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
What happens inside skeletal muscle during obesity—and how can we protect lean mass while losing fat?
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In this episode, Vanessa speaks with Dr. Paul Morgan about the hidden effects of obesity on muscle metabolism, including anabolic resistance, fat infiltration, infl...
In this foundational solocast, Vanessa breaks down the basics of protein nutrition and explains why protein is essential for fat loss, body recomposition, metabolic health, and preserving lean muscle.
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You'll learn how dietary protein is broken down into amino acids, why essential amino acids must com...
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In this episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa welcomes back neuroscientist, physician, performance coach, and author Dr. Tommy Wood to discuss his new book, The Stimulated Mind.
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Today's episode of the PSMF series is a special conversation from the archives with bestselling author and nutrition expert Maria Emmerich. We explore how a protein-sparing modified fast can be used strategically to accelerate fat loss while prioritizing protein and protecting precious lean muscle.
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What if training more is actually slowing your progress?
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In this episode, Vanessa is joined by exercise scientist Dr. Katie Vasenina to explore why fatigue is not the same as progress—and why recovery is essential for fat loss, muscle growth, and body recomposition.
...This episode is part of our special summer series, The Secrets of Fat Loss from Elite Athletes, where we explore what some of the world's highest-performing athletes can teach us about fat loss, muscle preservation, and body recomposition.
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How do elite MMA fighters get down to just 6–8% body fa...
In this fascinating episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa Spina is joined by Dr. Anthony Ricci, lead author of the International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand on nutrition and weight cutting in combat sports.
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Vanessa and Dr. Ricci unpack how elite f...
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Welcome back to the Optimal Protein Podcast Summer PSMF Series, where we're exploring the science, history, and practical application of ...
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with bestselling author, nurse practitioner, and Everyday Wellness host Cynthia Thurlow to discuss why women who enter perimenopause with more muscle and better metabolic health often experience a smoother transition.
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They explore protein intake,...
Protein-sparing modified fasting (PSMF) has been used for decades as one of the most effective evidence-based approaches for rapid fat loss while preserving lean muscle. But how does it actually work, and who is it best suited for?
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In this episode, Vanessa sits down with returning guest Dr. David Joc...
In this episode, Vanessa Spina interviews Dr. Hans H. Stein, Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about protein quality, amino acid digestibility, and why "grams of protein" on a label do not always reflect what the body can actually use.
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In this episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa is joined by Dr. Brian Mowll for a deep dive into protein-sparing modified fasting, or PSMF, as part of the Friday Protein-Sparing Modified Fasting Series.
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Dr. Mowll explains the origins of PSMF, how it was first developed in clinical settings t...
In this episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa Spina is joined by Dr. Christina Prevett, physiotherapist, researcher, and expert in women's health, strength training, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and healthy aging.
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Dr. Prevett shares why women are not fragile — a...
Welcome to the first episode of the Summer Protein Sparing Modified Fasting Series on the Optimal Protein Podcast. In this episode, Vanessa introduces the science, history, and practical application of protein sparing modified fasting, or PSMF, as a powerful tool for fat loss and body recomposition.
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In this fascinating episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa Spina is joined by Dr. Fernando Naclerio, Professor in Strength Training and Sports Nutrition at the University of Greenwich and Centre Lead for the Centre for Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation.
Vanessa and Dr. Naclerio dive into a brand new meta-analysis comparing higher-carb and lower-carb diets when calories and protein are matched. ...
In this solo episode, Vanessa breaks down the biggest takeaways from her conversation with Daniel R. Moore, Professor of Muscle Physiology at the University of Toronto.
This episode is a deep dive into muscle protein synthesis, protein intake, fat loss, aging, and why preserving lean mass is one of the most important factors for long-term metabolic health and body composition.
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Daniel R. Moore, Professor of Muscle Physiology at the University of Toronto, for a deep dive into protein, muscle protein synthesis, fat loss, and aging.
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Dr. Moore explains what m...
Why does fat loss suddenly become harder after 40 — even when women are dieting and exercising?
In this Friday solocast recap, Vanessa breaks down the biggest takeaways from her conversation with Maria Emmerich on menopause, hormones, insulin resistance, body composition, HRT, peptides, and metabolic health.
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Why does fat loss suddenly become harder in perimenopause and menopause — even when women are dieting and exercising?
In this episode, Maria Emmerich joins Vanessa to unpack the hormonal and metabolic shifts driving changes in body composition after 40.
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In this Friday deep dive recap, Vanessa Spina breaks down the biggest takeaways from her recent interview with leading body composition researcher Dr. Bill Campbell.
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