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 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.

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