Sports Nutrition – Page 18

Nine Nutrition Tips for (Boston) Marathoners

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 25-01-2017

Training for a marathon includes training your intestinal tract as well as your muscles. Here’s how to enhance your ability to enjoy both the long training runs and the marathon...

Carbohydrates: Yes? No? Friend? Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 12-01-2017

Ever since I stopped eating carbs, I’ve been feeling so much better. The keto-diet works fine for me. It keeps me from having cookie binges! I tried giving up...

The Bathroom Scale: Friend or Foe?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 30-12-2016

Dear Nancy, I recently bought a really good scale and I weigh myself every morning. Some days, when I think I should have lost weight, the scale says I...

Fearful of Food-filled Holiday Festivities?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 20-12-2016

I received this holiday letter from Carolyn Costin, the founder of Monte Nido Eating Disorders Treatment Centers (Montenido.com). Her thoughtful words captured all that I want to say to my...

Four wishes for you for the Holidays—and Beyond

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 20-12-2016

In this day and age of nutrition confusion, I have four wishes for you, my sports-active readers. May these wishes help guide any New Year’s Nutrition Resolutions you are pondering…...

Nutrition News from the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition on 13-12-2016

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is the nation’s largest group of registered dietitians (RDs). This year, over 12,000 RDs convened in Boston (Oct 15-18, 2017) to learn...

Fruit Juice for Athletes: Yes or No?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 26-10-2016

Many athletes and sports-active people shy away from fruit juice, believing it has “too much sugar.” Can 100% fruit juice fit into a sports diet? For certain! True, almost all...

Recipe for No-Bake Peanut Butter Bites

0 Comments , in Recipies , Sports Nutrition on 01-10-2016

Here’s a tasty treat that’s easy to make — and popular with athletes who don’t like to cook. These no-bake peanut butter bites fit nicely into an afternoon snack. They...

Getting Older — Like It or Not

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized on 22-09-2016

Like it or not, every one of us is getting older day by day. Both athletes and fitness exercisers alike commonly wonder how aging impacts performance—and what they can do...