Healthy Green Athlete

About Healthy Green Athlete

For adult athletes that are competing in any sport at any competition level to learn how to fuel, heal and nourish their way to feeling, looking and performing their best at any age. I will cover topics ranging from nature-based nutrition and human movement to sports psychology and mindfulness. Key words: athlete, holistic health, integrative health, aging, anti-aging, healthy living, fitness, performance, athletic, natural living, ecofriendly, nutrition, nature lover, sport performance, strength and conditioning, feel younger, self-love, mindset

Publisher

Karen Simpson

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2022

Latest episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jan 2025

   Team chemistry: 6 teammate styles for a winning team

   Host Karen Ward examines six teammate styles, including Proximity and Collaborative, providing actionable insights for athletes and coaches to build stronger teams; this is a solo episode.

2. 

   23 Feb 2023

   How to delay impacts of aging on performance

   The host discusses the body's aging process and its effects on athletic performance, highlighting three science-backed lifestyle interventions to slow cellular aging for adult athletes.

3. 

   7 Feb 2023

   Improve mobility at any age (Interview with Nicole Paine, Part 2)

   Chiropractor Nicole Paine discusses evolutionary mismatch and controlled articular rotations, revealing that mobility decline isn't due to aging in this interview episode.

4. 

   17 Jun 2022

   Athletic Performance with Dr. Nicole Paine (PART 1)

   Dr. Nicole Paine, a functional medicine practitioner, discusses the importance of mobility for athletes and key components of her book, Eat Move Thrive 30, in this interview.

5. 

   6 May 2022

   Gut health and athletic performance

   The host explores the connection between gut health and athletic performance, providing strategies to assess gut condition and improve overall well-being.

6. 

   22 Apr 2022

   Most ecofriendly things you can do to protect our planet

   The host discusses three impactful eco-friendly actions individuals can take to protect the planet, explaining why a plant-based diet isn't necessarily the most effective.

7. 

   8 Apr 2022

   Getting yourself into flow state

   The host shares three actionable tips to help athletes tap into a flow state, optimizing both mental and physical performance.

8. 

   25 Mar 2022

   Medicinal mushrooms for athletic performance

   The host discusses medicinal mushrooms and their benefits for athletic performance, highlighting key factors for choosing supplements and top mushroom varieties to boost performance and recovery.

9. 

   11 Mar 2022

   How to optimize recovery after injury

   The host shares the three stages of injury recovery and provides actionable tips for athletes to expedite their return to sport.

10. 

    25 Feb 2022

    How I overcame my unhealthy relationship with food.

    The host shares her personal journey of overcoming disordered eating in her 20s and embracing holistic nutrition to foster a healthier relationship with food.

11. 

    11 Feb 2022

    Stress and athletic performance

    The host describes the body's stress response, explaining how it impacts athletic performance and offering resilience strategies for optimal health.

12. 

    28 Jan 2022

    Sports nutrition for adult athletes

    The host shares five foundational pillars of sports nutrition for adult athletes, addressing energy, protein, micronutrients, fluid balance, and inflammation to improve and preserve athletic performance.

13. 

    15 Jan 2022

    5 ways to cultivate self-discipline

    The host shares five actionable strategies to cultivate self-discipline, empowering listeners to achieve their goals through enhanced personal accountability in this episode.

14. 

    14 Jan 2022

    Welcome to the Healthy Green Athlete podcast!

    Karen Simpson introduces her philosophy as a holistic sports nutritionist and environmental scientist, focusing on helping athletes heal, nourish, and fuel their bodies for optimal performance; this is an introductory episode.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

108

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

32

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