Everywhere you turn these days, there is likely someone you know who will recommend that you take supplements or herbals--especially when it comes to balancing your hormones. You can find promises to eliminate cramps and hot flashes, to fix acne that comes along with your cycle, or to eliminate acne, insomnia, and mood swings. And yes, there is a ton of evidence to support the use of supplements to help with hormone health. But this can cost you a lot of money. And you may ha

What if every step you took in life, everything you ate, and every workout you did was simply because you LOVE yourself enough to allow your

Female athletes have a million awesome attributes that make us way cooler than boys. Girls rule and boys drool, right? Even though we are sugarier (word invention), spicier, and everything nicer than our male counterparts, we have some unique considerations to worry over that sometimes make being a female athlete a challenge. When I was growing up in sports, I remember being told by a coach at age 10 that I had to watch what I was eating otherwise it would negatively affect m

Happy LOVE YOUR ACTIVE FEMALE month! Did you know that’s a thing? You didn’t? Well duh, that’s because I just made it a thing! I mean, let’s be honest…anyone who knows me knows that EVERY month can be likened to Love Your Active Female Month (LYAFM). And I unabashedly intend to continue celebrating it. So join me! In Part 1 of this series, I introduced some basic principles and insider secrets about how to optimize fueling for active females. Go take a gander before proceedi

I know...you may be knee deep in sugar cookies, holiday parties and school celebrations. The last thing you want to hear is talk about "eating right." Maybe you would prefer to hit snooze on this topic and re-examine it on January 1st. No problem! I'll be back! In fact, this blog isn't going to be your average nutrition and food blog. Far from it. I'm setting a few ground rules before we get into that topic. In this post, I'll be covering topics related to the nourishment and