Lauren Parrish - Sports Nutrition + Disordered Eating

09/23/2022

get adventurous this fall🥾🍂- and yes ziplining, hula hooping, and self defense will absolutely be involved!

04/01/2021

03/25/2021

You may have heard Vitamin D recently in the news regarding COVID-19, but do you know what it is? Its a Vitamin that is naturally produced in your body upon sun exposure so those that live in the northern hemisphere (especially in the winter time!) can be at risk for deficiency! Vit D can also be consumed through food, such a fatty fish and fortified foods like milk

03/05/2021

Now want to try supplementing beet juice? You can try different types, including powders that mix with water or prepared drinks. Remember to drink it 2-3 hours pre-event to get the most benefit!

03/02/2021

Beet juice for endurance! It mainly works by increasing blood flow to help get oxygen delivered to hard working muscles

02/20/2021

Read it, and read it again.
Sugar is blamed as the culprit of most diseases today, which of course, makes it out to be like poison in the body.
Health professionals & policymakers have been sounding the alarm on children and type 2 diabetes while ignoring the damaging effects of fear-mongering around sugar.
Of course, no parent wants their children to develop any condition that could be physically or mentally impairing. And you know what, it’s a lot easier to feel like you have control of something than to feel like you don’t have control over anything.
This is why food can become a culprit - it’s something tangible to control.
But we have to step back and see the big picture. We ultimately have no control over the genetics our children are born with or the predispositions they may have to certain illnesses.
However, we can decide how to approach food with our children. Kids who develop positive attitudes & behaviors around food grow up to have better health outcomes overall.
A child who is restricted from sweets often ends up being an adult who has a chaotic relationship with sweets or binging on sweets when they do have access to them.
Recurring binge eating, or eating an abnormally large amount of food and/or sweets in one sitting, can be more harmful for one’s blood sugar and health than having consistent access to all foods, including sweets, over time. This is conducive for good blood sugar health, in that the body is getting a steady stream of energy and not experiencing extremes, including spikes and dips in blood sugar.
We can support our children in this by allowing them regular access to sweets over time.
When kids can trust they have regular access to all foods, including sweets, they won’t feel inclined to gorge themselves on them when they are available, simply because they’re there. It avoids that “feast or famine” mentality toward food, which grows from a place of scarcity and deprivation.
Normalizing sugar in your home will support your child in building a positive relationship with all foods, which is foundational in supporting overall health.
For more, check out the blog post here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/5-myths-about-sugar-and-kids-sugar-and-diabetes-myth-vs-fact or download my new free guide, "5 Reasons Your Child is Obsessed With Sugar and How to End the Craze" --> https://fantastic-motivator-4118.ck.page/131d081710

02/17/2021

Having issues with your intake/appetite? Slow down and get curious as to why that is - changes in training load, heavy emotions, feeling uncomfortable in your body, stress, injury status, not meeting performance expectations, upcoming doctors appointment, etc