Category: Nutrition

4 Impressive Reasons To Eat More Plant-Based Foods!

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plant-based foods

During flu and cold season, building your immunity is very important. One way you can do this is by eating more whole, plant-based foods. Here are athlete and author Brendan Brazier’s 4 reasons why you should start incorporating more nutrient-dense foods into your diet. 1. Plant-Based Foods Provide Energy Before the body can turn cooked food into usable fuel, it must produce enzymes to aid in the digestion process. A healthy person can create these enzymes, but it costs energy, which creates a nominal amount of stress. As we get…

The Importance of Accountability & Support for Weight Loss Goals

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accountability

How to Be Accountable to Your Weight Loss Goals When trying to achieve weight loss goals by dieting and exercising, willpower alone is not always enough to stay on track. To be able to lose weight and keep it off for good, accountability and support are the key. However, we all know that maintaining accountability and finding support is easier said than done. The following are some ways to help keep you accountable and supported through your weight loss journey.   Create your weight loss plan Write down your weight loss plan on paper…

The Weekend Binge

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overeating

Are you a victim of weekend overeating? The following 5 strategies can help you ditch the binge, guilt and extra weight. So often I hear the story from clients and friends that weekday food choices are healthy and very controlled…..then Friday comes along – the weekend becomes a blur of poor food choices and alcohol binges. We live hectic lives, juggle family, stressful jobs, finances, exercise, kid’s sports, homework, study, the list is endless! So it is not surprising that we get to the weekend and turn to fast food…

Fluid and Electrolytes for Endurance – Kokoda Challenge

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fluid and electrolytes

Are you aware of your fluid and electrolytes? By drinking regularly during exercise, athletes can prevent declines in concentration and skill level, improve perceived exertion, prevent excessive elevations in heart rate and body temperature and improve performance – good justification for every athlete and coach to make fluid replacement a key priority during training and competition. It is very difficult to replace all fluid lost whilst exercising, due to the volume of sweat, as well as time cost of consuming fluid.  Athletes need to regularly plan and practice fluid intake…

Healthy gut – the key to a healthy life?

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Healthy gut

In a healthy digestive system there is a good balance between beneficial bacteria and harmful bacteria. In fact there are more than 100 trillion bacteria living in your gut. In most people who are well and eat a varied and healthy diet the body takes care of itself and keeps the beneficial bacteria and harmful bacteria in balance. The benefits of good bacteria in our digestive system: Assist with digestion and nutrient absorption Reduce chance of infections from pathogens Boost our immune system Reduce the symptoms of IBS Help keep…

Fuelling for Endurance- Kokoda Challenge

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Fuelling Endurance

 by Delina Rahmate BHSc Nutritional Medicine www.delina.com.auIn recent years there have been several changes in the way that we see carbohydrates in everyday use and in our training diet which for most people is very confusing. Should we avoid carbohydrates, what type should we have and are they as fattening as what we are hearing? What should we be eating when we are fuelling for endurance in the Kokoda Challenge?As athletes, beginners to advanced,  our carbohydrate needs are not static, in fact they change on a daily basis according to…

Larah Brook – An Inspiration

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Larah

Today I am so happy, this beautiful lady Larah Brook made my day! 14 kilograms down and 10 to go! Larah is running her first half marathon in October and we’ve been working together since January to build some base fitness and lose weight in order to run injury free. Thanks especially to Dave Coombs from PhysioLogic Physiotherapy Gold Coast for the running drills and rehabilitation and Ian Curnow Chiropractor and Owner of Tweed Coast Chiropractic for help in getting this girl in shape to run. Watch this space! Larah…

5 Ways Alcohol Hinders Fat Loss!

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Alcohol

  Many people enjoy alcohol’s sedating influence and use it as part of our society’s traditions. Here, David Robson, has put together details about alcohol and explains the main concerns, how it is processed and more ALCOHOL SUPPLIES EMPTY CALORIES: CALORIES WITHOUT NUTRITION Alcohol use – as a well-established part of human culture – is something that has become almost as acceptable as eating and breathing. As a social facilitator and feel good drug of choice for many, alcohol is very popular indeed, with consumption at mass levels. However, alcohols well-documented deleterious…

Ladies – want to lose weight?

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Weight loss, lose weight

Lose weight using a scientifically substantiated method. No fads, no meal replacements, no gruelling exercise regimes; just simple but effective nutrition and exercise advice. I recently read a research study on weight loss in females. The female subjects had around 10kg to lose. They followed a sensible diet which included low GI carbs, lean protein, plenty of fruits & vegetables and good fats as well as exercised for 30 minutes per day. They lost substantial amounts of weight, and in fact the study was so effective that a few participants had…

Dietary Supplements and Ergogenic Aids

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A minefield for athletesSports supplementation is an ever growing industry and as athletes we are enticed by very clever marketing strategies and testimonials.  Internationally athletes using sports supplementation is estimated to be as high as 89% with the majority of consumers being elite athletes and older athletes. Unfortunately the manufacturing and marketing of supplements is not regulated leaving athletes vulnerable to false advertising and misleading claims.Almost every athlete wants the extra edge to improve performance and are motivated to use supplementation to enhance performance and recovery, increase energy, prevent illness and…