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Cinnamon: better sugar control, the master-antioxidant.
Cinnamon: better sugar control, the master-antioxidant.
In March 2013, the Mayo Clinic highlighted the research momentum behind Cinnamon enabling better glycemic control in type 2 diabetics.  One year later, Cinnamon was further shown to improve insulin... Read more...
Preventing exercise induced muscle damage: More on Turmeric.
Preventing exercise induced muscle damage: More on Turmeric.
Exercise, particularly higher intensity exercise produces lactate and reactive oxygen species – both of which have shown to be causative factors of muscle damage. Now, some observers may think ultra-endurance... Read more...
Hand cooling and body temperature, cardio and perceptual responses during cycling in heat.
Hand cooling and body temperature, cardio and perceptual responses during cycling in heat.
Maintaining a lower core-body temperature has long been a question for athletes and coaches a like…could it improve performance?  … could it reduce inflammation.  In multiple research papers the indications are... Read more...
Pre-biotic Fibers: Insulin control, AMPK and endurance.
Pre-biotic Fibers: Insulin control, AMPK and endurance.
Medical science has published many papers on the health effects of dietary fibers.   While the active constituents in various fibers yield different pharmacological effects, pre-biotic  (resistant starches) fibers from... Read more...
Ketone (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diet enhances physical and cognitive performance.
Ketone (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diet enhances physical and cognitive performance.
Evidence continues to grow showing that, ketogenic (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diets benefit ultra endurance athletes.. by improving fat oxidation and providing fueling flexibility. Well here’s another research paper – with a... Read more...
Cocoa Flavanols, how much?
Cocoa Flavanols, how much?
I was recently  shown some data from a Consumerlabs.com report regarding the flavanol content of chocolate and cocoa. The same report also highlighted the levels of heavy metals found in cocoa/chocolate.... Read more...
Vanilla: the power anti-inflammatory and and anti-oxidant spice
Vanilla: the power anti-inflammatory and and anti-oxidant spice
Exercise is well known as a strong generator of oxidative stress and associated inflammation in the body.  The accumulation of hydrogen peroxide, could serve as a robust bio-marker of oxidative... Read more...
Cocoa and Chocolate: 5 Reasons an Endurance athlete should CARE.
Cocoa and Chocolate: 5 Reasons an Endurance athlete should CARE.
In the world of smart-marketing of nutritional superfoods – maybe no other food has a more confused positioning than ‘Chocolate’ ….ahh sorry, I mean Cocoa, I mean Cacao…apologies about all this I... Read more...
Coconut Oil Noise: Back to basics on why endurance athletes (and us) use it in foods.
Coconut Oil Noise: Back to basics on why endurance athletes (and us) use it in foods.
With all the noise from the vegetable oil industry calling out erroneous claims on Coconut oil…I thought it may be good to get back to basics – and highlight, what... Read more...
Psyllium: Keeping insulin down, post-meals and snacks.
Psyllium: Keeping insulin down, post-meals and snacks.
Over the years, medical science has published many papers on the health effects of dietary fibres.   While the active constituents in various fibres, yield different pharmacological effects, Psyllium, or... Read more...