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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 21, 2026 | Health Articles
Today’s young athletes are pushing the boundaries of strength, speed, and skill. But with intense training and high expectations comes an increased risk of injury. Whether it’s football, gymnastics, track, or another high-impact sport, proper preparation and care are essential for safety and performance. Fueling Performance Starts Before the Game Preparation is more than showing...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jul 2, 2019 | Health Articles
Summertime madness of activities about to begin! We had just about mastered the balance all of our daily activities. Now with the ring of the last school bell hit fast forward and add the bumper of kids games, practices, carpools and change of babysitters. As our activities become a series of the next, we sometimes begin a pattern of a “what’s easier at the moment” attitude. Unfortunately, that also can lead to poor habits in our choices for what we choose to eat and when we eat.
Nutrition Does Not Come In Snack Packs
We know that proper nutrition is crucial for you and your family’s growth and development.
A simple rule is that a well-balanced diet can help you and your family build strong, healthy bodies, while regular poor eating habits put your health in danger of a weakened immune system, obesity, and shortened life span.
Snack Time Choices
Even if we may be conquering and balancing our regular meals nutritiously, the one time that may get away from us quickly is Snack Time – those quick in between quick bite times that may too often become your main meals if you are not careful.
To help here are a few tips to help make sure your snack time is not only nutritious but can provide body repair building moments.
1. For our snack times, it is best to opt for fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt, and cheese. Try to stay away from starchy, sticky or sugary foods, like dried fruit, crackers, chips and cookies. These types of snacks are very high in carbohydrates and sugar which could cause a dip in energy, which may have been the reason you were snacking.
2. If you would like a treat, eat your sweet treats at meal times; preferably the mid-day meal. Having the sugars and higher carbohydrate treats at the mid-day meal allows your body the time to break down and use the energy rather than store it as excess fat. Aim for high protein snack in the evening to give your body the much-needed protein to make the essential repairs it does while you are sleeping.
3. Beware of the Wrong Sugars. Almost all foods have naturally occurring sugars. Naturally occurring sugars–like those found in milk and vegetables–are less bothersome, since these choices are healthy overall. What you do want to keep an eye out for when choosing snacks are the additional sugars and corn syrups added by the recipes of man.
Current guidelines state that added sugar consumption should be limited to less than 10 percent of total energy intake, ideally to less than 5 percent. To put simply, one can of soda is equivalent to three times the daily recommended sugar intake of a child. Yikes!
Best Choices On Tap
With the importance of hidden sugars not only for our waistlines but our health, we would like to advise you to choose your beverages wisely. Soda and juice maybe you or your family’s preferred drinks, but milk and water are much healthier choices. Milk is an excellent source of calcium which provides a key nutrient in building healthy teeth and bones. While refreshing water will replenish, rehydrate, and help cleanse your body’s system of toxins.
Timing Is Everything
Small frequent drinks are essential for overall health, but be careful of constant sipping of beverages besides water throughout the day. Regular consumption of caffeinated or carbonated beverages has the adverse effect of dehydration. The best recommendation is to limit snacking and sip on water. If you do prefer to drink anything that contains sugar, drink it during mealtimes or all at once.
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Mar 22, 2018 | Health Articles
Have you ever witnessed a professional or Olympic athlete that seems to be superhuman? Did you sit and watch mesmerized by their quick reflexes, amazing speed, and agility? We all have. While many simply believe it's "enhancement drugs" others, who are sports athletes, investigate further to find out what measures they are taking to become the 1%...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 6, 2015 | Health Articles
Have you ever witnessed a professional or Olympic athlete that seems to be superhuman? Did you sit and watch mesmerized by their quick reflexes, amazing speed, and agility? We all have. While many simply believe it's "enhancement drugs" others, who are sports athletes, investigate further to find out what measures they are taking to become the 1%...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | May 20, 2014 | Health Articles
As the national anthem ends, your heart pounds, the sound of the fans rings in your ears with a blur as the energy that cannot be contained any longer takes hold and bursts forth as you prepare to take the field.
For generations our country has a great passion for sports. With each generation, kids are discovering new and greater heights in the sports they are choosing to love to play. It is so easy to indulge their passion that, in the fun of it all, the importance of proper conditioning and healthy nutrition may be overlooked by parents and kids alike. Unfortunately, without proper preparedness performance will not be as keen as it might be, and the chances of injury will be much higher.
In those more competitive sports such as football, athletics, and gymnastics, the training regimes imposed upon the kids can be something they are just not ready to handle unless their bodies are fully prepared.
Preparing For The Field
Warming up, stretching, strength-training, cooling down, are all necessary for kids involved in sports, but even when they choose to follow the routines, they may not have sufficient learning to follow them properly. Thus it is not necessarily the sport itself that can be injurious; it may be the preparations that cause the damage. Improper stretching or weight-lifting techniques can be fairly ruinous to a still-developing teenager.
There needs to be appropriate and professional instruction given to young athletes in both general warm-up procedures, and in sport-specific warm-up. A slow jog is not sufficient preparation for a sport which may test body parts to their limits.
Eating proper nutrition and keeping well-hydrated are also crucial to support the rigors asked of the young athlete’s body. If 8 to 10 eight-ounce glasses of water each day is recommended for a non-sporting person, the requirements for an athlete are obviously greater considering how they are taxing their systems and sweating it out. A nutritious breakfast is very important, and during match or competition days the athlete should aim to eat a healthy meal around 2 to 4 hours before their physical exertion, and within 1 to 2 hours afterwards to properly refuel the body.
It is one of the traits of youth that kids feel nothing can hurt them, but this obviously is not true. By following the tips below, you can ensure your child is well-prepared for whatever their chosen sport throws at them.
Equipment Essentials
- This is obviously vital in certain contact sports, such as football and hockey, which can be dangerous.
- Make sure equipment fits well.
- Alert the trainer if equipment is damaged.
Proper Nutrition
- Young athletes should eat a well-balanced diet and avoid skipping meals.
- Candy bars, fast food and the like should be avoided.
- Provide healthy foods at home, such as fruit and veg rather than cookies and potato chips.
- Dietary rules are imposed on participants of certain sports, without which optimum performance is unlikely.
- Be watchful of your child becoming too fanatical about this and ending up losing too much weight.
Hydration An Essential Key
- Hydration is vital to optimal fitness.
- Teenage athletes need at least 8 eight-ounce glasses of water a day.
- Younger athletes need 5 to 8 eight-ounce glasses.
- Look at a good quality sports drink for young athletes who need a sustained source of replenishment.
Stretching Is A Must
- Before every event – competition or practice – the athlete should warm up. Talk to the coach if this is not happening.
- Jogging, jumping rope, lifting light weights are all good ways to avoid torn or ripped muscles.
Nutritional Boost
- Multi-vitamins may help a young athlete avoid a deficiency.
- B-complex vitamins and amino acids can help reduce pain after contact sports.
- Thiamine helps promote healing.
- Vitamin A is good for scar tissue.
Proper Sleep
- Young athletes should get eight hours of sleep a night to avoid adversely affecting performance.
- Fatigue can appear as irritability and a loss of interest in the sport.
Chiropractic Care Can Help
Doctors of chiropractic are trained to provide treatment for the whole neuromusculoskeletal system, and are able to offer advice on appropriate training, nutrition and injury prevention.
