We all want to be healthy, right? We all want to be faster, better runners, right? What happens when our quest to "be healthier" becomes something more dangerous and restrictive? In this deep and wide-ranging discussion with sports dietitian Kelsey Pontius, RD (@sportdietitiankelsey) about "clean eating", orthorexia, food rules, and more, we cover...

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Meteor Nutrition arose after lifelong athlete, Kelsey Pontius RD, LDN  wished to pursue her passion for the impact of nutrition on the human body in motion. Kelsey grew up playing competitive soccer, and eventually ended her career as a D1 soccer player to transform into a distance runner who since has qualified for the 2020 and 2024 US Marathon Olympic Trials. Through several instances of her athletic background, she felt the ebbs and flows with nutrition on performance.  She knew she was destined to help other athletes benefit from the implementation of optimal nutrition.

Aside from working with ambitious athletes, Kelsey has worked in the clinical arena with a multitude of different medical complexities, and has out an emphasis on injury healing and gut function.  Having a variety of different experiences in dietetics has given Kelsey the necessary tools to allow wholesome food heal and fuel the remarkable human body.