Sports Nutrition & Sports Medicine
You Can Always Count on Food: Raisins as Sports Nutrition Chews
Young athletes are constantly striving to have that extra “edge,” and they often turn to commercial products in order to achieve their training and competition goals. Kids and teens turn to sports drinks, protein powders, chews and gels (there’s even...
My Son/Daughter Has Knee Pain: Is It Osgood-Schlatter?
Osgood-Schlatter (OS)…sounds ominous, but it’s actually the most common cause of knee pain in children. It occurs most often in children participating in sports that involve running, jumping or quick direction changes; think soccer, basketball, even figure...
Return-to-Play After Mono; “Doc, When Can I Play?”
Jason is a sixteen year old high school football player admitted to the hospital with fever, sore throat and dehydration and diagnosed with mono. The first thing I hear on the day of discharge from most young athletes is “When can I go back to play?”...
Water Safety: How To Protect Your Competitive Swimmer from Chlorine
Summer is fast approaching and thousands of kids and their parents will become regulars at the local pool. But did you know chronic exposure to chlorine can harm lungs and cause or exacerbate asthma? Children absorb chlorine more readily than...
Food as Medicine: Preventing and Healing Sports Injuries with Food
I recently wrote about professional teams moving to a “cleaner” diet, with the help of sports nutritionists, trainers, and chefs. Both the LA Lakers and the Green Bay Packers have had great success with their new “clean diets”. When interviewed, both teams...
Top 10 Questions Asked About Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes (Part 2)
Here’s the conclusion of the “Top 10 Questions Asked About Sports Nutrition!” 6) What is the best way for Young Athletes to gain lean muscle mass? I have been asked this specific questions many, many times. “My son/daughter needs to gain 5-10 lbs. of...
Top 10 Questions Asked About Nutrition for Young Athletes (Part 1)
I have written many articles on sports nutrition in the past couple of years, and I have spoken to thousands of young athletes, parents and coaches, and there are certain topics that come up again and again. I thought I would summarize the most frequently...
The Skinny Athlete: Healthy Ways to Gain Weight
I hear this AT LEAST a few times a week: “My son/daughter needs to gain 5-10 pounds of lean muscle weight…can you help?” It’s so important for young athletes to eat plenty of calories; not only are they playing sports, they’re also growing and developing,...
Living With A Concussed Child: What Every Parent Needs to Know (Part 1)
What exactly is a concussion? A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions. Most concussions are caused by a direct blow to the head, face or neck, and they occur often; reports state concussions in young athletes account for...
How to Train and Eat During the Off-Season
Ahhh, summertime…we look forward to it all year, regardless of the weather you live in. No school, crazy schedules, sleeping in (well, for most, not for figure skaters!). This is a time to regroup and refocus, and for many sports, this is the time considered the...
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