Plant-based runner with digestive challenges – Simone do Carmo

gut health

Gastrointestinal distress is a common issue, especially among long-distance runners. Simone do Carmo shares an interesting case of a competitive plant-based runner, that shows how improving gut health can have a major impact on an athlete’s performance. John was a 19-year-old, competitive long-distance runner and a full-time student with a typical A-type personality: ambitious, determined […]

Bone broth: what’s old is new again for athletes – Rachel Jesson

bone broth

Despite being around for centuries, bone broth has become a new food trend for athletes. Rachel Jesson explains the benefits of bone broth and why it should be part of every athlete’s nutritional regime. There seems to be growing interest in ancestral foods and a move towards the diets and habits that sustained our predecessors, […]