With the internet providing access to so many health experts and talking heads, we often get asked ‘who can be trusted, to watch or follow online, even to enjoy?’ The answer is not always obvious, as those in the media spotlight have their own area of expertise, biases, even their own unique style of presentation.
Whether you are part of our Singapore or global community, in this series of posts we present some of the key online health leaders whose media channels we enjoy.
Meet Dr. Stacy Sims; female focused physiologist and nutrition scientist
A small disclaimer, we do not necessarily endorse or agree everything that our featured personalities nor their guests might say, but we do enjoy the general direction that they take. The science in hormonal health is evolving. Please talk to your doctor, or medical practitioner most familiar with your medical history, before implementing any changes in diet, exercise or lifestyle, especially if you are under treatment.
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Dr. Stacy Sims PhD
Dr. Stacy Sims, MSC, PhD, is an international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist focused on revolutionising exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has directed research programs at prestigious institutions like Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, challenging existing dogmas to improve research on female athlete health and performance.
With a prolific career spanning over 70 peer-reviewed papers, several books - including "ROAR, Revised Edition: Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance" (see our review here) and acclaimed TEDx talks like "Women Are Not Small Men". Dr. Sims has established herself as the foremost expert in sex differences in training, nutrition, and health, earning recognition from industry leaders and publications such as Outside Magazine and Triathlete Magazine.
Meet Dr. Sims...
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Recommended Introductions
For female specific running issues, meet Shona Hendricks. Running needs balance. For functional fitness and strength we recommend meeting Adam Sinicki and Ryan Hurst.
If you want to learn about strength training then you might find Dr Layne Norton, Dr Andy Galpin or Brad Shoenfeld PhD to be of interest.
Interested in plant-based nutrition, performance or general health? Then meet Simon Hill MSc BSc. Sleep also matters, meet Dr Matthew Walker.
Related Studies
Giersch GEW, Morrissey MC, Katch RK, Colburn AT, Sims ST, Stachenfeld NS, Casa DJ. Menstrual cycle and thermoregulation during exercise in the heat: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Sci Med Sport. 2020 Dec;23(12):1134-1140. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.014. Epub 2020 May 23. PMID: 32499153.
Sims ST, Kerksick CM, Smith-Ryan AE, Janse de Jonge XAK, Hirsch KR, Arent SM, Hewlings SJ, Kleiner SM, Bustillo E, Tartar JL, Starratt VG, Kreider RB, Greenwalt C, Rentería LI, Ormsbee MJ, VanDusseldorp TA, Campbell BI, Kalman DS, Antonio J. International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutritional concerns of the female athlete. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2023 Dec;20(1):2204066. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2023.2204066. PMID: 37221858; PMCID: PMC10210857.
Sims ST, Heather AK. Myths and Methodologies: Reducing scientific design ambiguity in studies comparing sexes and/or menstrual cycle phases. Exp Physiol. 2018 Oct;103(10):1309-1317. doi: 10.1113/EP086797. Epub 2018 Aug 15. PMID: 30051938.
Badenhorst CE, Goto K, O'Brien WJ, Sims S. Iron status in athletic females, a shift in perspective on an old paradigm. J Sports Sci. 2021 Jul;39(14):1565-1575. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1885782. Epub 2021 Feb 14. PMID: 33583330.