Ashley Besecker, RDN, CD
Unlocking Athletic Potential: The Role of Nutrigenomics in Performance Optimization
Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics is looking at one’s DNA to learn about how their genetic variants affect the metabolism of nutrients...
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Unlocking Athletic Potential: The Role of Nutrigenomics in Performance Optimization
Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics is looking at one’s DNA to learn about how their genetic variants affect the metabolism of nutrients...
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Sep 30, 20235 min read
The Top 5 Nutrition Mistakes Athletes Make
As an athlete, your body is your most important asset. That's why it's so important to fuel your body.
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Jan 26, 20232 min read
Heart-y Eats for Athletes: The Power of Omega-3s in Wild Fish
When it comes to heart health, there's one nutrient that stands out above the rest: omega-3 fatty acids.
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Jan 6, 20237 min read
Top 10 Labs for Athletes to get done in January
January is a time of reflection and renewal for most people here in the US, as we tend to use the calendar year as a sign of new things....
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Sep 20, 20222 min read
Benefits of Tomatoes for Athletes
Tomatoes contain many incredible nutrients for athletes, including lycopene - a phytochemical called a carotenoid.
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Sep 8, 202238 min read
How Sue Bird Stays Healthy
At 41 (almost 42) Sue has finally played her last professional basketball game (I’m 99% sure…). I have worked with Sue as her personal...
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Sep 6, 20222 min read
3 Must Have Cookbooks for Athletes
1) Run Fast Eat Slow Written by 2 kick-ass runners, Shalene Flanagan, a 4x Olympian and NYC Marathon winner, and Elyse Kopecky, a former...
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Dec 11, 20202 min read
Ada Hegerberg: Her Crown is Heavy
I watched this film with my 2 daughters, Grace who is 6 years old, and Gianna who is 4 years old...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
5 Things Nobody Tells College Athletes
1) You're not special.
2) Don't just hang out with athletes.
3) Hard work doesn't always equate to success.
4) Explore other interests.
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Sep 2, 202010 min read
Ashley Besecker: Tackling The Extreme Work Life Balance Of Being A Business Leader During COVID
It’s impossible to do it all well. My generation of women grew up hearing a lie. “You can do anything!” We might be able to do anything, but
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Jul 26, 20204 min read
The ONE thing you can do to gain an edge as an athlete.
What is the one thing an athlete do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
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Jul 13, 20202 min read
Why you have to eat the whole egg
The bottom line for all athletes is to ditch the old school habit of eating egg whites only and start eating the WHOLE EGG.
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Jul 10, 20204 min read
Creating an Atomic Habit can make you a better Athlete
How a post-it note can change my entire morning AND strengthen my relationships.
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