Cold water therapy is increasingly popular in Australia, particularly among athletes and wellness enthusiasts. A survey indicates that many Australians are adopting cold water immersion practices, with many using it for muscle recovery, mental health benefits, and overall well-being. According to Pursue Performance, approximately 82.6% of users engage in cold plunges 5-7 times per week, […]
Zinc deficiency is more common in plant-based athletes. Fact is, zinc is the powerhouse that supports performance. And knowing how being deficient in zinc can affect your progress, is essential. Most athletes understand zinc’s role in supporting the immune system and wound healing, and its requirement for a proper sense of taste and smell but […]
Have you ever heard of hepcidin? It’s definitely worth understanding particularly if you are a female athlete, or someone who suffers from iron deficiency anaemia.
The high demands of sports make athletes more vulnerable to illness, with 65% of athletes experiencing regular colds and infections. Zinc is a key nutrient required for immunity and keeping an eye out for low zinc symptoms, may just make the difference between being sick or great performances. It can be so frustrating to put […]
If you’re training hard, but don’t feel like you’re improving your athletic performance, then enriching your gut health through choosing the best probiotics to complement your gut microbiome could be the missing ingredient. What are probiotics? Probiotics are live microorganisms, mainly bacteria, and yeasts, that naturally reside in your gut (microbiome) and convey a health […]
Vitamin D deficiency has consequences well beyond bone health. Vitamin D is gold. Vitamin D is so important to the body, immune cells, brain, colon, breast, and other cells have the ability to also activate it locally when required. Although labelled a vitamin, calcitriol (bio-active vitamin D) acts more like a hormone within the body. […]
Mineral and heavy metal testing can help to gain a better understanding of what metals may be impacting on health and what minerals are required to increase to enhance performance and overall health. Optimal nutritional balance is essential for the function of every cell and system in your body. Obtaining feedback on mineral absorption is […]
Before we dive into how to maintain robust immunity in athletes, let’s do a quick recap on how our immune system works. The immune system is a busy network throughout our entire body including cells, vessels, lymphoid tissue, nodes, nodules, bone marrow and organs. Bone marrow is where millions of new blood cells are produced […]
The immune system is intricate and complex. A recent study suggested immunity issues cause up to 50% of disruption to training or performance in athletes. To learn how your immune system functions, what can go wrong and how to support your immune system to avoid setback to training and performance.
Thyroid hormones perform many key functions in the human body including regulation of body temperature, metabolism and play an important role in how an athlete creates and uses energy. Athletes are at risk of deficiency of key thyroid nutrients such as iodine, due to loss via sweating. Thyroid function can also be impacted by many other issues such as endocrine disrupting toxins, chemicals and heavy metals in the environment and go onto effect other areas of the body such as reproductive hormone dysregulation. Find out how to support your thyroid in this guide.
