{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#147: Reorienting Priorities with Period Health and Sport Performance: A Conversation with Heather Caplan, RDN","description":"Does better education around period health, proper fueling, and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport actually lead to healthier behaviors in female athletes?  In this episode, Opal\u2019s Director of Exercise + Sport, Kara Bazzi, LMFT, sits down with seasoned provider Heather Caplan, RDN to share what they\u2019re seeing firsthand in their clinical work. Together, they unpack the systemic pressures that push teen and young adult athletes to prioritize performance over long-term health. Heather also shares how she supports young athletes in restoring their period health\u2014and speaks candidly about what still needs to change in our culture to truly protect and empower them in today\u2019s increasingly intense, professionalized youth sports environment.  Coaches, parents, athletes\u2014this conversation is for you. Links:  Lane 9 project Lane 9 Project - Clinician Directory  Heather\u2019s website Heather Caplan | Weight-Inclusive Dietitian  Stanford FASTR Stanford FASTR Program  Link to article I read: Built for Someone Else: Why Female Athletes Are Still Pushing Through Systems That Don\u2019t Support Them - JRN | The World\u2019s Leading Rowing Platform    Connect with Opal:  www.opalfoodandbody.com @opalfoodandbody @Opal.Movement   Thank you to our team... Editing by David Bazzi Music by Aaron Davidson: https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/diet75\/ Sound engineering by Ayesha Ubayatilaka at Jack Straw Studios ","author_name":"The Appetite","author_url":"http:\/\/www.opalfoodandbody.com","html":"