Nutrition DiscoveRD, LLC
Discover Your Strength Within
Mary-Lauren Shelton, RDN, LD, CEDRD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian licensed in both Texas and Kentucky. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from the University of Kentucky in Lexington where she also completed the Coordinated Dietetics Program. Mary-Lauren’s primary focus is working with athletes and those with eating disorders. She currently provides one on one and group nutrition counseling services in Richardson, TX through her company, Nutrition DiscoveRD, and virtually to residents across Texas and Kentucky.
Growing up as a competitive athlete, Mary-Lauren Shelton, RDN, LD, CEDRD has extensive personal and professional experience working with athletes to fuel their bodies for peak performance. Studies show that many of the traits that are instrumental in an athlete being successful in their sport can also contribute to the development of an eating disorder or disordered eating. Eating disorders and disordered eating can not only make an athlete less competitive, but it puts the athlete at an increased risk for injury, permanent damage to their bodies, and could be life-threatening. Mary-Lauren works with athletes at all levels in Aesthetic sports (dancers, gymnasts, cheerleaders, swimmers, figure skaters), Endurance sports (cross country running, cycling, triathlon), Weight Class sports (jockeys, wrestlers, boxers, and martial arts), Performing Artists, and Others (equestrian, tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, golf).
Mary-Lauren Shelton, RDN, LD, CEDRD previously worked with clients at Center For Discovery in Addison, Texas as an eating disorder Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the PHP/IOP (Partial Hospitalization/ Intensive Outpatient) setting, Eating Disorder Solutions in Dallas, TX as a contract eating disorder Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the residential setting, and also at Medical City Green Oaks Psychiatric Hospital in Dallas, Texas as a Clinical Dietitian Nutritionist in the inpatient setting. She is actively involved in IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals), IFEDD (International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians), CPSDA (The Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association), and both the national and local chapters of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics including the Bluegrass Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (BGAND).
A balanced diet can make an average athlete great,
but a poor diet can make a great athlete average
Mary-Lauren Shelton
RDN, LD, CEDRD