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Brilliantly Boosting Coconut Bars!
Give yourself a boost with these great tasting, quick and easy to make coconut bars. These coconut bars contain all natural ingredients, are gluten and dairy free and contain no added sugar.
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Nutrition 'Must be a Global Priority' Say Researchers
Poor nutrition leads to the deaths of about 3.1 million under-fives annually, it says.
An international team reviewed different causes of malnutrition in pregnancy and childhood.They say the first 1,000 days of life - from conception to two years - have lasting consequences for health.
Malnutrition - which includes being overweight or obese as well as under-nourished - also has an economic impact.
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Watermelons Can Help Muscle Recovery
Drinking a watermelons juice can relieve muscle soreness after exercise, new research suggests.
- The amino acid L-citrulline in watermelons can cut an athlete’s recovery time and boost their performance
- The chemical speeds up the process of lactic acid removal from the muscles which reduces soreness
Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Dementia Risk
Eating a Mediterranean diet is good for the mind, research has concluded.
The research, by the University of Exeter's Medical School, is the first systematic review of previous studies into the diet's benefits to the brain.
It comes after research last month showed the same diet could help counteract a genetic risk of strokes.
The team, supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula, analysed 12 eligible pieces of research, 11 observational studies and one randomised control trial.
Toxic Sugar - Video on the Obesity Epidemic
Is sugar toxic and the cause of the obesity epidemic? Here’s a great new video called Toxic Sugar. It’s a recent segment from the major Australian science program Catalyst, on ABC.
It’s arguably the best 18-minute introduction ever made on the true causes of the obesity epidemic. The program features the #1 enemy of the sugar industry: professor Robert Lustig. Also appearing: science writer Gary Taubes and obesity expert professor Michael Crowley.
Time to Slap on the BROCCOLI? Compound in Vegetable Found to Protect Against Sunburn and Skin Cancer
● Compound called sulforaphane prevents growth of cancer cells
● Also triggers chemoprotective genes - such as the Nrf2 gene.
● Nrf2 protects healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy drugs.
● Broccoli rubbed into skin was also found to prevent sunburn
Higher Levels of Omega-3 in Diet Associated with Better Sleep
A randomised placebo-controlled study by the University of Oxford suggests that higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with better sleep. The researchers explored whether 16 weeks of daily 600 mg supplements of algal sources would improve the sleep of 362 children. The children who took part in the study were not selected for sleep problems, but were all struggling readers at a mainstream primary school. At the outset, the parents filled in a child sleep questionnaire, which revealed that four in ten of the children in the study suffered from regular sleep disturbances. Of the children rated as having poor sleep, the researchers fitted wrist sensors to 43 of them to monitor their movements in bed over five nights. This exploratory pilot study showed that the children on a course of daily supplements of omega-3 had nearly one hour (58 minutes) more sleep and seven fewer waking episodes per night compared with the children taking the corn or soybean placebo. The findings are due to be published in the Journal of Sleep Research.
Pre-Workout Nutrition - Part Two
In this short series we have are looking at what to eat before workouts and competitions to make sure that you get your best after every session. In the last blog we talked about what supplements to consider before a workout/competition. This blog is going to look at what (if anything) you should eat before exercise, in particularly relating to carbohydrates.
Pre-Workout Nutrition - Part One
What you eat before exercise is not a black and white subject. There is no one recommendation that can be made because everyone is different, each training session is difference and sports have their own specific demands that require different nutritional approaches. It also depends on what on each specific situation. For example, are you preparing for a training session or competition? Is your training high intensity or low intensity? Is it more endurance or strength based? Therefore, some of the points here come with a few caveats and are may not always apply. Part 1 of the pre-workout blog will focus on some supplements that have been shown to improve performance.
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