Female Athlete Nutrition
As a Sports Dietitian for NCAA, professional, and recreational athletes alike, I know how powerful nutrition can be. I also know how quickly a female athlete can fall into the trap of under fueling which severely limits their health. That’s why I’m sharing my knowledge of female-specific nutrition, training, body image, and mindset to help you fuel your body to perform at your highest level. Whether you are looking for a competitive edge with your nutrition training and mindset, or looking to overcome harmful nutrition habits and body acceptance, you’ve come to the right place!
Episodes
Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes interviews Brittany Miller, a certified sports nutritionist with SwimStrong Dryland who supports swimmers worldwide through a largely virtual program offering strength training, nutrition, wellness, mentorship, and mental skills for athletes from age group to Olympians. Miller shares her personal history of underfueling in softball, later developing restrictive and binge patterns before improving throu...
Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes introduces the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, aiming to help female athletes overcome confusing and harmful nutrition messages, and includes sponsorships for Wave Bye menstrual cycle products and Lindsey’s REDs resources and membership.
Lindsey interviews binge eating expert Amber Abila, who shares her progression from calorie restriction and vegan dieting as a teen to bingeing, purging, and o...
Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes explains her six-week podcast break was due to moving across the country, an unexpected third pregnancy, illness, and parenting two sons, including one with glycogen storage disease managed by individualized nutrition; she shares that amniocentesis at 21 weeks confirmed her unborn baby boy does not have the disease, and she is embracing being a full-time stay-at-home mom, so future episodes will be les...
Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes interviews returning guest Marina Paul, founder and CEO of Superhera, a data-driven sports apparel company addressing female athletes’ ill-fitting, male-centric gear and its links to body image and performance. Marina describes research conducted with 858 respondents (with researchers from Brooklyn College and Notre Dame) showing contradictions: 65% said sportswear is “fine,” yet 55% consi...
Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes shares her take on the 2025–2030 USDA Dietary Guidelines released in 2026, explaining how the USDA updates them every five years and how they affect downstream food policy. She says the new inverted food pyramid and “eat real food” messaging feel more like marketing than a true 180, though she appreciates that the guidelines are shortened to 10 pages.
From a sports dietetics lens, she crit...
Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, host of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, reflects on Super Bowl ads, praising Dove’s body confidence message but feeling disheartened by multiple GLP-1 weight loss commercials and what she sees as renewed cultural pressure to lose weight. She clarifies she is not anti–weight loss or anti-medication, but supports body acceptance, fueling and nourishing with real food, and case-by-case medic...
The episode features Nora Bordeau of Balancing Bowls, a former collegiate rower and food blogger focused on practical bean- and lentil-based cooking for families and athletes. They discuss types of beans and lentils, nutrition benefits (protein, complex carbs, fiber, micronutrients, antioxidants), and how beans can count as multiple food groups.
They cover convenience, affordability, accessibility, and how to use canned versus drie...
Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, host of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, welcomes returning guest Dr. Kate Bennett, a clinical sports psychologist, licensed Way of Champions trainer, and multiple-time national champion, to discuss her new venture, Full Send Consulting. Bennett explains that while her mental health practice (Athlete Insight) continues, Full Send was created to address the systemic gap between education about eating d...
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Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes interviews Dr. Jillian Lampert (Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs at The Emily Program), who explains eating disorders as mental health diagnoses that disrupt a person’s relationship with food and negatively impact life, and outlines diagnoses including anorexia nervosa (including...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes discusses the complexities of nutrition, especially for female athletes, and the high expectations placed on them. Special guest Jess Cerra, Vice President of Product and Community Development at Elite Active Nutrition, shares her journey from an elite athlete to an entrepreneur in the sports nutrition industry.
They dive deep into the importance...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes interviews Sarah Krol, Vice President of Food and Nutrition at NSF, and John Travis, Principal Technical Manager at NSF. They discuss the complexities of nutrition and the importance of food safety and supplement standards.
Kroll and Travis emphasize the role of NSF in protecting and improving human health through rigorous testing and certificati...
Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast takes a brief hiatus and uses this time to highlight notable episodes from the past year. While outlining the podcast's mission to simplify nutrition for female athletes and combat harmful body image expectations, Lindsey recommends standout episodes, such as discussions on sustainable farming, eating disorders, menstrual cycle health, and supplement transparency...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes discusses the importance of nutrition during a break from sports. Highlighting common fears and misconceptions around weight gain and muscle loss, Lindsey explains why metabolism and body composition do not drastically change during short breaks.
She emphasizes the need for proper refueling and maintaining adequate nutrition to ensure athletes ar...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, a sports dietitian and lifelong athlete, delves into the complex world of sugar. Lindsey discusses the different types of sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose, and others) and explains the importance of carbohydrates for athletes. She differentiates between natural sugars, added sugars, and artificial sweeteners, emphasizing their roles and impa...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes speaks with Angela R. Lewis, a former professional basketball player, author, and leadership strategist. They discuss the confusion surrounding nutrition and body image expectations for female athletes.
Angela shares her journey from feeling uncomfortable with her height at a young age to building confidence through basketball. She introduces her...
In this episode, Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, a sports dietitian and host of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, interviews David Block, CEO of Previnex. The episode delves into the struggles and confusions surrounding nutrition, particularly for female athletes who face societal pressures on body image. Lindsey introduces David, detailing his impressive career transition from a hedge fund manager to leading Previnex, a company dedi...
In this episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes delves into how to boost the immune system during the winter months to prevent common colds and flu. She addresses common misconceptions about nutrition, the importance of adequate calorie intake, and highlights essential nutrients like Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc that can help reduce the severity and duration of illnesses.
Lindsey also discus...
In this episode, sports dietician Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes addresses common concerns about food-related stress and holiday weight gain for female athletes, advocating for a mindset of abundance rather than scarcity. Lindsey emphasizes the importance of integrating holiday foods into a balanced diet rather than restricting or overindulging.
Her two main tips are to shift to an abundant mindset, recognizing that holiday foods are ava...
The podcast centers on the importance of nutrition for female athletes and the confusion surrounding it. Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, a sports dietitian, introduces Dr. Demetra Mydlo, a chiropractor and former athlete who shares her personal journey with an eating disorder in her memoir, 'The Weight of Winning: Hustling for Worthiness Through Sport and an Eating Disorder'.
Dr. Deme discusses the complexities of eating disorders, ...
In this solo episode of the Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast, host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes addresses recent concerns about lead in protein powders. She draws from an October 2025 Consumer Reports article which revealed that out of 23 tested protein products, over two-thirds contained lead levels higher than recommended for daily intake.
Lindsey explains the significance of this finding, the implications for various demographics in...
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