The Antioxidant Paradox You optimise your training load. You track your recovery. You invest in your nutrition. So when the research points to antioxidants reducing oxidative stress from exercise, supplementing seems like a logical performance lever to pull. But what if that investment was quietly working against your returns? This is one of sport nutrition's […]
Whether you’re running marathons, lifting weights, or participating in team sports, your bones bear the brunt of your intense physical activity and constant training regimen. While we all know the importance of calcium and vitamin D for bone health, we often forget the role magnesium has in bone health. The Magnesium-Bone Connection Research suggests 20% […]
Medicinal mushrooms have gained popularity in recent years for their potential health benefits, including those that can be advantageous for athletes. Mushrooms are a great inclusion in your diet as they have many health and nutritional benefits. Mushrooms contain several B vitamins, including niacin, folate, biotin, pantothenic acid and riboflavin. Mushrooms also provide antioxidants and […]
Sports naturopathy, also known as sports-focused naturopathic medicine, uses natural healing approaches and offers many potential benefits for athletes. Naturopathic practitioners (Naturopaths) aim to maintain optimal health through a balanced and yet comprehensive approach. Naturopathy complements other conventional medical and allied health practices. Potential benefits of sports naturopathy for athletes include: Holistic Approach: Sports naturopathy […]
What Makes Tart Cherries So Powerful? Tart cherry juice for athletes is one of the most well-researched natural recovery tools available and it's one that many competitors are yet to discover. Used for decades to manage gout and osteoarthritis, tart cherries are now gaining serious attention in sports science for their ability to accelerate […]
To keep your energy sustained, it is important to maintain blood sugar control. Natural blood sugar control is possible when done correctly and with professional guidance and supervision. When individuals fail to fuel themselves properly, they may experience reactive hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or dysglycaemia (abnormal blood sugar levels) with an exaggerated insulin response. As […]
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.
Caffeine is now the world’s most popular stimulant ingested by over 90% of people including athletes because it makes them feel “damn good”. But is it really that good for you? This article explores a balanced perspective on caffeine use in sport.
