Press and Features
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Can Prebiotic Sodas Worsen Your IBS Symptoms?
Well+Good Apr 13, 2024
7 Best Greens Powder For Weight Loss
The Girl’s List Mar 26, 2024
The 7 Best Creatine Monohydrate Supplements to Boost Your Workouts in 2024
Everyday Health Mar 25, 2024
11 Healthiest Canned Beans—and 3 To Avoid
Eat This, Not That! Mar 23, 2024
The 13 Best Electrolyte Powders of 2024, Tested & Reviewed
SHAPE Feb 20, 2024
How To Keep Inflammation In Check After Exercise: Recovery & Supplement Ideas
Mindbodygreen Feb 16, 2024
Creatine and 10 Other Post-Workout Supplements That Deserve a Spot in Your Recovery Stack
Hone Health Feb 14, 2024
Is Prime Hydration good for kids?
Care Feb 8, 2024
Are electrolyte powders good for you?
Fortune Dec 10, 2023
Why Protein Intake Is Undeniably Connected To Fat Loss
Mindbodygreen Dec 1, 2023
How To Build A Breakfast That Lasts Until Lunch
Mindbodygreen Nov 30, 2023
10 Best Whey Protein Powders of 2023
Health Nov 17, 2023
I’m a Dietitian and These 17 Staple Costco Items Are Always in My Pantry
Clean Plates Nov 16, 2023
I’m a Dietitian and These 17 Staple Costco Items Are Always in My Pantry
Clean Plates Nov 16, 2023
SuperBeets Review: Does This Beet Powder Work?
Forbes Health Oct 9, 2023
5 Health Benefits Of Collagen, According To Experts
Forbes Health Sep 27, 2023
Electrolyte Supplements Are All the Rage, but Can You Go Overboard on Them? (In Short: Yes)
Well + Good Sep 23, 2023
Articles by Melissa
The 11 best pre-workouts of 2024, according to experts
Fortune Apr 20, 2024
Best Running Socks of 2024
U.S. News Apr 15, 2024
10 Women Fitness Leaders Spill Their Best Advice, Secrets, Fave Snacks, and More
Clean Plates Mar 11, 2024
10 Dairy Free, Egg Free Breakfasts with 30 Grams of Protein
Clean Plates Feb 8, 2024
A Women's Guide To Creatine Supplements: Benefits, Myths, & Dosage Tips
Mindbodygreen Jan 30, 2024
I Asked ChatGPT To Make My Meal Plan For The Week: Here’s What Happened
Mindbodygreen Jan 12, 2024
My Journey from Player to Sports Nutritionist
Omni Hockey Dec 20, 2023
How To Relieve Sore Muscles
Mindbodygreen Nov 20, 2023
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Exercise: The Differences & How Often To Do Each
Mindbodygreen Oct 26, 2023
7 Reasons To Take Creatine & How To Find Your Ideal Dose
Mindbodygreen Oct 25, 2023
Reasons Your HRV Is Low & How To Improve It Over Time
Mindbodygreen Sep 23, 2023
4 Benefits Of Tart Cherry Juice & How It Compares To Other Fruit Juices
Mindbodygreen Aug 25, 2023
Matcha 101
Mindbodygreen Jul 22, 2023
6 Health Benefits of Beet Juice
Mindbodygreen Jul 11, 2023
The Best (& Worst) Foods To Eat Before A Workout
Mindbodygreen June 15, 2023
Incomplete Proteins: Sources, Misconceptions & How To Use Them
Mindbodygreen May 23, 2023
TV, Radio and Podcast Interviews
The proper nutrition needs for athletes
I Am Mentally Tough Podcast Feb 27, 2024
Ottawa plays season opener in historic pro women's hockey league
CBC Ottawa Radio, All in a Day Jan 3, 2024
Performance Nutrition For OCR And Endurance Athletes
The Highly Functional Podcast Oct 13, 2020
Fuelling as an OCR Athlete for Performance and Health
OCR Unedited Podcast Aug 5, 2020
Fitness vs Esthetics, Career Change and High Performance Habits
Big Ideas Big Moves Podcast May 16, 2020
Nutrition for Athletes (and all of us), Creating a Food Foundation and More
Mind Muscle and Movement Podcast Aug 16, 2018
Behind the Scenes of Successful Practitioners & Coaches – Part 1
The Business of Becoming Podcast
Behind the Scenes of Successful Practitioners & Coaches – Part 2
The Wellness Business Hub Podcast
Holistic Nutritionist & Alpha Female Obstacle Course Racer Melissa Boufounos
The Alpha Female Podcast
Media Features
Top 100 Health Leaders 2021
OptiMYz Magazine
Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencers 2020
OptiMYz Magazine
Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencers 2019
OptiMYz Magazine
Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencers 2018
OptiMYz Magazine
Melissa Boufounos Named Official Nutritionist of the 2018 Obstacle Course Racing World Championships
OCRWC Apr 3, 2018
Speaking
Narrow Your Nice to Succeed
CAHN-Pro Building Your Nutrition Business Workshop Jan 2018
Health Expert Success Panel
The Wellness Business Summit Jun 3, 2017
Meet Media Nutritionist, Melissa Boufounos
Melissa Boufounos is a certified holistic nutritionist in the Ottawa area who helps teen and adolescent hockey players optimize their health so they can maximize their performance potential on and off the ice.
Melissa has been an athlete her entire life – she learned to skate the same year she started walking and has played hockey for over 17 years. She hung up her skates from 2015 to 2022 due to Post Concussion Syndrome. As of 2023, Melissa is back playing Senior A women’s hockey. She has been an OCR athlete since 2013.
As a hockey player, Melissa was drafted to the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (2011), represented Greece at the ISBHF World Ball Hockey Championships (2013) and was a member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian National Ball Hockey Championships team (2014).
As an OCR athlete, Melissa has competed in over 60 races, including the 2016 and 2018 OCR World Championships and the 2019 North American OCR Championships. Some of her top finishes include a 2nd place age group podium finish at a Spartan Super in 2018, a 3rd place age group podium finish at a Savage Race in 2018, and a 6th place elite and 1st place age category finish at DeadEnd Race Subzero 2018. She has also completed two Spartan Trifectas (2014, 2015).
Melissa was the Official Nutritionist of OCRWC 2018 and NORAM 2019 and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Health Leaders by OptiMYz Magazine four years in a row (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
Along with her education in Natural Nutrition from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Melissa has earned Precision Nutrition Level 1 and Level 2 nutrition coaching certifications. She has a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College and a post-graduate diploma in Sports Journalism from Centennial College.
