KATE HENDLEY NUTRITIONIST | RHAPSODY NUTRITION Born and raised in the Lowcountry, Kate glided onto the ice as a competitive figure skater for nearly a decade before trading her skates for sneakers as a track and cross country athlete. Immersed in solo sports, Kate developed a consuming drive for success and self-induced demand for perfection [...]
According to the American Heart Association, adults in America consume an average of 77 grams of sugar each day. This is 40-50 grams more than AHA recommendations and adds up to about 60 pounds of sugar in a year! The good news is that many adults have heard the warnings about sugar consumption and [...]
We've all been there. We get home from a week-long vacation and feel...awful. The "I'm on vacation" mindset gets the best of us, and our stomach pays the price. After all, isn't vacation your chance to indulge and just eat whatever you want? We get it. When you finally take the vacation you've been [...]
What's the best thing to consume before a workout? Protein shakes? A pre-workout? But first...coffee? The foods and drinks you consume before and after workouts can be a highly contested topic. And if it seems like there are a lot of differing opinions and too many options to choose from, it's because the honest [...]
By Eliot McPherson, Nutritionist for Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC Your endurance event is officially on the books and it’s all-in for the weeks of training to get you ready for race day. You have your training program and plan mapped out, but how to fuel for all those miles is still murky. I [...]
For the past several years, salt has earned a bit of a bad reputation. Too much salt in your diet leads to high blood pressure, right? Well, it might for certain individuals. But it turns out that salt may not be as evil as you might think. Sodium 101 Salt is an electrolyte that [...]
NutritionistEliot McPherson joins Team Rhapsody to lead Rhapsody Nutrition. While Eliot was pursuing higher education at Clemson University, his father suffered a massive stroke impairing speech and motor control. Immediately after, he changed his major from Civil Engineering to Food Science and Human Nutrition to answer the call to stop chronic disease and impact [...]
If you have a glass of red wine or a beer with dinner, how will this affect your workout the next day? The effects of alcohol vary from person to person. And those effects will also depend on the type of alcohol consumed, the amount and your individual tolerance. If you're an imbibing athlete, [...]
Becoming your best depends on how you fuel your fire and feed your drive - it begins and ends with nutrition. A critical component of health and performance, proper nutrition requires going far beyond fitness fads and diets to change your relationship with food at its core. Rhapsody Nutrition is here to help [...]
Building a foundation for lifelong health doesn't just happen overnight. It takes small and consistent effort in all of life's daily actions. But where do you start? What habits are most essential? Here are five essential habits for lifelong health: 1. Exercise Exercise is so much more than burning calories and controlling your weight. [...]
