Today we spoke with Daniel Davey, for the 2nd time - Founder of daveynutrition, performance nutritionist and best-selling author
Daniel brings a wealth of experience at the highest level of performance nutrition, having worked with Leinster rugby and the Dublin footballers. He brings a plethora of practical, implementable and simple advice for people looking to build better nutrition and hydration habits. His first book, 'Eat Up, Raise Your Game' had massive success which we spoke about today (top-10 for 27 weeks!). His new book, 'Eat Up - the next level' promises the same success - we asked about the title, the dedication (thanks for sharing Daniel, and what you have learned from your dad!), and feelings around when a book is near completion and finished.
Trust about what others share, cultures around high performance sport, mixed meals (and why they are important!), and the small things that make a big impact are great talking points - plus, nutrition in the corporate world. Daniel explains why the gut microbiome is involved in every aspect of our health, mood, skin, immunity, production of essential nutrients and wellbeing.
We had a wonderful dialogue around eggs too!
You can find out more about Daniels' work on his website at www.daveynutrition.com
Key Moments
📖 How Daniel’s late father impacted so much of what he does
🥗Taking a mixed meal approach to food
🪧 Daniel’s vision for daveynutrition
😁 Why gut health should be a priority
🏉 Declan Darcy and his influence on Daniel
Timestamps
(1:39) - Moving on with team sport and writing a bestselling book
(3:06) - Writing the book for his late father and his impact on Daniel
(5:25) - Nature vs Nurture and learning from his family
(7:37) - Trying to ignite and influence people who want to change and improve their health
(9:52) - Building your team around you
(12:51) - Declan Darcy and his influence on Daniel
(13:22) - "Daniel you need to pay attention to this!"
(14:05) - Why we need a mixed meal breakfast ahead of work or personal performance
(16:08) - When you eat food we will experience a certain amount of lethargy
(19:35) - Think about an athlete skipping meals, it doesn't happen
(21:01) - Adopting a vision type of approach to behaviours and achieving a goal
(21:56) - Daniel's vision for daveynutrition
(25:00) - Farm to fork and making cooking a priority
(29:22) - Why our gut health is so important for our wellbeing physically and mentally
(32:26) - Culture shock of alcohol after games in elite rugby
(36:10) - Eating eggs and how much is the right amount
(40:50) - What does the 'next level' mean to you?
