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A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, who has a passion to help individual’s live their best life. Sheryl manages social media sites for food companies, writes freelance articles, and is available for product reviews and public speaking engagements.

• Breaking the Fast

  By The Dietitian's Digest on November 15, 2009 • ( 0 )

  By the time breakfast rolls around most people have gone 8-12 hours without eating. Breakfast makes an important contribution to both our mind and body yet up to 18% of Americans adults skip breakfast and 40% of tweens and teens… Read More ›

• Food Diary of an Elite Athlete

  By The Dietitian's Digest on November 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  If you eat like an elite athlete, train like an elite athlete, believe in your abilities, only then will you will have the potential to perform like an elite athlete (assuming genetics are on your side).  What does an elite athlete’s… Read More ›

• Sports Nutrition Dental Health

  By The Dietitian's Digest on November 7, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Many hydration and energy practices of athletes are not great for dental health. Consider the following information from the University of Minnesota Dentistry: Barq’s Rootbeer has pH 4.61/10.7 tsp. sugar; Sprite pH 3.42/9 tsp. sugar; Diet Pepsi pH 3.05/0 tsp…. Read More ›

• Iron, You Won’t Endure Without It!

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 20, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Exercise in the absence of oxygen is anaerobic. Exercise in the absence of adequate iron intake is just plain foolishness. However iron poor blood is the most prevalent deficiency found in athletes, especially women and endurance runners. Iron is a… Read More ›

• Calcium and Vitamin D

  By The Dietitian's Digest on July 1, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Bone density is maximized by age 30. Building strong, healthy bones is of primary importance in children and young adults, and maintaining those stores is important throughout adulthood. Athletes often meet key characteristics for keeping bones strong which include regular… Read More ›

• Toss the Salt Grinder?

  By The Dietitian's Digest on March 27, 2009 • ( 0 )

  The average American consumes between 4000-5000 mg sodium per day, far exceeding the <2300 mg sodium recommendation. Many healthcare practitioners and self-help articles recommend that people cut out the table salt to help remedy this excess. However, this might not… Read More ›

• Know Your Sweat Rate

  By The Dietitian's Digest on February 25, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Knowing your sweat rate should not be dismissed by athletes as being over rated.  A minor level of dehydration causes a measurable decline in performance and endurance. Injury rates increase and your training doesn’t yield the biggest bang for the… Read More ›