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Female Athlete Nutrition

190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratings

As a Sports Dietitian for NCAA, professional, and recreational athletes alike, I know how powerful nutrition can be. I also know how quickly a female athlete can fall into the trap of disordered eating, under fueling, or amenorrhea which severely limits their health and physical potential. That’s why I’m sharing my knowledge of female-specific nutrition, training, body image, and mindset to help you fuel your body to perform at your highest level. Whether you are looking for a competitive edge with your nutrition training and mindset, or looking to overcome harmful nutrition habits and body acceptance, you’ve come to the right place!

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175. Do Ketogenic Diets Improve Performance? With Professor Louise Burke

March 28, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with  World-renowned sports dietitian and nutrition researcher Professor Louise Burke. For over 40 years, Professor Burke has been studying elite athletes, and today we take a deep dive into her research into the ketogenic diet and performance.  We discuss why low carb, high fat diets impair elite performance, as well as immune and bone health, and iron status. We also chat about ketone supplementation and the use of different diets for...

174. Blood Sugar, Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs), + Carb Intake with Kelsey Pontius, RDN

March 21, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with Olympic Trials qualifier and registered sports dietitian Kelsey Pontius. Kelsey recently competed in the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials, and comes on the podcast to share about her nutrition and athletics journey. Growing up playing soccer, Kelsey credits this background to her ability to remain injury free as a runner, allowing her to ascend to an elite level. Personal and professional experiences have highlighted to Kelsey ...

174. Olympic Trials Marathoner + Dietitian on Carbohydrates, Blood Sugar, + CGMs with Kelsey Pontius

March 21, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with Olympic Trials qualifier and registered sports dietitian Kelsey Pontius. Kelsey recently competed in the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Team Trials, and comes on the podcast to share about her nutrition and athletics journey. Growing up playing soccer, Kelsey credits this background to her ability to remain injury free as a runner, allowing her to ascend to an elite level. Personal and professional experiences have highlighted to Kelsey ...

173. Elite Ultrarunning on a Vegan Diet + Injury Prevention with Dr Stefanie Flippin

March 14, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with professional ultrarunner and board-certified physician and surgeon Dr Stefanie Flippin. Stefanie just completed lululemon’s FURTHER event, running an epic 6-day ultramarathon in the name of science and research into women’s sport. We discuss her career path as a surgeon, as well as her recent decision to step away and prioritize her running and coaching careers. Stefanie shares her athletic background, beginning as a ballet dancer ...

172. Eating disorder recovery is still possible, even for elite athletes! Don’t give up! With Amelia Boone

March 07, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with 4x obstacle course racing World Champion, ultrarunner, eating disorder and mental health advocate, Amelia Boone. Amelia has been very open about her decades long struggle with anorexia, as well as her recovery journey in recent years. She shares these experiences, highlighting her motivations to change and get help. We bust some eating disorder myths and stereotypes: anyone in any body can have an eating disorder, and everyone stru...

171. How Learning To Taste Your Food Can Actually Improve Health + Performance with Lexi Cole, RD

February 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with To Taste’s Registered Dietitian and culinary nutrition specialist Lexi Cole. To Taste is a culinary nutrition company on a mission to enhance nutrition education and culinary experience. We discuss the importance of learning how to cook, as well as kitchen and knife skills, for mental and physical health, including the emerging field of culinary medicine. Lexi shares her journey to becoming a dietitian, rooted in family food memori...

170. Keeping Girls + Women Strong & In Sports (+ Mountain Dew & More!) with Molly Hurford

February 22, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with endurance sports journalist, ultrarunner, and podcaster Molly Hurford. Molly is also a coach and author, passionate about getting people—especially girls and women—psyched on adventure and being outside. We talk about how the lessons learned through sport translate into life, highlighting the importance of sport for women and girls. Molly and I discuss the huge participation dropout rate in teen girls, emphasizing strategies for ke...

169. Thank You Mom! + Athletics in My Family

February 15, 2024 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

With Valentine’s Day falling this week, I recorded a special solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast in dedication to my mom. In many previous episodes, I’ve spoken about the impact my dad has had on my own athletics career, however my mom also heavily influenced this journey too. So today, I share memories of my mom’s involvement in sports, how she inspired and supported my athletics, and our common passions for gymnastics and swimming. I reflect on how athletics have shaped my...

168. Fueling Resilience: Understanding Athlete Injuries + Nutrition with Dr. Efren Caballes

February 08, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with sports medicine physician Dr. Efren Caballes, a Boulder-based sports doctor currently working with many professional athletes, primarily runners. He is also the co-host of the Ready To Run podcast, helping individuals navigate injuries and reduce injury risk. Dr. Caballes talks about how and why he came to specialize working with injured athletes, as well as his own athletics journey. We discuss common injuries, and the role of ult...

167. Nutrition + Training Upgrades For Female Athletes of All Ages with Dr. Stacy Sims

February 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I have the honor of interviewing a true legend, world renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, Dr. Stacy Sims. Dr. Sims is a true pioneer in this field, who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. We talk about the lack of research in female athletes, before diving deep into differences in female and male physiology beyond hormones, including the heightened risk of low energy availability and related ...

166. Collagen 101 + Supplement Suggestions with Lindsey Cortes, RD

January 25, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

This solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is all about supplements, especially collagen. Until recently, I’ve been skeptical about collagen supplementation, but recent personal experiences have changed my perspective. I talk about the benefits of collagen both my husband and myself have experienced recently, before diving deep into what collagen actually is and why we need it. A vital protein in our bodies, I discuss the place for supplementation versus consuming certain food...

165. Researching RED-S, Fueling + Training Habits in Female Athletes with Dr Kelly Pritchett

January 18, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with registered dietitian and pioneer of research into female athletes, Dr Kelly Pritchett. From personal experiences as a top NCAA DI swimmer and decades of work with female athletes of all levels and sports, Dr Pritchett is quite the expert on all things female athlete nutrition. We talk about the fueling mistakes she made that led to her studying nutrition, before diving deep into  chocolate milk for athletic recovery, fact versus fi...

164. How A Pro Athlete Fuels Performance, Motherhood + the Olympics with Betsi Flint

January 11, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with Team USA volleyball player Betsi Flint. Betsi talks about her path to playing professional volleyball, from high school standout to competing in both indoor and beach volleyball at the NCAA DI level. We discuss Betsi’s journey with nutrition, and how criticism from a coach led her down a path of restriction and disordered beliefs about healthy eating, appearance, and body weight. Betsi shares the negative effect this had on her per...

163. New Year "Oreo Sandwich" Update Episode

January 04, 2024 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

This solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is the first of 2024 and one big oreo sandwich- two tasty treats with some less tasty filling in the middle! I’m kicking off the New Year with a candid conversation about my personal life, the struggles I am having as a mom to a child with a chronic, life-threatening condition, and the toll this is taking on me, my family, and my work. As such, I share the decisions I have had to make pertaining to my business, Rise Up Nutrition, duri...

162. Nutrition for Better Gut Health + Digestion with Paula Sturm, RDN

December 28, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Today's conversation is with fellow Registered Dietitian Paula Sturm RDN FMN CFSP to address the multitude of gut concerns that people face. We chat about all the fun stuff: bloating, diarrhea, constipation, IBS, heartburn, gluten intolerance, and more! Paula expresses the importance of finding the root cause of these gut issues and getting professional help as opposed to starting restrictive elimination diets on your own which may make things worse for years to come. In addition to testing...

161. The Truth About Holiday Weight Gain

December 21, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

This solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is a holiday special, but suitable for listening all year round! I talk about the increase in triggering messages and diet culture myths during the holidays, especially around weight gain. I reveal the truth about holiday weight gain, normalizing body changes throughout the year, including weight fluctuations in athletes’ off-seasons. Weight gain, especially for athletes, is often a very positive thing for health and performance. Enjo...

160. The Fear of Overfueling + Trail Running Nutrition

December 14, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Podcast, I talk with professional trail runner and exercise scientist Keely Henninger. We discuss community and competition in trail running, and Keely shares strategies for optimizing performance, as well as handling unexpected challenges like injuries and race DNFs. Keely and I explore nutrition culture in trail running, how fueling enough improves how you feel and perform, as well as debunking the fear of overfueling. Keely touches on her nutrition jo...

159. Eating Disorders in College Athletes: Megan’s Story with Bulimia, D1 Rowing, + Recovery

December 07, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with NCAA DI college athlete Megan O’Connor. After taking to social media to share her eating disorder recovery story, Megan wanted to come on the show to continue raising awareness for eating disorders. Megan candidly details her struggles with bulimia and how it intersected with sport, she speaks out about the harms to health and performance of eating disorders and the importance of getting help. We discuss mental health resources for...

158. Handling Holiday Foods, Triggers + Diet Culture Conversations

November 30, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

In this solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I revisit the topic of diet culture around the holidays, something I also covered in episodes 3 and 52. I discuss diet culture and toxic messaging surrounding food and bodies during the holidays, providing listeners with tips for dealing with family events and food occasions, navigating unhelpful conversations, and dieting pressures. I debunk holiday food myths, guilt, and shame: our bodies need energy and you can enjoy holiday fo...

157. Pro Runner At 17 To Future Dietitian: Lessons on Weight, Diet, + Performance with Alexa Efraimson

November 23, 2023 20:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with former professional runner Alexa Efraimson. A high school phenom and one of the best junior runners in US history, Alexa signed a professional contract with Nike aged 17, and ran professionally for 8 years. Alexa shares the highs and lows that came with such early success, including challenges with confidence and comparison as an elite athlete. We discuss how athletics can be a vehicle for personal growth, and how that intersected ...

156. How And Why To Get Faster: Speed Training For All with Erica Suter

November 16, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with youth sports coach and returning guest Erica Suter. Erica has been working with athletes for over ten years in performance enhancement and injury prevention: her mission is to help them become strong, resilient, and creative through exercise, while inspiring them to love movement and sports. Today we dive deep into Erica’s specialty: speed training for all athletes, across all sports and stages of life. We discuss the importance of...

155. Stop Commenting on Bodies + Handling Weight Changes

November 09, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

In this raw and vulnerable solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, Lindsey shares her experiences with a changing body postpartum and how other peoples’ comments have impacted her. She unpicks society’s flawed belief that weight loss is always good and deserving of compliments, and weight gain is bad, countering these beliefs with real world and personal examples of when weight loss is not a good thing or sign of health, and when weight gain is. Lindsey talks about how stress c...

154. Fueling + Hydration For Young Athletes with Marissa Casella, RD

November 02, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

This episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast is with fellow Registered Dietitian Marissa Casella. Marissa works with elite youth athletes as the Senior Performance Dietitian at IMG Academy, a school designed for young athletes to balance their sport with education. Marissa talks about how her challenges as a young athlete with celiac disease led her to a career in sports nutrition. Marissa shares about her role at IMG Academy, specifically helping girls feel more comfortable about th...

153. Olympian Elise Cranny's Journey with RED-S

October 26, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

This Female Athlete Nutrition podcast episode is with Tokyo 2020 Olympian Elise Cranny. Currently a Nike-sponsored professional runner, Elise found success early on in high school and college, before going on to compete in the Olympics and set multiple American records. These highs have not been without lows, and Elise shares about her struggles with relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S) that led her down a path of injuries, fatigue, and underperformance. We discuss the steps she took...

152. Understanding Female Athletes + Bodies with Christine Yu

October 19, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

bestseller “Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes”, Christine’s work helps women achieve their athletic potential by understanding and implementing the latest science. We talk about the evolution of women in sports science research, the impact of society and culture on body ideals, myths and misunderstanding harming women athletes, and the intersection of injuries, athletic identity, and eating disorders.  In this episode we talk about: 2:40 Christine’s athletic and car...

151. Cycling, Concussions, & Mental Illness with Ben Frederick

October 12, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with Ben Frederick, professional cyclist and advocate for brain injuries and mental health. Ben talks about his athletic background, dabbling in running before finding cycling during college, then progressing to the elite level. However, as Ben shares, his identity as a professional cyclist came crashing down following a life changing accident injuring his brain. Ben discusses the long-term impact this traumatic brain injury (TB...

150: Mediterranean Diet, Lifestyle & Food History with Claudia Hanna

October 05, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with Claudia Hanna, host of the “If This Food Could Talk” podcast. Deeply passionate about sharing the warm culture and foods of the Mediterranean, Claudia teaches Eat Like a Greek cooking classes and writes about the Mediterranean lifestyle on her blog Live Like a Goddess and as a freelance writer. Claudia shares her story from corporate America to living her dream in Cyprus, alongside the large impact her family’s heritage has...

149: Katie Zaferes - Olympian Talks Fueling Elite Triathlon As a Mom

September 28, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with 2x Olympic Medallist and World Champion triathlete, Katie Zaferes. As well as being one of the best triathletes in the world, Katie is a new mom to Kimble and role model to other athletes looking to balance elite sports with family. Katie briefly shares the basics of triathlon -swim, bike, run- explaining the different race distances and events like Ironman and the Olympics. She talks about her path to becoming a pro triath...

148: 6 Ways to Become Fierce, Fit & Fueled!

September 21, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

What is Rise Up Nutrition and how do we help female athletes? Looking to improve your nutrition and performance? Or need help for your team? In this episode we will cover 6 ways that you can work with Rise Up Nutrition to become Fierce, Fit & Fueled!  I discuss our 6 programs and services: what they are, who they’re for, how and why they help. Female Athlete System of Transformation (aka the FAST Track Program) Fuel School Female Athlete Nutrition Online Course Alumni Program Podcast ...

147: A Gymnast’s Journey From Anorexia To Future Dietitian

September 14, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

In this client testimonial episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I am joined by collegiate gymnast, future dietitian, and Rise Up Nutrition client, Camille. Camille recently graduated from our Female Athlete System of Transformation, aka the FAST Track Program, and is now part of our Alumni Program. Camille talks about her struggles with disordered eating and depression as a high performing student-athlete. Camille shares how both receiving intensive outpatient eating disorder sup...

146: Nutrition Apps + Fitness Trackers: Helpful or Hurtful?

September 07, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

In this solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I dive deep into the topic of nutrition and fitness apps and trackers. With most smartphones already having health apps downloaded from the start, and millions more available to download, access to nutrition and fitness apps has never been greater. I question whether this is always a good thing, and the potential harms and unintended consequences they may contribute to. From calorie counting apps and fitness trackers, like MyFitne...

145: Overcoming Eating Disorders As A Dietitian + Athlete

August 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with Heidi Strickler, a fellow Registered Sports Dietitian specializing in female athletes, eating disorders, REDS and amenorrhea. As well as being an athlete herself, Heidi has overcome her own nutrition and mindset challenges, and uses these experiences to benefit her work today. Here, Heidi vulnerably shares her personal 12-year battle with an eating disorder during high school, college, and her early career as a dietitian. B...

144: Navigating Academics + College Recruitment for Student-Athletes

August 24, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with Sarah Cowart, academic coach for athletes. This is an incredibly timely episode with the Fall semester just beginning for most high schools and colleges. Sarah helps parents and student-athletes navigate the academic process to play sports in college, teaching them strategies for a successful transition. Sarah dives deep into the college recruiting process from the academic side, explaining the requirements student-athletes...

144: Navigating Academics + College Recruitment for Student-Athletes

August 24, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I talk with Sarah Cowart, academic coach for athletes. This is an incredibly timely episode with the Fall semester just beginning for most high schools and colleges. Sarah helps parents and student-athletes navigate the academic process to play sports in college, teaching them strategies for a successful transition. Sarah dives deep into the college recruiting process from the academic side, explaining the requirements student-athletes...

143: Individualized Nutrition For All + Glycogen Storage Disease

August 17, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

In this episode, I sit down with recurring guest and lead nutrition success coach at Rise Up Nutrition Jenna Stranzl. This is a continuation of Episode 140: My Newborn’s Medical Condition + Life Updates, where I shared about my baby son, Levi, and his life threatening medical condition, Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD). Jenna and I discuss the condition more, the different types of GSD, genetic causes and prevalence. Fortunately, this is an incredibly rare genetic disorder, and while it is cu...

142: Debunking Clean Sport, Supplements + Racing Weight

August 10, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with clean sport advocate, running coach and podcaster Chris McClung. We explore Chris’ introduction to running and coaching, how he adjusts training to individual athletes including women during and after pregnancy and menopause, and the power of the team. Chris and I discuss and debunk the concept of racing weight, normalizing weight fluctuations within seasons and throughout life: hormones, aging, development, environmental condition...

141: Dr. Stacy Sims on Female Physiology, Training, Nutrition + RED-S

August 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I have the honor of interviewing a true legend, world renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, Dr. Stacy Sims. Dr. Sims is a true pioneer in this field, who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. We begin by discussing Dr. Sims’ motivation for her work and the shocking statistic that only 4-8% of all sports science studies include women, with far fewer pertaining to sports nutrition and women. Dr. ...

140: My Newborn’s Medical Condition + Life Updates

July 27, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

This is a raw and personal solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, as I share what’s really been going on the last 2 months. I open up about giving birth to my second son, Levi, and the heartbreak and anxiety that quickly followed. Baby Levi and I spent two and a half weeks in hospital before we were able to return home. From his birth, Levi fought for his life with a collapsed lung and undetectable blood sugar. I talk about some of the challenges we faced that first week and t...

139: Understanding Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), Missing Periods + Infertility

July 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I chat with a fellow registered dietitian, Cynthia Donovan. Cynthia specializes in reversing hypothalamic amenorrhea, helping women get their periods back, restore their health, and regain fertility. This episode is a deep dive into all things hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), starting with what it is and why it occurs. Cynthia shares her own personal struggle with missing periods and infertility, and the trouble she had getting an HA diagnosis. W...

138: Olympic Champion Talks Food + Body Image Concerns

July 13, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I speak to the 2020 Olympic Champion in the pole vault, Katie Moon (née Nageotte). She touches on her bumpy build up to the Olympics, overcoming food poisoning and underperformance before winning gold. Katie details her steady progression in the pole vault from high school beginnings to NCAA D2 success and into her professional career. College was a big transition, and Katie opens up about the fear and anxiety that she’s dealt with for years. ...

137: Chef Kelly Newlon on Performance Food + Feeding Athletes

July 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with runner, chef, and founder of Real Athlete Diets (RAD), Kelly Newlon. We both share our entries into the food industry, watching cooking shows on TV, and gaining experience in different food settings growing up. Kelly shares her training and education pathway through culinary school to become a chef, before we explore the wide variety of career options in the food industry: from working in fine dining restaurants and bakeries, feedi...

136: All Things Bone Health + Injuries in Athletes

June 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I sit down with a leading expert in bone health and female athletes, Dr. Emily Kraus. Dr. Kraus is also the Director of the Stanford Female Athlete Science And Translational Research (FASTR) Program. Together we chat about the basics of bone health and its interplay with the Female Athlete Triad, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and Low Energy Availability. Nutrition and bone health are closely linked, and Dr. Kraus and I discuss bo...

135: Building Confidence In Female Athletes

June 22, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with Elite Performance Coach Breanne Smedley, who helps female athletes cultivate true confidence in sports and life. Breanne shares how, as a top volleyball player, personal struggles with a lack of confidence deterred her from sports and ultimately motivated her to help other athletes feeling similarly. Breanne discusses how she overcame her own lack of confidence and developed the courage to return to sport. We hear about Breanne’s b...

134: World Champion Grayson Murphy’s Journey with Food, Body + Sports

June 15, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with 2x World Mountain Running Champion and multifaceted professional athlete Grayson Murphy. Grayson’s journey with athletics has been full of ups and downs, as she’s made multiple transitions across sports and within running. From collegiate soccer to professional trail running to competing in the US Olympic Team Track and Field Trials, we hear how Grayson refuses to be defined by any one label and embraces her diverse athletic intere...

133: Eating Disorders in Athletes

June 08, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with counseling and sport psychologist Dr Riley Nickols. Dr Nickols specializes in helping athletes with eating disorders, and in this conversation, we discuss this topic in depth. Dr Nickols and I cover the differences between eating disorders in athletes versus non-athletes, the fine line between healthy training and nutrition practices and disordered exercise and eating, and factors that make athletes more susceptible to eating disor...

132: Treating Chronic Heartburn & GERD Through Pregnancy

June 01, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

In this solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I open up about the recent health scares I’ve been dealing with during my pregnancy, alongside the chronic heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) I’ve managed since childhood. Beginning with a cough and cold at the start of the year, these symptoms persisted despite rest and medication; I share how I eventually found a diagnosis, the importance of self-advocacy, and trusting your intuition when you know something is ...

131: Eating Disorder Recovery Made Me A Better Athlete

May 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with Nike-sponsored professional trail runner Bailey Kowalczyk. More than an incredible athlete, Bailey is a role model on and off the run. She bravely shares how an incredibly toxic college running environment was the catalyst for a severe battle with anorexia, ripping her away from the sport she loved. Bailey talks about her recovery journey, through relapse and inpatient treatment, unpacking disordered thoughts and behaviors. We disc...

130: Empowering Women Leaders in College Sports

May 18, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports, the nation’s premier organization that develops, connects, and advances women working in collegiate athletics. Patti has been involved in athletics since her childhood, first as an athlete, then coach, and in various leadership positions since. This episode is a little different from our usual conversations about training and nutrition as we focus on empowering women to be fea...

129: Understanding The Thyroid, Its Hormones + The Impact of RED-S

May 11, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition, I talk with a returning guest, Dr Nicky Keay, world-renowned sports endocrinologist specializing in female athletes. Tune in to Episodes 38 and 98 for my previous conversations with Dr Nicky Keay. For the first time in 129 episodes, we dive deep into all things thyroid and the hormones it produces. Don’t worry, Dr Nicky does a great job at explaining the science in a way everyone can understand! We debunk myths around metabolism, metabolic...

128: From “Recovering” to Role Modeling: A Client’s Story

May 04, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

In this client testimonial episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition podcast, I am joined by a co-host! Fellow Rise Up Nutrition dietitian Jenna Stranzl and I speak with a client of ours, Taylor Osterling. Taylor recently graduated from our Female Athlete System of Transformation, aka the FAST Track program, and is now part of our Alumni Program. Taylor talks about her decade long struggles with disordered eating, first being diagnosed with anorexia nervosa aged 12, and how the FAST Track prog...

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