By now we’ve all stopped hearing the overly cheerful mantra “New Year, new you!” For most of us, what fitness means in January starts to feel very different than what it means in March. What do you do when that New Year’s motivation starts to peter out?
Wherever you are on your fitness journey, it’s hard not to be initially drawn into the optimism captured in that simple phrase, only to find that a simple catch phrase cannot buoy us up in the face of everyday stressors like work and family. The struggle is real. And you are not alone. What if there was a way to harness that motivation and give yourself a boost every week?
Today I want to take the opportunity to briefly share with you details of a new study performed by Newcastle University, United Kingdom, which is the first major study to bring to light the benefit of collagen peptides for sports recovery.
Thankfully to Keith Baar and his previous nutritional interventions on connective tissue, we know that adding gelatin with vitamin C prior to an intermittent exercise program could play a beneficial role in injury prevention and tissue repair (2).
Last week, I shared with you that collagen is an essential part of our connective tissue and that it can be supported by a healthy diet. I also mentioned that not all collagen or collagen peptide products will effectively support your connective tissue health. Before we go into specific collagen varieties from foods and supplements, let’s make sure we understand the fundamental differences between collagen and collagen peptides.
Wouldn’t you agree that to be healthy and at the same time consistently successful you need to be tireless, efficient, and emotionally and energetically charged?
That means you need to pay attention to your diet 100% as it affects every organ and part of your body, from the most superficial skin layer to the deepest parts of your body like your organs.
You may have heard that beets are good for your nitric oxide production. I want to share with you many more vegetables, which can support the production of that powerful signaling molecule in your body. But first, let’s make sure you realize why you should be paying attention to the subject of natural nitrates and their contribution to generating nitric oxide in your body.
Resync Supplements®, launched in late 2017 by Barbara Depta, a renowned structural balance and flexibility coach to many professional athletes, is a clean product line based on natural nitrate sources like red spinach extract, and supported by valuable additional ingredients such as curcumin, to support your anti-inflammatory lifestyle and daily vitality. She had a mission to develop a unique, valuable product line, and make it part of her new platform, Red-Sync Your Core™, where healthy movement, nutrition and effective communication could meet.
Let’s face it…getting older is a challenge for everyone, and arguably a greater challenge for women than men. In addition to the physical and physiological changes related to aging and altered hormones, women also face the cultural pressure to never age, and in this economy, are often laboring on both home and career fronts.
On November 20, 2017, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, “New Evidence for Critics of Weight-Loss and Sports Supplements”, addressing some serious safety concerns that the FDA has with supplements that are widely available to the public online, and in nutritional and grocery stores. As you can imagine, as an owner of a high quality supplemental company, this article got my attention. I always ask my clients, especially the professional athletes I work with, “Do you truly know what’s inside of your supplements?”
Tom Brady is an outstanding athlete, who is highly respected not only by his New England Patriot fans, but also by sports fans and people all over the world.
Recently, Brady’s diet has received a lot of attention, but some health experts are questioning the lack of fruits in it.
You would probably agree with some of the top doctors and researchers that any diet, which eliminates fruits, due to their sugar content will create some health gaps.
If you are an athlete, coach or a parent of an athlete, these few essential tips should become part of your athletic recovery routine, if you want to take your performance to the next level and resync your body effectively.
Any top professional or Olympic athlete will tell you that his or her performance improves, when they start paying attention to the quality and quantity of their recovery.
Did you know that there are many varieties of cherries and that some, actually most of the ones you may be consuming, could be pro-inflammatory not anti-inflammatory?
Yes indeed!
So how do you know which ones are in your juice or post workout cherry shake?
Regardless if your goal is to be stronger, faster or leaner, you know that consistent training and effective recovery are inevitable to achieve any of these results.
As a proponent of a healthy lifestyle, you know that sugary chocolate milk is your worst enemy, and it definitely doesn’t contribute to your athletic recovery.
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