A Dietitian Weighs In On Three Dancers' Rehearsal-Day Diets

Finding the right balance of meals and snacks to get through a dancer’s day can take a lot of trial and error. To give you ideas, Dance Magazine asked three professional dancers to share the meals that kept them moving throughout one rehearsal day this season. Registered dietitian Emily Cook Harrison, who runs Nutrition for […]

Can Eating Too Healthy Backfire?

My doctor sent me to a hormone specialist to be checked out for a possible metabolic disorder after a series of unexplained fractures. When my blood tests came back, I wasn’t prepared to hear that the problem was due to my super-healthy diet (I eat a lot of raw carrots). Once she saw that the […]

Redefine Your #RelationshipGoals With Your Body & Your Plate

Trendy media outlets boast that “fit” is the new “skinny.” Instagram bloggers encourage us to #eatclean. As our feeds populate with matcha-filled mornings and the deep hues of acai bowls, awareness of “healthy eating” seems to be at an all-time high. Yet my experience as a registered dietitian in the dance industry shows me otherwise. […]

Feeling Sore? This Ingredient Is Nature's Anti-Inflammatory

Soreness is a fact of life for dancers. But rather than relying on over-the-counter pills, try managing your pain by sprinkling some turmeric on your food instead. Multiple scientific studies have proven that curcumin, the active substance in turmeric, has powerful anti-inflammatory properties. How To Do It: To help your body absorb turmeric’s benefits, have […]