Kokoro Nutrition
Connecting mind, body, heart, and spirit for the Everyday Athlete
Kokoro Nutrition is a resource for the everyday athlete. Blog publisher, Julie Harris develops and posts useful content related to nutrition, physical, mental, and emotional health. Julie also shares her experiences traveling, running, and living a life outdoors. Her goal is to inspire and motivate readers.
Kokoro is derived from the Japanese language, and means connecting mind, body, heart, and spirit. In Western culture, we’ve separated the elements. We find ourselves feeling out of balance as the elements dominant over each other, instead of feeling connected. When we find connection between all elements, we begin to thrive as an everyday athlete.
An everyday athlete is someone who cares about their health enough to do something about it. They’ve reached a basic level of fitness in their sport or activity of choice. The everyday athlete is someone who regularly enjoys purposeful physical activity and has some degree of knowledge about their body and nutrition. Everyday athletes spend time planning daily activities, exercise, nutrition, and goals so they can live a life in balance.
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Latest Blog Posts
Healthy Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze
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The Missing Piece to Running During COVID-19
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Carrot Apple Bread Using Chickpea Flour
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The Best Recovery Bar for Runners
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Actual Ways to ‘Reach Out’
Reaching out to others is one of the most helpful ways to get through a difficult time. But "why didn't they tell me?" is such a common phrase
A Letter to my Son About Weight
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Athletes With Eating Disorders
There is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in everyday athletes.