by bnadmin | Mar 23, 2017 | Sports Nutrition
I often get asked, what should I eat before a half marathon, marathon, triathlon? Whether you are training for, or are competing in an endurance event, you really want to start thinking about fueling your endurance activities weeks before your event. You will hear me...
by bnadmin | Sep 23, 2016 | Recipes, Sports Nutrition
This past August, I hosted an Essex Running Club Run. Over the past two years, I haven’t run too many local races, and have only supported the club on a peripheral level. So, by hosting a run, I really wanted to show support for the runners that make this club...
by bnadmin | Feb 9, 2016 | Diets and Dieting, Exercise, Nutrition, Protein, Sports Nutrition, Weight Management
In her most recent NY Times post, A Diet and Exercise Plan to Lose Weight and Gain Muscle, Gretchen Reynolds explains that when someone diets, and drops one pound, that pound is mostly fat. Some of that pound though – about 1/3rd – can be muscle. Yikes!...
by bnadmin | Aug 4, 2015 | Exercise, Nutrition, Sports Nutrition
Gastrointestinal issues (GI) in athletes can range from a little nausea, to lots of nausea and vomiting, a few cramps to ‘get me to a portapotty STAT’/aka diarrhea, and even worse – fecal blood loss (scary – I know this one first hand). Most of...
by bnadmin | Apr 18, 2015 | Diets and Dieting, Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Wellness
As a distance runner and nutritionist, I’m always looking at what food can do for me. Can it help me run faster, be stronger, recover faster, or just take away some of those aches and pains after a long hard workout? The latter being the most important! But what...
