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A Beginner Runner’s Guide to Supplements: Essentials for Optimal Performance
Starting a running journey is an exciting endeavor that can transform your health, boost your mood, and enhance your fitness. As a...
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Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Dec 28, 2023
- 6 min
New Year, New Habits: Optimizing Performance, One Habit at a Time
As the New Year approaches and you’re contemplating your New Year’s Resolutions, perhaps there’s some performance goals or habits you’re...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 5, 2023
- 1 min
But What About the Sugar in Sports Drinks!?
While nutrition messaging for the general public often demonizes sugar, and encourages watching your carbohydrate intake - the average...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Aug 25, 2023
- 1 min
Should you eat after evening workouts or games?
Whether you practice/compete at 8AM or 8PM - you still need to recover after! So hope you chose D! Recovering properly as an athlete...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Aug 5, 2023
- 1 min
What to Eat Before and After Exercise
Had the opportunity to swing by FOX 11 Good Day LA to chat about how to fuel exercise with some practical tips on how to eat and hydrate...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
STOP SKIPPING BREAKFAST
Improving Performance by Maximizing Fueling Opportunities Now, I don’t truly stand behind breakfast being the MOST important meal of the...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
KETO & ENDURANCE ATHLETES
Can I write a keto plan? Yes. Will I? No. I understand how the diet works (and doesn’t work), but when it comes to athletic populations,...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
ARE YOU UNDERFUELING?
Signs You're Not Fueling Well as an Athlete Feeling sluggish and struggling to dig deep to find some energy to power you through tough...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
ALCOHOL & PERFORMANCE
Considerations for Athletes You've waited (right!?!) 21 long years to taste the sweet, sweet nectar that is alcohol. Perhaps you're...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
DETERMINING CALORIE NEEDS
Let’s talk calorie needs! How much fuel or calories from food your body needs depends on: Age Sex Height Weight Training intensity...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
IRON DEFICIENCY & PERFORMANCE
What Athletes Should Know Iron is a mineral important for several roles throughout the body, particularly energy metabolism, oxygen...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
CUTTING CARBS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Ever heard about someone cutting back on carbs and dropping 5-10lbs of weight in a really short period of time? Whelp, it was mostly...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
MONITORING HYDRATION STATUS
How to Hydrate Adequately as an Athlete Optimal performance relies on having enough fluid in our bodies. All of our food fuel sources and...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
HOW DO I BUILD MUSCLE?
6 Tips for Healthy Weight Gain TIP 1: Ensure your training program is supportive of muscle gains. Work with a Strength & Conditioning...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
NO, SOY WON'T GIVE YOU MAN BOOBS
There seems to be as much controversy over soy as there is with politics. But it's not polite to talk politics, so let's talk tofu! What...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
WHAT'S UP WITH BCAA'S?
Do I Need to Supplement? BCAA stands for Branched Chain Amino Acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Humans aren't able...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Product Recommendations - Shop My Amazon Store
My followers are always asking for product recommendations. Now I’ve made it even easier to let you know what products I like, the...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTATION & PRESERVATION OF MUSCLE MASS DURING PERIODS OF DISUSE
A Randomized, Double-Blind Control Study Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats, meaning our bodies can't make them from scratch and must...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
WITHOUT VITAMIN C THAT COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENT YOU’RE TAKING IS USELESS
What is collagen? Collagen is a protein that is the main component of our connective tissue. In other words, collagen is like glue that...
Jessica Isaacs, RD
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
MARATHON FUELING GUIDE
For the Recreational Athlete Hydration Maintaining optimal fluid status may be the single most important factor for successful endurance...
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