How to have more ENERGY and avoid FATIGUE with proper nutritionWhat do you say energy is? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ENERGY as: “a fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work.” So in […]
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Heat Blows Out The Bulls
May 10th, 2013 Heat Blows Out The Bulls Early on in the game it looked like this series between Chicago and Miami might be the most interesting and it was going to be a great game with each team making points and keeping the score tight in the first quarter. The final score of 115-78 […]
Hydration and Physical Activity
Hydration and Physical ActivityDr. Micheline Vargas, DrPH, RCEP is a nutrition scientist at Nutrilite Health Institute and if there is anyone who can speak on the importance of Hydration for optimal performance of elite athletes from a scientific view point it’s her. Since November 2008, Dr. Vargas along with other scientist have been working with […]
Do You Have a Phytonutrient Gap? That Stuff You Must Know Or Else!!
Do you have a Phytonutrient Gap? As a former college football All-American and now as an athletic trainer I get to see sports performance and physical health from both perspectives. Lets just say now I understand why my mom used to say, “Eat all of your vegetables!” She may not have known the specifics of […]
Food Food Food and Why It Is So Important
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” — Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C. Whether you are an elite athlete, high performer or hard worker no one wants to be sick. Good health is an essential key to good confidence and performance in all aspects of life. Think about your relationships, your […]