Detoxification: literally living a ‘clean’ sport – Ian Craig
‘Clean sport’ is the phrase generally used to indicate a drug-free environment during athletic endeavour. That’s a really good starting point to support the health of our athletes! However, in nutrition circles, the phrase ‘clean eating’ would suggest that sports men and women could be coached to even higher levels of health. Detoxification and biotransformation, […]
Sulphur metabolism: the “X” factor in disease prevention & exercise health – Heidi du Preez
The role of sulphur amino acids in supporting the human body is critical and their influence is varied. When disrupted, so are we, with effects on exercise tolerance to performance and recovery. Poor sulphur metabolism can also pave the way for potential chronic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even cancer. Therefore, […]
Are women more susceptible to inflammation? – Amy Desborough
Growing evidence suggests a close link between inflammation and many chronic health conditions, including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma. Autoimmune diseases present with a clear gender bias with a greater prevalence amongst women, occurring at a rate of 2 to 1. Women appear to be affected with […]
The carb-fat ‘macros’ debate in sports nutrition – Ian Craig and friends
The ‘carb is king’ paradigm has now been running within the field of sports nutrition for over 50 years. Some of this one-sided belief is well founded, with clear sports performance gains in certain athletic contexts, but equally polarised views of ‘fat is fab’ have begun to confuse this narrative over the past decade or […]
Nourishing an athlete’s mitochondria from a three-dimensional perspective
The overarching reliance of sports nutrition on a quantitative view of macronutrients can short-change athletes in terms of the performance benefits derived from food and lifestyle choices. However, if we extend our approach and ask clients to eat in a way that nourishes their body systems in a personalised way, their health and vitality will […]
Enduring endurance – exercise through the ages – Emma Beswick
A couple of decades ago thirty was the new twenty in endurance sports… Now, in the 2020s, it’s not unusual to see athletes in their mid thirties, or even forties at the top of their game, and giving the youngsters a run for their money. This webinar will explore nutrition for endurance exercise and how […]
Ergogenic strategies for muscle hypertrophy and body composition change – Matt Lovell
Ergogenic strategies for performance are about more than just incorporating supplements. Every life choice we make influences our sporting performance, for better or worse. In this webinar, Matt Lovell will be extending the systems biology approach from a model of functional nutrition into human performance, with particular reference to muscle hypertrophy, body composition change, and […]
Bone health from a genetic perspective – Karen Harrison
We don’t tend to think about poor bone health with regard to athletes; athletes typically do enough weight bearing exercise and eat in a healthy way, supporting the nutrient needs of bones. However, after consulting with a number of female athletes who experienced muscle stiffness and bone fractures, Karen noticed that at certain times of […]
Making weight – Paul Ehren
Looking beyond the pre-competition dieting process, Paul Ehren will be asking you to consider the manipulation of body composition over a variety of sports, how the nature of the sport will dictate the approach, why we need to look further than nutrition advice and our responsibilities to our clients year round. Paul will also consider […]
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) – Renee McGregor
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), as the name would suggest, is a condition of energy deficiency, with adverse effects on all body systems, seriously affecting long term growth and development, health and wellbeing, and physical performance. It affects both male and female athletes who do not fuel adequately, either intentionally or unintentionally. RED-S is […]