RED-S happens when the athlete eats too few calories, compared to what is being burned in practice and play, creating a state of malnourishment. RED-S is short for relative energy deficiency in sports. It used to be called female athletic triad, as it is most commonly observed in female athletes. Although it remains prevalent in women, it is seen occasionally in male athletes, too. That’s one reason for the name change. The other was to more clearly communicate its cause.
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In a crisis: choose foods that can lower stress
Stress is a daily challenge in our busy world. But with stay-at-home orders and the uncertainty of the future in a global viral pandemic – most of us are under even more.
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Can Vitamin D protect against respiratory illness?
Vitamin D is a hot topic in microbiology. For good reason. We know it’s important to bone health. But we now know that vitamin D is active in many cells outside the skeleton – and can also influence genetics that affect cancer, infection and autoimmune disease.
A deficiency can make many problems worse, including cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, depression and diabetes. One recent study adds another to the list; respiratory infection. That is particularly noteworthy during a global pandemic caused by a respiratory virus.
Coffee: How many cups are too much to drink a day?
PLEASE NOTE THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SCIENCE DAILY AND NOTED BELOW! As a bunch of coffee and tea drinkers, we found this exceptionally interesting and worthy of being shared on our blog at this office! – Craig Evans, DC, ART Date: May 10, 2019 Source: University of South Australia Summary: A morning coffee […]
Gluten FAKE News – Dr. David Seamen – Deflame Diet – Gluten-Free
Some news outlets are claiming a gluten-free diet promotes diabetes. Even science daily posted an article stating that Low Gluten Diets Linked To A Higher Risk Of Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes. You can trust Dr. Seamen to break up these myths! From Dr. Seamen’s Post: “The media and modern medicine seem to be confused […]
New research shows that Omega-3 supplementation can help prevent childhood asthma!
If you listen to our docs long enough you will note that a very common theme in our office is “take your Omega 3’s, they pretty much have some benefit for everyone”. With the new information presented in the YouTube video embedded above, the University of Waterloo has again helped the public health world proving […]
CNN Article – Here’s why you exercise so much and still can’t lose weight
We see a lot of runners in our office, as in A LOT OF RUNNERS, and we very proud of that niche! We are the ones that occasionally have to tell them to stop running for a bit (which is always great fun… … …). This article resurfaces every so often and is very important […]
ShopRite’s of South Jersey now hosting regular health events and wellness nutrition talks
Recently a patient of ours asked for a recommendation on a good, well rounded book on nutrition. This had me thinking for some time, so I asked my good friend who is an RD (Registered Dietitian) with Ravitz Family Markets of Cherry Hill, NJ. She coached me up a bit on everything that ShopRite is […]