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Apply for personal nutrition coaching at https://danweiss.eu/apply.Buy me a coffee: https://www.patreon.com/WeissNutritionMy guest today is Tina Šparovec, from Human Performance Center in Slovenia. With her Masters degree in nutrition and biomedicine, intertwined with the knowledge of female and sports physiology, she who works with female athletes and women who need help correcting their hormones and menstrual cycle. She also work with female athletes to improve their performance through adjustments in nutrition and training. We speak about specifics of female physiology and their training and nutrition needs.To refresh your memory, Relative Energy Deficiency is a state when athlete does not fuel their body properly, knowingly or not. It is especially common among endurance and aesthetic athletesFor additional resources and information go to https://danweiss.eu/female-athleteSymptoms of RED-s are: increased fatigue; decreased recovery and performance; muscle loss; frequent injuries like stress fractures due to lower bone density resistance to fat loss and even fat gain; loss of periods and libido and possibly infertility;TIME STAMPS44:33 Wrap up: Track your menstrual cycle to see changes in your nutrition and performance. Coaches and nutritionists should lead their female clients to track their menstrual cycle. The main factors in Relative Energy Deficiency syndrome are: Exercise & NutritionIn the previous episode Matt Bach and I spoke about Relative Energy Deficiency in male athletes, so that might be also worth checking out.
