With over thirty years experience, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Monique guides her clients in translating and applying the science of evidence based nutrition principles. She creates personalized food and supplement plans specific to their health and performance goals. Additionally, she also impacts the health and performance of Americans through her magazine articles and books, presentations, and corporate wellness programs.
Monique is a highly experienced sports dietitian nutritionist regularly working with athletes competing at all levels and in any sport. She also has extensive experience working with top-level athletes. Monique is a leading sports dietitian at the forefront of cutting edge sports nutrition practices for over three decades. Monique’s other areas of expertise are highly specialized, yet diverse. These areas include food sensitivities for inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, risk factor management, gastrointestinal disorders, women’s health, and eating disorders.
She is the author of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes (3rd edition), and three other sports nutrition books. The 4th edition of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes will be released January 7th 2025.
Her articles have appeared in print and online, for a number of publications. These publications include: Ironman.com, VeloNews, Inside Triathlon, Outside, Runner’s World, Oxygen, Men’s Journal, Her Sports, Women’s Sports and Fitness, eatright.org, and kidseatright.org. Monique is frequently quoted in print. She has appeared on CLTV, Fox TV, and WGN, ABC, and CBS news.
Exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome About 30 to 50% of endurance and up to 90% of ultra-endurance athletes experience some gastrointestinal distress during events such as a marathon, Ironman, or any long distance event that requires several hours of fuel and fluid replacement. One reason is that during hard exercise blood is moved away from our gut Continue Reading »
Vitamin D – An underlying condition and a public health failure By Monique Ryan, MS, RDN, LDN The Covid-19 virus has made us all consider the strength of our own immune system. Clearly protecting the elderly and those with weakened immune systems is essential. But for those of us who remain healthy and have Continue Reading »
Author of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes.