Executive Eats: Adam Kingl on Nutrition as a Leadership Performance Tool
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How many times have you talked about food at work as fuel for focus, mood, and pressure, not just as a diet trend? Adam Kingl trained as a chef before he ever stood in a boardroom.
Returning to The Mindful Living, Adam talks with Sana about why cooking itself is a mindfulness practice, which foods actually support mood and focus, and how nutrition might explain thirty to forty percent of workplace performance.
About the Guest:
Adam Kingl is an author, speaker, and educator who teaches at London Business School, Imperial College, and the University of Cambridge. He trained at Le Cordon Bleu and cooked professionally before moving into leadership education. He is the author of Next Generation Leadership, Sparking Success, and Executive Eats.
Key Takeaways:
- Nutrition and how we feel may account for as much as thirty to forty percent of workplace performance.
- Cooking itself can function as a mindfulness practice, a repetitive, focused break for your mind.
- Tryptophan-rich foods like poultry and tofu support serotonin, and oily fish helps regulate emotion.
- Turmeric and saffron aren't just flavor, their anti-inflammatory properties may help the brain handle stress.
- A varied diet, not one trend like high protein alone, is what actually supports sustained energy and mood.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.adamkingl.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-kingl/
Book: Executive Eats: The Cookbook for a Better Working Life (co-authored with Dr. Jakub Radzikowski, available on Amazon and other retailers)
Episode (Healthy Mind, Healthy Life): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2619111/episodes/19620138
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Opening: food at work as discipline, not just diet (approx.)
[03:04] From Le Cordon Bleu and a trattoria kitchen to leadership education
[09:56] Why nutrition is such an overlooked performance tool
[16:14] Foods that support mood: tryptophan, oily fish, turmeric, and saffron
[20:46] Why Executive Eats blends real science with recipes people actually want to cook again
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