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Chill Out With These Cold Foods in This Heat Wave
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted July 22, 2011 at 3:40pm

The dog days of summer are scorching up the thermometers. Today (7/21/2011) the heat index is at 115 degrees F! You (and many people) may complain of a decrease in appetite and general lack of interest in firing up their stoves. But we still need to eat. ...more

Post-Workout Power Smoothie
by Performance Nutrition
posted July 21, 2011 at 8:42pm

Many people eat the same 25-30 foods each week. And, one of my favorites is this super easy post-workout smoothie. I typically don’t feel like eating right away after training but know that I have a 30 minute window of opportunity to replace the carbohy...more

Progress: pain-free for a solid month!At
by Jenny on the Run
posted June 28, 2011 at 10:24am

I’m back! That statement is true in several different forms! Back running injury/pain-free for a solid month or so now, and finally back here, to my blog, to share some more valuable information I’ve been lucky enough to collect since I last wrote! W...more

Indecision solution, vegans and amino acids
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted June 24, 2011 at 10:19am

In general I like to avoid being overly critical, but there are times I can't help myself. I jumped into a big debate after Roger Ebert tweeted that comment about Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash. In my opinion, there's no need to take pot shots at a de...more

Ask Lauren Fleshman: Is Soy Good for Athletes?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 23, 2011 at 9:38am

Q: Hi Lauren, I was wondering, is there something bad about soy milk? I know that with your Picky Bars website, you said that too much soy can be a bad thing. I was just wondering, what exactly does too much soy do, and if drinking soy milk twice d...more

Be a positive influence and be careful what you post
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted June 15, 2011 at 3:38pm

Last night as I was browsing my Twitter feed, I saw a Tweet from a health/fitness professional. And what I read shocked me. The post was promoting the “HCG Diet”. This is one of the worst diets (all diets are horrible, but this one is exceptionally ...more

Building muscle mass 24 hours after resistance training
by Performance Nutrition
posted June 14, 2011 at 12:50am

Surely you’ve seen the guys in the gym (typically guys) chugging a protein shake post-workout – a practice called “nutrient timing.” They are making the most of that window of opportunity after they workout to build and repair muscle tissue. If yo...more

Running gadgets and dog poo
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:50pm

It's quite amazing how far we have come in recognizing and treating eating disorders. I say "we", as if I had anything to do with it. Ha! When I first developed anorexia, I had never heard the term. Several years later, eating disorders were more in th...more

How did your HS Coach Create an Environment of so Many Healthy Girls?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 9, 2011 at 12:12am

The following question is in reference to a radio show I did recently about eating disorders among female runners. You don’t have to listen to understand this Q and A, but here it is if you want to: WTS Radio Show Q: L-Flo, After our radio show I w...more

Playing Coach: How to approach eating disorders with a team?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 6, 2011 at 9:30am

Q: If you were the coach of a collegiate women’s cross country team, how would you approach the issue of body image and weight? A: I don’t know how I would approach it with a high school team, but for a college team, I think this is an issue tha...more

50 Top Nutrition Blogs
by Performance Nutrition
posted June 6, 2011 at 12:17am

Matthew Reed did my homework for me. He scouted out all of the top dietitian blogs and listed them by topic. I go to many of these sites to learn, spark my cooking creativity and take a look at all of the incredible things my colleagues are doing. If yo...more

Eating Disorders in Female Runners
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 5, 2011 at 1:24pm

I was recently asked by Ann Gaffigan, USA Steeple Champion and Co-Founder of Women Talk Sports, to do a radio show on eating disorders in the sport of women’s running. This issue really fires me up for lots of reasons, so my first reaction was to say ...more

WTS Radio Show: Eating Disorders in Female Distance Runners with Guests Lauren Fleshman and Lize Brittin
by anngaff
posted June 4, 2011 at 5:21pm

One in five female distance runners has an eating disorder and many more have some type of unhealthy relationship with food and their body. In sports where leanness and lightness are encouraged to maximize performance, eating disorders are not uncommon an...more

America’s New Food Icon ‘MyPlate’ Teaches Us How to Eat
by Performance Nutrition
posted June 3, 2011 at 12:29pm

Yesterday morning the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled MyPlate – the new food icon that replaced MyPyramid. I wavered back and forth about hopping the metro down to the press conference but decided it was more important to spend the morning with ...more

Dying to take part in sport?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 2, 2011 at 3:21pm

Marcela Acuna, Argentina How healthy is sport? Not something many of us question, everyone knows sport is good for you, right? But this article I read yesterday points out that maintaining a healthy weight for competition isn't always the same as being h...more

Saved by a cupcake: Nutrition notes
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 2, 2011 at 3:16pm

The cupcake saved me. On my visit to the nutritionist this week, she asked me what I ate before, during and after the Buffalo Half Marathon. While technically not “racing” the event, it was a competition, a long endurance workout, and a great chance ...more

Chia - Athlete Nutrition Brought to You by a Female Business Owner
by LHiggs
posted May 26, 2011 at 4:39pm

For the last several months, I have been sampling a new product - Chia Chargers. The product was designed around the Chia seed, but is also packed with a lot of other great stuff. From their website: Chia seed facts - The chia plant (Salvia hispanica), so...more

Attention Athletes: Nuun Giveaway!
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted May 25, 2011 at 9:46am

I’m changing it up this time with something a little less serious and a lot more fun- a GIVEAWAY! When I started my job at Performance Running Outfitters I was introduced to this product called Nuun. I immediately fell in love. No longer did I have t...more

Let’s be real...actions speak louder than words
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted May 20, 2011 at 2:33pm

Whoa. Back-to-back posts on soda. I promise I’ll talk about cupcakes and flowers tomorrow . We all have our vices. Take me for example: I really enjoy a cupcake, or dark chocolate or a slice of warm cherry pie with a dollop of fresh whipped cream on t...more

Talking food with strangers: My trip to the nutritionist
by Byline to Finish Line
posted May 18, 2011 at 3:01am

“Have you ever talked to anyone about your food before?” Well, no. Not really. Not anyone who was wholly qualified to tell me about my food choices particularly in regard to my athletic activity. Basically, I just read a lot and tried to eat healthy...more

Don’t waste your time with consumer reports diet rankings
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted May 13, 2011 at 3:32pm

Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers as health foods? Seriously? This NPR Health blogger “get’s it” – she argues there are profits to be made from their selling of processed foods. She says, of the “savory” steak and ranch flatbread … But there ...more

Teaching athletes about hydration
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 12, 2011 at 11:51am

< p> Click on the image to download the Are You Hydrated poster as a PDF file. Let’s face it, as parents and coaches we can not be with our athletes 24/7, and as they get into Middle School and High School, our influence becomes less and less. As ...more

Could “Bad” Cholesterol be Good for Muscle Growth?
by Performance Nutrition
posted May 10, 2011 at 9:25am

I’m all for maintaining a healthy heart. But, could America’s quest for heart health be damaging muscle tissue (and keep in mind that your heart is the most important muscle in your body)? For decades dietary fat, and especially saturated fat, was de...more

How much fiber does your athlete need?
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 29, 2011 at 11:58am

Giving your kids the right nutrition is tricky enough, but when they are bodies in constant motion – also known as athletes – not only is it tricky, but it is really important, too! I recently wrote a piece on Kids and Fiber for the Kellogg’s Sna...more

We need wellness policies to create healthy communities
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted April 28, 2011 at 12:58am

By: Hannah Barker, Dietetic Intern, with assistance from Rebecca This week I participated in a webinar called, “Looking Upstream: How Income, Education and Racial Disparities Shape Health.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was the host. The expert pane...more

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