Hydration and Electrolytes with Colette Vartanian - Ep. #80

Inside Sports Nutrition

Are you savvy about your hydration and electrolyte use? Join us for this episode where we meet with Colette Vartanian, the Sports Dietitian at Skratch Labs, to talk about key aspects of hydration that most athletes overlook or get wrong.

We discuss:

• Colette’s background and how she got into sports dietetics
• Nuances around the menstrual cycle, hormonal effects on hydration status and why female athletes should track their menstrual cycle details
• How heat adaptation training shouldn’t be neglected
• Changes that masters athletes need to be aware of that impact hydration strategies
• The benefits of sweat testing to help you better fine-tune hydration planning
• Tips when product shopping and an overview of the Skratch products
• Understanding cramping and what to do
• Questions from our listeners:
• What is cyclic dextrin?
• Suggestions for long-distance open water swimming?
• Suggestions for fastpacking and long days on trail (12-18 hours)?

More about our guest:

Colette Vartanian is Skratch Labs’ Athlete Care Manager and in-house Performance Dietitian. Attending USC and Oklahoma for her degrees, she had the opportunity to work with the Seattle Seahawks, USA Paralympic Women’s Sitting Volleyball, USA Women's National Soccer Team as well as USC and OU Athletics. After attaining her credential, she completed a post-grad fellowship at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Carmel, IN, and serviced athletes of all ages and levels of competition in a variety of sports including many endurance athletes. Now at Skratch Labs, Colette provides personalized care to our customers and athletes who need guidance on nutrition, providing personalized care to solve nutrition bottlenecks including providing sweat testing to help personalize hydration.

Connect with Colette @colenutrition and @skratchlabs on all platforms!

---

Want to try the deltaG products to provide your brain another fuel source? Check out their products and save 10% by using the code ISNPODCAST and you’ll also help support our podcast!

This episode is also brought to you by All Around Snack Co. which features tasty snacks that are low in added sugars, contain zero dyes, colorings or additives and help control blood sugar for steady energy levels throughout the day. Use code ISNPODCAST23 to save 15% on your purchase.

We’d love to connect with you on social! Follow Dina on Instagram at @nutritionmechanic and Bob at @enrgperformance. You can learn more about Bob and Dina’s nutrition and coaching services and programs at www.enrgperformance.com and www.nutritionmechanic.com.