by Jerica Moore MA, ATC | May 10, 2019 | Nutrition
Squeeze me… baking powder? How the heck do you even say that? Hir·sut·ism (her-se-ˌti-zem) is a condition of excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair doesn’t normally grow in women. It is dark, coarse hair growing in places where it normally does...
by Jerica Moore MA, ATC | Mar 2, 2019 | Nutrition
Reading research is a skill. Just like any other skill, it takes time, patience, and practice. More and more content is being put out today with references tagged at the end which seems to increase the legitimacy of the writer or content. In reality, that means...
by Jerica Moore MA, ATC | Dec 6, 2018 | Nutrition
In a recent study, women were asked if they believed their menstrual cycle affected their training and performance. Bruinvels et al. found that out of 90 subjects, 51% answered yes. Dysmenorrhea (painful periods), which is characterized by painful menstruation,...
by Jerica Moore MA, ATC | Oct 26, 2018 | Nutrition
Female hormones, namely estrogen, and progesterone fluctuate across a naturally occurring menstrual cycle in eumenorrheic (normal or regular menstruation) women. These hormones have an influence on other physiological systems, other than reproductive purposes, and...
by Jerica Moore MA, ATC | Oct 2, 2018 | Nutrition
It’s been talked about for years in the fitness world. The magical “window of gains”. Carbs and protein post-workout to get more “anabolic”. You know what I mean bro-tato chip? Yea, ok. But WHY is it important? What’s occurring in the body physiologically...
