Back to School, and Back to Sports - Sports Nutrition Tips for Your Athlete

Back to school, and back to sports - 5 nutrition tips for your athlete. It’s back to school and for many kids that also means it’s back to sports. That’s right, fall sports are already upon us. Those early morning practices may throw us off our normal routine so it’s important to plan ahead to help make sure your child is getting enough energy to fuel their busy day. Eating consistently and regularly throughout the day is a priority for all students as they head back to school and it can also be an important reminder that our student athletes require more energy to accommodate their increased physical activity that comes with playing sports. It can be overwhelming transitioning back to sports so we have come up with 5 tips to help you feel better prepared for the fall season.

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Free Download - Body Awareness Meditation

Body Awareness Guided Meditation - Dallas Nutritional Counseling: This 7-minute guided meditation can help you decrease stress and anxiety. You can do this meditation seated or lying down, just make sure you are fully supported and comfortable.

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Exercise & Eating Disorder Recovery

Exercise During Eating Disorder Recovery - Movement and exercise, although very important for mental and physical wellbeing, can be a complicated topic while in treatment of an eating disorder. It is important to recognize that the biggest challenge with adding physical activity or movement is receiving the benefits of physical activity without allowing it to trigger relapses during recovery. 

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Shop Our Favorite Resources

Over the years we have collected and compiled so many resources for our clients. Books, cookbooks, meal prep items, favorite kitchen gear…anything that could help, encourage, or aid in our clients healing their relationship with food and body. Now you can find all these items in one place. Click the link below to shop the Dallas Nutritional Counseling Amazon storefront!

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Free Download - Body Awareness Meditation

Body Awareness Guided Meditation - Dallas Nutritional Counseling: This 7-minute guided meditation can help you decrease stress and anxiety. You can do this meditation seated or lying down, just make sure you are fully supported and comfortable.

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Ringing Body Neutrality Into the New Year

Body positivity was created to address the way body image influences mental health and overall well-being. However, there are a few problems with body positivity. According to Psychologist Susan Albers, Psy.D., “body positivity is a subset of toxic positivity. Some feel that it blames people for how they feel based on their mindset. It can also push people into trying to feel something that they don’t.” Although the intentions behind body positivity is admirable, unconditionally loving one’s body can seem unrealistic, because many people report being unhappy about themselves. Another criticism of body positivity is that it can be non-inclusive to people of color, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Body images that are often portrayed in body-positive messages still conform to a specific beauty ideal.

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