by Jason Phillips | May 17, 2019 | Nutrition
So, you want to go dairy free? Or maybe you already are. There are a lot of reasons why people are voluntarily making the switch now other than being lactose intolerant. Many “alternative health” followers accuse milk and dairy products to be the cause of a host of...
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 Amanda Stegmann, MS, LDN | Dec 12, 2018 | Nutrition
You know that sad lazy feeling you get on a cloudy rainy day? All you want to do is stay in bed and binge watch Netflix, take a nap (or 2) and make something rich and delicious for dinner. Unless of course you live in Hawaii and have no idea how to relate to the...
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 Jessica Durando, MSW, LCSW | Dec 6, 2018 | Nutrition
Mindfulness, a practice that emphasizes a state of awareness and the ability to be present in the moment, has become increasingly popular over recent years. While the concept of mindfulness was once acknowledged primarily amongst psychotherapists, it is now discussed...
