The advice and products available to help fuel young athletes for sport are more abundant than ever before, and it’s getting harder to know what actually works. Here, pediatric sports dietitians Lauren...
Category: Health Huddle
Youth Suicide Prevention
Did you know that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 3 Colorado high school students have reported feeling sad or hopeless? Teens need our support more than ever before....
How to Become A Mentally Strong Athlete
There are five seconds left on the clock. Your team is down by one, and you are at the free throw line with two shots. Are you wrapped up in...
Kevin Love: To Anybody Going Through It
Typically, during the Conference Finals the only basketball talk is about who won the game, who scored the most points and who's favored to win the series, but last week...
Dak Prescott: “Being a leader is about being genuine.”
"Mental health leads to the health of everything else." - Dak Prescott Dak Prescott is most known for slinging footballs on Sundays in one of the most famous football towns...
How To Fuel Like A Pro
As an athlete, you have goals that you are trying to achieve. But did you know that what you put into your body can help you achieve those goals sooner?...
Exercise Ideas For Busy Families
You don’t have to find extra time. You don’t even have to switch up your family’s daily schedule. All you need is the time you have and a desire to...
How Much Iron Do Youth Athletes Need?
As an athlete, you are constantly hearing how you need to consume enough of the right calories in order to obtain peak performance. But what about vitamins and minerals, such...
Nine Sunscreen Questions: Answered
Nobody likes a sunburn, and at 5280 feet, the sun affects you more than you know. The good news is, you can protect yourself and your children by using sunscreen....
Creating Normalcy for Kids During the Coronavirus Pandemic
We are now months into the coronavirus pandemic and it's safe to say we all hoped or believed that we would be inching back to "normal." Instead, we are still...