Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina
Vanessa Spina is a Sports Nutrition Specialist, Best Selling author, creator of the innovative TONE device, as well as a sought after international speaker. On the Optimal Protein podcast, Vanessa shares how to get effortlessly lean and improve metabolic health and fitness with an optimal protein intake! Featuring interviews with world renowned and leading edge protein scientists & experts, authors, and people with inspiring transformational stories discussing the best tools for becoming optimizing your metabolic health with whole foods, nutrition, exercise and more!
Episodes
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In today's episode, Vanessa sits down with Dr. Howard, the lead author of a brand-new PNAS study that is challenging one of the most widely accepted ideas in human metabolism.
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In today's episode, Vanessa reveals the shocking new human research on two of the most powerful and science-backed supplements for women's fat loss, muscle tone, metabolic health, skin rejuvenation, and longevity: creatine and collagen.
You'll discover why creatine is no longer just a gym supplement, and how groundbreaking new data shows collagen may actually influence biological age. This episode is pac...
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In this science-packed episode, Dr. Cas Fuchs breaks down the surprising ways intermittent fasting, under-fueling, cold plunges, and low glycogen can quietly sabotage your muscle, strength, and body recomposition goals. We uncover the truth about ...
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In this episode, Vanessa reveals why she quit intermittent fasting after nearly a decade — and how she went on to lose 13+ pounds of fat by switching to a completely different approach that's supported by new human ...
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In today's Friday solo episode, I'm recapping one of my favorite conversations on women's health, metabolism, and body composition with Dr. Hannah Cabré — postdoctoral researcher at Penningt...
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In today's episode, we take a powerful deep dive into women's metabolism during perimenopause and midlife with Dr. Hannah Cabré, postdoctoral fellow at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and 2025 Fellow of the Year.
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This is Part Two of our PSMF Ask Me Anything series!
In this episode, Vanessa answers your most practical and frequently asked questions about how to
In this Ask Me Anything episode, Vanessa breaks down your most common questions about the Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF) — one of the most powerful evidence-based tools for rapid fat loss and muscle preservation.
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In this solo episode, Vanessa Spina breaks down the science and strategy behind one of the most effective tools for rapid fat loss and muscle preservation — the Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF).
Following her in-depth interview with Dr. D...
Learn how to lose 10–20 pounds of fat in one month—without losing muscle or wrecking your hormones. Dr. David Jockers joins Vanessa to break down the Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF): the macros, meals, training, and refeed strategy that make this rapid fat-loss reset both safe and effective.
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In this solocast episode, Vanessa breaks down the latest research from Dr. David Church — a rising leader in protein metabolism — to reveal exactly how to eat for fat loss without losing muscle.
Discover how stable...
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In this masterclass episode, Vanessa sits down with Dr. David Church, one of the most exciting young researchers in protein metabolism and a mentee of Dr. Arny Ferrando and Dr. Robert Wolfe. Together, they break down the la...
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What separates people who keep fat off from those who regain it? In this episode, Vanessa Spina breaks down the latest research on long-term fat loss maintenance — including insights from one of the world's most respected obesit...
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In today's episode, Vanessa sits down with one of the most influential figures in obesity and metabolism research — Dr. James Hill, Professor of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and co-founder o...
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In this solo episode, Vanessa breaks down her in-depth conversation with Dr. Emily Lantz, a leading researcher in protein metabolism and muscle physiology.
Discover why eating around 30 g of high-quality protein at each meal may...
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Can you really lose fat without losing muscle? Vanessa sits down with Dr. Guillermo Escalante, physique competitor and sports nutrition researcher, to reveal the science of doing exactly that.
Learn how high-protein diets and refeeds can preserve lean mass, rei...
In this powerful educational episode, Vanessa sits down with Oliver Amdrup-Chamby, CEO and Co-Founder of Puori, for an in-depth masterclass on the supplements most overlooked—yet most transformative—for women's health: creatine and omega-3s.
Drawing on the latest scientific research and insights from world-leading muscle and metabolism experts, Vanessa and Oliver ...
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In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Dr. Emily Lantz, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch and mentee ...
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In today's solocast, we break down a brand new clinical trial that tested whether a high-protein diet really shuts down autophagy — and what it means for fat loss and body composition.
For years, many believed that eating more protein would block the body's cellular...
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