nutritional needs vary for women over 50
nutrition for female endurance athletes
how much protein to eat based on your body size
metabolic efficiency
testing for women over 50 available at her website
supplements
recipes and food plans

For more information see our website: Becoming Elli.

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