{"id":150204,"date":"2025-11-11T07:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=150204"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:02:48","slug":"optimizing-gut-health-to-maximize-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/shakeout-podcast\/optimizing-gut-health-to-maximize-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimizing gut health to maximize performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on&nbsp;<em>The Shakeout Podcast<\/em>, we\u2019re tackling the sensitive topic of sensitive tummies. 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