Tag Archive: eating disorders

Jul
15

Athletes and supplements

There was a story about football players being suspended for the use creatine (click here for the article)  and the blog manager recently posted the USDA link for supplements and medicines that can not be taken.  Here are the MA  high school and college rules Massachusetts rules follow on nutritional supplements: http://www.miaa.net/contentm/easy_pages/view.php?page_id=168&sid=38&menu_id=4 NCAA rules: http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4203-2011-2012-sports-medicine-handbook.aspx Supplements …

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Jul
25

Key to Athletic Success–Nutrition & Hydration

If a coach or an athlete asks me for the secret to success, I tell them of the sports trinity–training and conditioning, mental preparation/skills and sports nutrition.  Athletes can gain an easy advantage over their competitors if they fuel and hydrate themselves properly.  In many cases up to a 20% advantage in an endurance event …

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May
03

May’s Resource of the Month

Highly recommend checking out the coaches toolkit provided by the National Eating Disorders Association.  Great information for coaches to help prevent bulimia and other eating disorders, and how to deal with them if your athletes are diagnosed with them.  Also, information on helping athletes create better positive body image attitudes is provided as well. Eating …

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