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Athlete Unbound

Building Health beyond Fitness as an Athlete

Understanding how your health changes throughout your life as an athlete and getting the support your need to live happy through all the changes.

Yes, You Are Fit... But Are You Healthy??

You train hard, you find your rhythm and have the devotion to stay consistent, push your limits, and perform well. But fitness isn’t the same as health. You can be strong yet constantly fatigued, lean yet dealing with inflammation, fast yet struggling with gut issues or hormone imbalances. Overtraining, poor recovery, and stress can take a toll on your body, even if you look and perform well. True peak performance requires balance, proper nourishment, and overall well-being.

When Fitness Goes Too Far...

Pushing limits beyond what is considered "normal" is key to progress, but when fitness goes too far, it can break you down instead of building you up. Overtraining leads to chronic fatigue, hormone imbalances, poor recovery, and increased injury risk. Ignoring rest and proper nutrition doesn’t make you stronger—it weakens your body and mind. Things like relative energy deficiency syndrome (RED-S) become all too common when you don't find balance. To keep going as long as you want, you need to understand how to increase the intensity of your recovery along with your training. Lucky for you, you're in the right place to help you sustain long-term health and performance.

Supporting Athletes from Aspiring to Retiring

Your Naturopathic Approach to Supporting Recovery

You first need to understand that your recovery is not only physical, it is also PHYSIOLOGICAL. Understand how your body works, what it likes and what it needs to feel good. This is the fastest way to optimize your recovery to get you back to feeling like YOU again.

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PHYSICAL REHAB

is all about getting you moving again—restoring strength, mobility, and function so you can recover fully and come back stronger.

NUTRITION

fuels your recovery. The right nutrients help repair tissue, reduce inflammation, and keep your energy levels up so you don’t burn out.

MENTAL RESILIENCE

keeps you going when things get tough. Having the right support network helps you manage stress, stay focused, and push through setbacks.

METABOLIC HEALTH

is key for endurance and resilience. When your key body systems are working efficiently, you recover faster, regulate hormones better, and avoid re-injury.

Pathways

Top Treatment Options

  • Nutrition and Lifestyle Health Coaching

  • IV Vitamin Therapy

  • Supplement recommendations

  • Exercise and Sports nutrition

  • Lab work and Functional Testing

  • Bioidentical Hormone Prescription

Want more? Get access to more articles and resources in the Optimized membership

Dr. Nana-Adjoa Bourne, ND

Bourne Unbound Health and Performance helps athletes and performing artists at all levels optimize their health, recover faster, and perform at their best. Led by a naturopathic doctor, we offer targeted treatments like vitamin injections and personalized performance programs to support endurance, strength, and injury prevention.

 

Located within Ember and Spark Health Collective, we provide care in a space designed for creative professionals. Whether you're training, competing, or recovering, we help you stay strong, energized, and resilient—so you can keep doing what you love.

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