Gioiella Prisma Taranto confirms for the fourth consecutive year the collaboration in the medical staff with the nutritionist dr. Francesco Settembrini, born in Taranto, owner of the “Settembrini” Pharmacy in Taranto, which plays a leading role in the well-being, care and health of athletes and sportsmen in general.
Dr. Francesco Settembrini, nutritionist pharmacist holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Sports Physiology and is a consultant for various athletes and sports teams in the area.
The Settembrini Pharmacy, a well-established reality for several years in the Taranto area, offers precise consultancy in the pharmaceutical field as well as through a series of services aimed at improving the quality of life.
Also specialized with a Masters in sports integration and supplementation, Settembrini also takes care of following everything related to supplementary products to support the athlete during the year, monitoring the collaboration with companies of supplements and nutritional products of the highest quality.
He was a competitive athlete and still plays sports at a good level, marathon runner and enthusiast of many sports, he applies the concepts learned of nutrition both on himself and on many sportsmen and champions, excellences of international and Olympic fame.
“For the third consecutive year we have achieved the objectives set – declares Settembrini – and this has been an excellent thing; for next year instead there will be some changes both from a technical point of view and in the list of athletes and therefore there is a lot of curiosity to get to know the new staff and the new team”
Will there be new athletes with different cultures and backgrounds, will it affect your work in preparing a nutritional and sports plan?
“Of course, new personalities, new kinds of athletes and also new cultures since there will be many foreigners from all over the world even if there is a predominantly American presence, so we will also go and refine our English and the approach will therefore be different from past years because it will be necessary to get to know these new figures well at 360°. Even if these athletes to be professionals and compete at a high level must necessarily already have their own sports food background. It is clear that everything can be refined and improved, so my job is to make their body machine more and more efficient”
