Recommended Resources
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Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
Body Respect by Lindo Bacon & Aphramor
Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Lindo Bacon
Sick Enough by Jennifer L. Gaudiani
How to Raise an Intuitive Eater by Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
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Run Fast. Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes by Elyse Kopecky and Shalane Flanagan
Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair
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Project HEAL: Free weekly virtual meal support groups facilitated by trained nutrition facilitators. Apply here.
Project RED-S: Educational resource for Relative Energy in Sport (RED-S). Learn more here.
Lane 9 Project: Professional collective and educational organization focused on female athlete health, eating disorder recovery, and RED-S. Learn more here.
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Sports Nutrition
We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast hosted by Dr. Laurent Bannock
The Performance Nutrition Podcast hosted by Dr. Marc Bubbs
Phit for a Queen: A Female Athlete Podcast hosted by Kara Shelman & Rebecca McConville
Sports Nutrition for Teens hosted by Liz Van Wieren
Healthy Relationships with Food
Food Psych Podcast hosted by Christy Harrison MPH, RD, CEDS
Maintenance Phase hosted by Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
Take The Cake hosted by Kate Noel
Real Pod hosted by Victoria Garrick Browne
Understanding Metabolic Adaptation: Why Extreme Caloric Restriction Can Backfire
Your body is designed to protect you—even from well-intentioned dieting. When you drastically cut calories or engage in extreme fasting, your metabolism naturally slows down to conserve energy, making it increasingly difficult to lose weight and almost inevitable that you'll regain it. Understanding metabolic adaptation isn't about finding a "better" way to restrict—it's about learning why sustainable, balanced nutrition beats extreme approaches every time.
Understanding RED-S: What Athletes, Coaches, Parents, and Providers Need to Know
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a critical and often overlooked health issue that affects athletes of all genders, sports, and competitive levels. Whether you’re an athlete striving for peak performance, a coach guiding a team, a parent supporting a young competitor, or a provider in the health and performance space, understanding RED-S is essential. This condition isn’t just about low energy intake- it’s about the ripple effects that under-fueling can have on every system in the body: hormonal, cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and psychological. In this post, we’ll break down what RED-S is, how to spot it, why it matters, and what you can do to protect yourself or those you support.