\u201cFor me, a balanced diet has always been fundamental. During my entire career as an athlete, I refused to take any nutritional supplements, because I\u2019m firmly convinced that a healthy, balanced diet provides me with all the nutrients I need. Sourcing my foods locally has become increasingly important to me, as well. I remember how when I was little, my mom spent summers preparing and preserving seasonal fruits and vegetables for the winter. It\u2019s just as natural for me now to cook my own meals from scratch and source many of the foods I use from my own garden or the farmer\u2019s market!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n