A diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea can be scary, but there are ways to recover. Once you begin the process of getting your period back, there are signs that you can look out for that will show you are on the right path. As a Certified Sports Dietitian, I help a lot of athletes with hypothalamic …
As an athlete, you may have heard of others or have experienced yourself losing a normal menstrual cycle. Although it may not sound terrible, it is something that needs to be taken seriously and worked to be fixed. Getting your period back after you have lost it is a process, and I am here to …
Do you want to maximize your cycle as an athlete to help performance results?! Well, you are in luck! Though the science is very new, there is strong support that you can maximize performance gains by changing your nutrition depending on your hormonal fluctuations each month. Before we start modifying nutrition around your period, you have …
In our last blog post, we talked about If Cycle Syncing Right For You. These are things you need to ask yourself before jumping into modifying your nutrition based on your menstrual cycle. Once you’ve established the base, now you can implement some fueling modifications based on what phase of your cycle you are in. …
“You’re an active athlete, it’s normal not to get your period”. Have you heard that before? It’s become a common to write-off not having a period in female athletes, but it shouldn’t be normalized. Let’s learn why getting a regular period is so important for ALL females (not just female athletes). Your period is normal …
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