Nutrition and how much food we take in is a super important conversation for the pregnant and non-pregnant person.

If we aren't eating enough, our body goes into energy saver mode. We turn down our other body activities that are considered optional. For many women, the sign of this is that they stop getting their period. (If you haven't checked out our menstrual cycle episode, check it out here).

No period is called amenorrhea. When we aren't eating enough and not getting our period, we are in a state called REDS or Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. We are learning SO MUCH avbout this condition and how it effects the female body. The latest issue of BJSM did a big deep dive!

Another time we can get into REDS is when we're nursing or in the early postpartum time. 

In this episode, we dive into the PERFORMANCE side of REDS. Let us know your thoughts :) 

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