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Heat Illness in High School Athletes: Football Players Most at Risk

September 24, 2010 September 24, 2010

“High school football player dies after collapsing….” How many times have you seen this headline? Every year between the months of August and September, there are an alarming number of news stories telling us about lives cut too short. Tragic incidents where young athletes die on the field during practice or a game or soon after being rushed to the …

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Melt the Pounds Away with 2+ Glasses of Milk a Day

September 17, 2010 September 17, 2010

How many times have I heard someone say they cut out drinking all calories to lose weight (this “rule” however, never seems to include alcoholic calories – hmmm, but that’s a whole different topic). The big problem with this rule is that they often cut nutrients out at the same time. So, let’s talk about …

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Control Your Appetite with this Weight-loss Elixir

September 4, 2010 September 4, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on weight loss every year. And while some people win the battle of the bulge, many end up frustrated with a burning desire to throw their deluxe scale down the several flights of stairs they walk up everyday (with their pedometer on of course). But, I’m going to …

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Overweight or Obese? Your Transformation Guide is Here!

August 9, 2010 August 9, 2010

As a nation, we’ve never had more tools to help us lose weight. But, we also have food, and tons of it, at our fingertips. Food is everywhere and in some places, parks and trails are scarce. So, what’s an overweight girl or guy to do? Follow this step-by-step plan: Write down your exact goals …

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Don’t Waste Your Workout

July 23, 2010 July 23, 2010

The past few days I’ve been at Bowdoin College working with the outstanding US Women’s World Cup Rugby team. And, today a college student (apparently a nutrition major) looked at me in the cafeteria and said “so do you all rugby people have a nutritionist or something? Because everyone eats the right foods.” After telling him …

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Protect Your Vision with These Nutrients

July 9, 2010 July 9, 2010

Sports nutrition is an exciting field of study fueled by how nutrition can help an athlete perform better and improve overall health. Therefore, when I analyze an athlete’s diet, I’m looking for more than just how much protein, carbohydrate and calories they are eating. I am also comparing their diet to their training program and …

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