By David Hanenburg on 13 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition
Summer is a wonderful time to eat delicious fruits and vegetables packed with an wide array of vitamins and minerals that well…just does the body good. The reality is that a large part of the food production industry uses pesticides that well…just does the body no good. Food News put together an easy to understand [...]
By David Hanenburg on 23 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition
After reading a recent article about cherry juice being the next big sports drink due to its anti-inflammatory punch, I went on the hunt for additional anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation) food items that could help all runners keep the tread on the road or trail. I came across NutritionData’s fairly sophisticated inflammation calculation system called the IF (Inflammation [...]
By David Hanenburg on 16 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition
Many people enjoy sour cream on or in a whole host of meals. I enjoy it periodically. My wife makes some great chicken enchiladas that includes this calorically dense product. Yummy! The issue with sour cream it is mostly fat. So the calories add up quickly. If an athlete or anyone for that matter is [...]
By David Hanenburg on 14 May 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition
Are you extra tired but don’t know why? Alan Couzens put together a nice summary on the role of protein in endurance sports and describes how insufficient protein in your diet may be one of the reasons why your body is requesting more Z’s. Couzens mentions that insufficient protein intake produces a low free amino [...]
By David Hanenburg on 07 May 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition, recovery, running
What are some ways you may assist your body with running tweak management? How can you help you body heal faster and more effectively? While reading Vegetarian Sports Nutrition by D. Enette Larson-Meyer, I came across some ways that may help support your bodies natural processes and keep you running or have you running sooner [...]
By David Hanenburg on 04 May 2009 | Tagged as: nutrition
With the seemingly millions of food bars populating the shelves these days, it can be a challenge to filter through them. CLIF makes a nice bar that you may not know about, the CLIF nectar. The CLIF nectar bars are organic and contain simple real food ingredients. The products in this line have five or [...]
By David Hanenburg on 29 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: health and wellness, nutrition
“Back in the day, nobody took electrolytes tablets in the long course endurance events. It is all just marketing hype.” This is a comment I heard recently and it made me think a bit. Hmm, is this true? First let’s define the primary physiological ions of electrolytes: sodium potassium calcium magnesium chloride hydrogen phosphate hydrogen [...]
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