Losing your period as a female athlete is, unfortunately, a pretty common experience. Less common is the conversation around what this means for your health and athletic performance. Losing your period, may seem like a convenience at first. However, the long-term impacts of hypothalamic amenorrhea, or loss of your period, are not worth it. What […]

If you’ve ever given too much thought to your BMI (body mass index) number, you are not alone. Undeservingly, this measurement has become a tool used far too often by health care practitioners to discuss overall wellbeing. So, it makes sense if this number has ever left you feeling stressed! That being said, there are […]

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that affects one in seven people. This syndrome tends to be more prevalent among women than men and can be connected to disordered eating and eating disorders. As April is IBS awareness month, we want to add evidenced based information to the discussion. Let’s talk […]

Can social media influence how we see ourselves and impact our body image? Instagram, tik tok, snapchat…social media is all around us. It has become so integrated into almost every moment of our lives. Let’s face it. There’s a good chance you even found this blog post scrolling through social media. That being said, increased […]

For a lot of people, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear “dietitian” is meal plans. However, providing meal plans to clients is often only a very small portion of what many dietitians do. In fact, some dietitians completely avoid prescribing meal plans at all. Why you might ask? Meal plans disregard […]