Using Meal Garden to Offer Meal Plans and Recipes to Clients
[Disclaimer: I partnered with Meal Garden to bring you this post. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by Meal Garden.] Listen, I’ll be the first to tell you I don’t like meal plans and I don’t offer meal planning services. Or at least, what has become...
Should I Workout When I’m Sick?
I’m sick, should I workout? There isn’t a quick, simple answer to this question. Like almost every answer I give athletes when they ask me a question "it depends". First, it depends on the intensity and duration of the workout you want to undertake. Of course, what...
How Athletes Can Eat Healthy on a Budget
Want to eat healthier? Who doesn’t?! On a budget? Who isn’t?! Thankfully, healthy eating and saving money don’t have to be opposing concepts. Sure, hunting down exotic superfoods all over your city and the three cities over is definitely expensive. Sure, packaged...
Nutrition Considerations for Athletes Over 40
Do Your Nutrition Needs Change Over 40? These days it’s not uncommon to hear someone say “40 is the new 30” and so on for every subsequent decade. Age categories don’t mean what they used to in the 20th century. Advances in medicine and better living conditions have...
Can Curcumin Really Reduce Pain and Inflammation?
You may have heard that curcumin, the bioactive component of the spice turmeric that imparts the yellow colour, has impressive benefits. Is it all hype? Unlike many supplements on the market that make wild, unsubstantiated claims; science backs up many of curcumin’s...
Tart Cherry Juice and Recovery
The use of tart cherry juice has become increasingly popular in both elite athletes and the general public. However, the use of supplements and ergogenic aids in the general public often have little or no scientific evidence to back up the current research available....
The Health and Performance Benefits of Omega-3s
I bet you hear a lot about omega-3s - and for good reason! Not only is one of them essential for good health, but we don’t get enough of them in our diets. Omega-3s are a kind of fat. Different fats are used by our bodies for different essential functions. ...
Beetroot, Nitrates and Athletic Performance
In the past few years beetroot juice, bars and powder have been making waves on the market as new and natural performance-enhancing products. These products claim to promote extended exercise endurance, improved energy and stamina, maximized exercise...
Seeing Red: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports
Have you heard of RED-S syndrome? When it comes to obstacle course racing, RED-S isn’t referring to the shades of blush, rose and scarlet your face turns as you sweat it out and push your body hard to the finish line. RED-S actually stands for Relative Energy...
The Dangers of Very Low Body Fat Levels in Women
We live in a world where the weight management market was worth a staggering US$ 189.8 Billion in 2018. The pursuit of thinness is a global preoccupation. It certainly consumes the thoughts of many athletes. In a recent New York Times video, pro runner Mary Cain...