SFuels Expert Insights & Stories

Keto Shakes - For Active workouts. What about Non-Workout Days?
Keto Shakes - For Active workouts. What about Non-Workout Days?
Since my early studies in Naturopathic medicine, I've always been a strong proponent of whey protein, and frankly a fan of shakes, yoghurts and cheese.  For the general population, dairy nutrition... Read more...
Dopamine and Carb Gorging. Big Mornings, Make Bad Days.
Dopamine and Carb Gorging. Big Mornings, Make Bad Days.
  Morning behaviors triggering soaring dopamine levels and spiking blood sugars seem increasingly common in today's GenZs and Millenials.  Hardly a surprise though, when considering the addictive nature of these fleeting moments... Read more...
Crossing the English Channel: The Mind, The Training, The Nutrition, and What's Next?
Crossing the English Channel: The Mind, The Training, The Nutrition, and What's Next?
Coach Aaron and ultra swimmer Debbie Collingwood talk about her crossing of the English Channel - the training, the mindset, the nutrition and whats next ?   Read more...
Sugar Alcohols - Jury still out? SFuels Point of View.
Sugar Alcohols - Jury still out? SFuels Point of View.
While the industry moves to reduce sugar levels in foods, research outcomes remain somewhat conflicted or poorly interpreted of alternatives like sugar alcohols, and natural sweeteners.  Demand for sugar alcohols exceeded... Read more...
Ketones, Whey and Aminos: Faster Recovery. Higher Training Capacity.
Ketones, Whey and Aminos: Faster Recovery. Higher Training Capacity.
In recent times, there’s been a number of studies investigating the potential of exogenous ketones to improve endurance sports performance. While the jury’s still out on ketones and performance, there’s growing evidence on the role... Read more...
Artificial Sweeteners - Before you jump right in.
Artificial Sweeteners - Before you jump right in.
Getting straight to the topic - we're talking alternative sweeteners to sugar.  Sugar alcohols like Sorbitol, Erythritol, Xylitol, Maltitol, plus the well known artificial sweeteners like Sucralose, Aspartame, Saccharin and Acesulfame... Read more...
Green Re-Generation and Tissue Healing.
Green Re-Generation and Tissue Healing.
I still have fond memories from the 1980’s of reading and listening to one of the forefathers of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr Bernard Jensen, tell about his clinical experiences with Chlorophyll... Read more...
High-Carb: If we own your morning, we’ll control your day … maybe even more.
High-Carb: If we own your morning, we’ll control your day … maybe even more.
Of the three main meals a day, the meal that’s been most destroyed by the high-carb food and sugar industry is by far, your morning breakfast. It is not surprising.... Read more...
The endurance athlete’s mental state, your gut, and Microbiome.
The endurance athlete’s mental state, your gut, and Microbiome.
In an interesting article, “Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes“ was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition – Alison Clarke, talks... Read more...
Rice, Potato, Bananas: Good for ultra-endurance Low-Carb Racing
Rice, Potato, Bananas: Good for ultra-endurance Low-Carb Racing
OK so you know the drill – you hit 30-50 miles into the race and start craving real food – not gels, or sugar candies, and you’re sick of the sight of those sugar-laden cordial energy... Read more...
Extreme Endurance Exercise – what’s the real concerning stress here?
Extreme Endurance Exercise – what’s the real concerning stress here?
Extreme Adaption of Human Beings One of the amazing capacities of human beings is their ability to adapt to their surroundings and extreme stress placed upon them.  The human being... Read more...
Ultra Marathon ‘Fast starts’: Top 5 Tips on how best to handle them.
Ultra Marathon ‘Fast starts’: Top 5 Tips on how best to handle them.
Whether it’s a short high school cross-country race, or a serious 100 miler you can always count on the ‘fast-starters’ being present.  Oh yes, these are those that wake up... Read more...