Question on Sports Nutrition My son loves playing sports, but I want to make sure he is maintaining good sports nutrition. How can I make sure he is as healthy as possible in his eating and drinking? Trying to figure out if your young athlete needs iron to boost...
Young athletes can be bombarded with many performance enhancing supplements that claim to build strength and assist in recovery.Use of some supplements can be clouded by lack of true scientific support, side effects, and financial cost.Like athletes have found for...
I often hear teenagers and families asking about protein to help build muscle. Damaged muscles occur during exercise, and protein is an essential muscle component that can help with repair and rebuilding. Every day, athletic teens need 1.2-1.5 grams per...
Check out the latest Sports Injury Protection podcast! Click here to listen to the SportsInjuryProtection.com Podcast “Who Are They and What Do They Do” is the beginning of a series to highlight the different medical practitioners that are involved in the...
 Looking for healthy post-game snacks? Here are sensible, low-cost, and good tasting healthy post-game snack options that kids and parents can all enjoy! Chocolate milk is a good-tasting, low-cost, and easy to find healthy post-game...
For the battle of best sports drink, in one corner stands water, in the other stands flavored sports beverages.Just as athletes go head to head,  these two heavyweights are competing for the designation of “best sports drink”.Even...
Dual board-certified pediatric and sports medicine specialist Dr. Chris Koutures and pediatric specialist Dr. Christopher Lin offer an individualized approach to general pediatric and sports medicine care that enhances the health and knowledge of patients and their families in Orange County, California.
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