A focus on: Coconut water – Simone do Carmo

coconut water

Coconut water has gained immense popularity in sports and fitness over the past few years. It is viewed as a ‘natural’ low-calorie drink, and athletes have been using it as a replacement for typical sports drinks due to its high electrolyte content. However, athletes do not realise that these electrolytes are not the ones they […]

DIY Sports Drinks – Ian Craig

Sports drink

Raised a scientist, I will never ever believe the advertising claims of producers of sports drinks without a closer look. I read scientific reports about how certain foods and drinks affect our energy, strength and performance, but more than that, I now rely strongly on gut instinct when discerning nutrition quality. For example, it makes […]