Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

  Thank you for helping us support the animal rescues affected by Hurricane Helene and Milton by purchasing a Mountain or Ocean themed shirt during our October fundraiser.  According to Bestfriends.org , "more than 1,000 dogs and cats have been transported to safety: 360 following Hurricane Helene and 668 following Hurricane Milton. Additionally, the mobile vet clinic in North Carolina has assisted 816 animals from 522 families and is expected to wrap up services by November 9, depending on need." But this is not a 'one and done' type of deal. Although Hurricane Helene and Milton caused significant damage to many animal shelters and rescues in Western North Carolina and Florida, this was an added issue to an already big problem. Shelters are overcrowded with animals.  If you were wondering the difference between an animal rescue and an animal   shelter, both provide temporary housing and safe place for animals. Animal shelters are often funded by the government (town...

Over the past few years, I have received a lot of emails from athletes expressing issues with reflux/heartburn, belching, nausea and bloating when exercising. Interestingly, for many of these athletes, issues are only (or most) noticeable on race day.  Although poor sport nutrition application is often at blame for the majority of fueling and hydration issues among endurance athletes, I started to notice patterns, similarities and trends among the athletes who reached out to me for nutrition assistance regarding their "reflux" issues.  Despite adjusting fueling and hydrating products, training the gut and following specific fueling/hydrating guidelines, athletes were still having issues - primarily on race day and often near the middle of a long distance race.  This got me thinking outside of the box. Is nutrition the primary concern or is it something else?  I started to think about what is different on race day (non-nutrition related) compared to training. Stress. ...