In this episode of the Harmony With Food Show, Meg Marie O’Rourke explores sports nutrition for endurance athletes, marathon runners, and active adults looking to improve energy, recovery, and overall health.
With the Boston Marathon as the backdrop, Meg shares insights from her personal story and her father’s legacy as a track coach, while breaking down how proper nutrition supports both performance and long-term wellness.
This episode covers how to fuel your body with real food, how to think about carbohydrates in endurance training, and how to avoid common pitfalls in the sports nutrition world. It also introduces Meg’s functional approach to nutrition using lab testing to better understand what your body needs.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to fuel for endurance training, running, and marathon preparation
- The role of carbohydrates, protein, and hydration in performance
- Differences between simple, complex, and refined carbohydrates
- How gut health and the microbiome affect energy and recovery
- Why many athletes struggle with fatigue, GI issues, and inflammation
- The risks of overtraining and disordered eating patterns like orthorexia
- How functional nutrition testing can guide personalized food and supplement plans
- Practical strategies to support consistent energy and recovery
Topics include:
- Sports nutrition for runners
- Marathon fueling strategies
- Gut health and performance
- Functional nutrition and lab testing
- Energy, recovery, and metabolic health
Work With Meg
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start understanding what your body actually needs, there are several ways to work with Meg.
The BioUnique Boutique is a personalized, testing-guided approach to functional nutrition. Through targeted assessments—including food sensitivity testing, digestive analysis, and nutrient evaluation—Meg helps clients identify what’s driving their symptoms and build a plan rooted in data, not trends. This is for those who want answers, structure, and ongoing guidance.
Your Diet Do-Over is designed for people who feel stuck in cycles of restriction, elimination diets, or “doing everything right” without results. This program focuses on rebuilding trust with food, identifying personal triggers, and creating a sustainable way of eating that supports energy, digestion, and inflammation without unnecessary rules or overwhelm.
Schedule a Free Call
Not sure where to start? You don’t have to figure it out alone.You can schedule a free call to talk through your symptoms, health history, and goals, and to see which option makes the most sense for you. This is a no-pressure conversation focused on clarity and next steps.Your symptoms are real.
Your questions matter.
And understanding your body is the first step forward.
About Meg
Meg educates clients about the science behind their symptoms, debunking outdated beliefs such as:
- “Calories in vs. calories out” being the only path to weight loss
- Using BMI as a reliable measure of health
- Thinking food isn’t linked to chronic issues like eczema or joint pain
She reveals how genetics, microbiome balance, nutrient deficiencies, and food intolerances play pivotal roles in health outcomes.
The truth is, most medical doctors don’t understand nutrition, the microbiome, or the chemicals in our food supply. That’s where I come in. I’m Megnificent—the Anti-Diet Dietitian—and I’m here to change the way you think about food.
Schedule your Free Call With Meg Today! Learn more at: HarmonywithFood.com
