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Support those going through lifestyle changes with positive messages of improved outcomes.

Outstanding behavior change support systems are your path to victory!

Behavior change is hard, but the right support system can lift you to triumph! Do you find that your current habits and actions just aren’t getting you where you want to be? Or maybe you see your athletic performance slipping because you show up to practice unprepared and hungry. Are you missing from key meetings […]

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Bariatric surgery athlete counseling can be a great learning experience due to their unique fueling needs.

Successful Athletes After Bariatric Surgery Impart Lessons for Triumph

These amazing athletes require special sports nutrition considerations, counseling skills and the ability to refer out when needed. I’ve worked with a variety of bariatric surgery athletes over the last decade and consulted with many more. They have some particular needs when it comes to fueling and hydrating, and even more considerations when it comes

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Split energy bite posed to show the cashews, tart cherries and chocolate chips inside and the cocoa powder outside.

Energy Bites Power Your Way to Winning

Recipes for energy bites that make these tempting morsels perfect for you! There are many snack options available, but very few allow you to fully personalize for performance, taste and how you feel on any given day. So why not give energy bites a try?  What are Energy Bites? Energy bites (some people call them

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Nuts can be ground into butters that enhance sports performance. Picture of 4 types of nuts and nut butters displayed.

Win More and Perform Better with Nut Butter!

Shelf-stable, adaptable, and tasty. What’s not to like? Notice: if you’re allergic to nuts, don’t eat nuts or nut butter! If you think you’re allergic to nuts, don’t eat nuts and go get an allergy test. Now.  What is a nut butter? Nut butters are nuts ground into a spreadable paste, similar in consistency to

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Supplement bottle with label written in French proclaiming that the bottle contains Vitamin D.

Vitamin D: Perform better, be stronger, improve mood!

This pro-hormone and essential nutrient doesn’t just regulate bone density any more! How does Vitamin D work? The “classical” actions of vitamin D were discovered and fleshed out between about 1918 and the late 1960s. This “vitamin” is actually a steroid pro-hormone derived from the cholesterol molecule after irradiation with ultraviolet B exposure (sunlight or

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