Recommended Resources

  • 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

  • Run Fast. Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes by Elyse Kopecky and Shalane Flanagan

    Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair

  • 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.

  • 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

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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.

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