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Ashley Besecker, RDN, CD

Performance Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Functional Performance Nutrition
Country or state 
United States (Washington)
Available to 
North America
City 
Seattle
Fee 
Volunteer
No
Timezone 
America/Los_Angeles

Personal Details

Bio

Ashley Besecker is a registered dietitian nutritionist, and one of the few nutrigenomics specialists practicing in the world of professional athletics. Ashley studied at Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, and Stanford, and lectures at universities and conferences around the country about personalized nutrition and the science behind it. In practice, she analyzes an athletes DNA and blood biomarkers, and uses their own biochemistry to build out personalized plans for nutrition, performance, and recovery.

Current position (1)

Performance Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Functional Performance Nutrition

Degrees (3)
Genetics and Genomics
Stanford Medicine, Department of Genetics
2017 to 2019
Dietetic Internship, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2006 to 2007
Bachelor of Science, Nutritional Science
Pepperdine University
2002 to 2006

Presentations

Presentations (4)
Sports Nutrition 101

For Middle and High School Aged Athletes, Ashley offers a “Sports Nutrition 101” lecture which includes discussions on macronutrients, and specific micronutrients for pre and post fueling for a young athlete, supplement use, injury prevention strategies and if applicable for female athletes, how training to female menstrual cycles can increase your effectiveness on the field, or court.

Preparing for Collegiate Athletics

For High School aged athletes moving into college level athletics, Ashley offers a “Preparing for Collegiate Athletics” lecture which includes all topics covered in “Sports Nutrition 101” in addition to special focus on supplements and medications as it relates to athlete drug testing, off-season training and nutrition strategies, how to get the most out of your team RDN, and nutrition while traveling on the road.

Preparing for Professional Athletics

For College aged athletes entering a professional athletics career, Ashley offers a “Preparing for Professional Athletics” lecture which covers all topics in “Sports Nutrition 101” in addition to specialty focus in the areas of what to expect in professional team facilities, working with professional level RDN’s, off-season training and nutrition strategies, supplements and drug testing, cooking and working with personal chefs, travel nutrition, and special circumstances for international play in events like the Olympics, World Cups, Super Bowls, World Series, and more.

Sports Nutrition in Professional Athletics

For Professional Teams, Ashley offers customized lectures based on the needs of your program. Ashley’s education is meant to support the existing team nutrition staff’s work and will help your athletes to utilize your already existing nutrition support staff in an efficient and valuable way. Specific topics to cover could include nutrition supplements and drug testing, questions on cannabinoids and performance and legality, nutrition at home and in the offseason, how to set a standard of longevity and health span for your players, working with personal chefs, and more.

Past talks (8)
Kid’s Nutrition for Health and Sports
Kid’s Nutrition for Health and Sports
Atlantic Street Center
July 13, 2011
Healthy Nutrition for Growing Athletes
Healthy Nutrition for Growing Athletes
Eastside Tennis Center
September 13, 2014
Genes: YOUR Recipe for Health
Genes: YOUR Recipe for Health
Bellevue College
November 9, 2017
Nutritional Science 101
Nutritional Science
The Overlake School
April 2, 2010
Nutrition Science and Disordered Eating
Nutritional Science & Eating Disorder Unit
Mercer Island High School
May 11, 2012
Insertion of Personalized Genomic Nutrition into CP, DI, DPD curriculums
Western Regional Meeting for NDEP (Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Preceptors)
Portland, Oregon
March 7, 2019
Sports Nutrition for Female Athletes
Sammamish Little League All Stars
Sammamish, Washington
June 17, 2024
Nutrition for Female Athletes
Eastside Elite Women's Basketball
Mercer Island, WA
May 4, 2024
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Expertise (11)

Health & Well-being
Healthcare
Sport & Hobbies
Sports Nutrition Functional Longevity Professional Athletics Nutritional Supplements Sports Supplementation Olympics blood work Epigenetics

Clients

Sue Bird
Megan Rapinoe
New York Liberty
WNBA
NWSL
NFL
Olympic Athletes

Awards & certifications (1)

Doris Bronson Morrill Award for Outstanding Intellectual Achievement in Science
Kappa Kappa Gamma
2022
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

I work with the best athletes in the world; who doesn't want to hear about that?

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