I am now offering Metabolic Testing as a service in my office. This test is unique to an individual, it will determine how many calories you can consume based on how much exercise you do and still reach your body composition goals. For more information, feel free to email me or call me. ilanakatz@onforlife.com off: 770-458-2127 cell : 404 226 7723
Sports Nutrition for the Winter Olympics– Vancouver 2010
WINTER OLYMPICS As of today, 19 February, the USA is leading in medals. We currently have 18 and the closet rival is Germany with 11 medals total. I say “we” lightly, as many of you who know me personally know that I am very much American, but there is still a huge place in my heart for my Motherland, South Africa. I watched the opening ceremonies last week, and even though there was only one athlete from “home”, I still have a tear in my eye, as I see the […]
Surviving the Olympic Games as a Travelling Athlete
Olympic Winter Sports I feel privileged and excited to be chosen to answer questions on a panel for the Olympic Games. The panel provides a a platform for athletes from all over the world to ask a Sports Dietitian questions. Many of my answers to the athletes will be reviewed by a sports journalist and perhaps written up in her articles for circulation to the athletes. You may remember my article in Runner’s World (International), April 2009 that brought lots of glory to Optimal Nutrition for Life (aka “me”, “Ilana”) … That article was so well […]
HOT OFF THE PRESS – Metabolic Efficiency
I have always struggled with writing articles for scientific purposes. As you can see, if you are a follower of mine, a lot of what I write tends to have a journalistic feel to it. When it comes to science, there are more formal rules and regulations, and your writing is much more carefully monitored and fine combed for errors or inconsistencies by your peers. In fact, for a master’s project it was required as a credit to get something published in a peer-reviewed journal. Something like “The Journal of […]
