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HOLISTIC ATHLETES The New Face of Sports Medicine
CHAMPIONING by Marlaina Donato
From college athletics to Olympic training, sports medicine has a new, holistic face.
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oaches and athletes nationwide are attributing quicker recovery time, less inflammation and
better focus to a whole body approach to health care. A nutrient-dense diet tailored to individual needs is at the
heart of overall fitness. Like Venus Williams and Tom Brady, tennis and football superstars who prefer raw vegan and organic whole foods, respectively, many of today’s outstand- ing athletes choose to eat clean and
Telling Triumphs Paralympic snowboard cross racer gold medalist, world champion and International Ski Federation para Nordic World Cup gold medalist Evan Strong, of Nevada City, California, was raised on an organic farm in Hawaii and continues to adopt many holistic practices. “I have a superfood smoothie every day. Liquid food helps me feel lighter and I have more usable energy for training,” says Strong. His regimen also includes organic produce, sprouted grains, occasional raw goat milk products, homeopathic formulas and wildcrafted medicinal herbs. Strong credits achieving his personal
best to a healthy lifestyle and recovery from an automobile accident that led to amputation of his lower left leg as a teen. “After the accident, my family and I opened a raw vegetarian restau- rant. We produced as many cultured foods as possible—sauerkraut, kombu- cha and kefir. Improving my gut health gave me the biggest strides in healing. Yoga and meditation also contributed. It all saved me.” Six-time Ironman triathlete, U.S.
Senior Olympic gold medalist and marathoner Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D., of Honolulu, attributes surviving stage IV breast cancer primarily to her low-fat vegan diet. Already an avid runner and
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