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COLD WATER IMMERSION IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT BUT ITS BECOME A VERY HOT TOPIC! Cold therapy (therapeutic hypothermia ) appears to have been...
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- Apr 12
Creatine- not all about muscles, not only for men!
Creatine is one of the most well-researched, and effective performance supplements, and is commonly recognised as a gym-bro bulking up...
- Mar 16
METABOLIC HACK - Manipulate meal timing & composition.
BALANCING ENERGY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IS NOT SIMPLY A MATTER OF 'EAT LESS, EXERCISE MORE'. If that was the case, a bit of willpower is...
- Mar 2
Oestrogen Dominance affects men too!
Unexplained weight gain is as much a concern for men as it is for women. Softer, flabbier and fatter is not an ideal situation is it?...
- Feb 13
INJURY PRONE? It may be in your genes.
It would be rare to come across any keen or competitive athlete who has not experienced the angst of recovering from an injury. There...
- Jan 18
IS STRESS MAKING YOU FAT?
THE STRESS AXIS plays a central role in the regulation of adrenal hormones. CORTISOL is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands in...
- Dec 9, 2021
Anabolic balance
ARE YOU SABOTAGING THOSE HARD-EARNED GAINS? Proper hormonal signalling is essential for the the physiological adaptations of exercise to...
- Oct 5, 2021
Are you built for speed?
THE BENEFIT OF GENETIC TESTING FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE is not to determine whether or not an individual can become an elite athlete, but...
- Sep 21, 2021
GENETICS OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE; are you a 'natural' endurance or power athlete?
GENETICS & ENVIRONMENT It is well-established that a high percentage of the variance observed in athletic status can be explained by...
- Aug 24, 2021
SENOLYTICS- Extending our HEALTHSPAN; Can we live a healthier lifespan?
Due to advances in medical care, we are living longer. BUT ARE WE LIVING HEALTHIER? This is the crux of HEALTHSPAN, which can be defined...
- Aug 4, 2021
What's up doc?- Hope you're eating these..
CAROTENOIDS are ANTIOXIDANTS that are natural fat-soluble pigments found in plants. Humans cannot synthesize them (make them ourselves)...
- Jul 13, 2021
Is Resilience in our DNA?
In physics, resilience is the ability of a material to absorb energy from an impact and release that energy as it springs back into...
- Jun 30, 2021
Enhancing performance with Beta-Alanine
Do you get that 'tingling feeling' when you hear that word? When taken in high doses (more than 800mg) beta-alanine(BA) can result in a...
- Jun 2, 2021
MAGNESIUM - METABOLIC MULTITASKER
Renowned expert in magnesium research, Prof. Dr. Jurgen Vormann, asks ''Is this the world's number one mineral deficiency?'' Magnesium is...
- May 6, 2021
Berries to boost Sports Performance
ANTHOCYANINS are the marvellous pigments that give fruit and vegetables their red, blue, or purple or black colours. Cherries,...
- Apr 22, 2021
Nutritional interventions for Osteoarthritis
IF YOU HAVE USED (OR ABUSED) YOUR JOINTS FOR LONG ENOUGH AT SOME POINT, MOST ATHLETES WILL HAVE SUFFERED A JOINT INJURY....
- Mar 18, 2021
NOURISH YOUR BRAIN
We all have days and moments when we feel 'stressed out of our minds', but serious neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders have...
- Mar 9, 2021
What is the ESTROBOLOME?
BOTH WOMEN AND MEN HAVE AN ESTROBOLOME, which plays an important and functional role in maintaining normal testosterone and estrogen...
- Jan 14, 2021
Use food as nourishment, not as a reward
It's important to keep finding positivity during these stressful and often lonely times. A self-congratulatory pat on the back is...
- Dec 22, 2020
MIND FULL, OR MINDFUL
STOP AND BREATHE We are inundated with a constant stream of 'noise' and information. It can be exhausting and drains our energy. Stop and...