Fat oxidation and Blackcurrant extract

Full Disclosure: ‘I have partnered with CurraNZ (www.curranz.co.nz), the blackcurrant health & fitness supplement company to do a series of blog posts on the science behind the benefits of NZ blackcurrants. This content is sponsored to the extent that CurraNZ has paid for my time to review the research, the copy/opinions here are my own.’ Our

Blackcurrant extract and inflammation

Full Disclosure: ‘I have partnered with CurraNZ (www.curranz.co.nz), the blackcurrant health & fitness supplement company to do a series of blog posts on the science behind the benefits of NZ blackcurrants. This content is sponsored to the extent that CurraNZ has paid for my time to review the research, the copy/opinions here are my own.’ Inflammation

Body recomposition: best first steps

Body recomposition, by working on building lean muscle mass and reducing excess body fat is one of the best ways to improve overall health and wellbeing in the long run, and performance in general. While the scales aren’t the best indicator for health, they can be useful to help track the trend in your body

The case against the case against salt

The case for a low salt diet has prevailed in public health guidelines for decades, with most of the population accepting that, in order to optimise their health (particularly their cardiovascular health), they must make an effort to lower the overall salt in their diet. However, when the literature is explored in more depth, and

What to eat before training: a research update

A super helpful paper was published last week that can give a little clarity on what we know about pre exercise nutrition and how it impacts on the ability to burn fat (fat oxidation rates), the cellular changes that occur during training (training adaptations) and performance outcomes. This is definitely geared towards the athlete, but it’s useful

Anxiety: a few things worth mentioning

I had the opportunity to dive into nutrients and the nervous system a few weeks ago as preparation for an online webinar that I helped my friend Dr Karen Faisandier with (a clinical psychologist) as it was an opportunity for me to get my head around what is important for ensuring we’ve got the raw

Is Collagen Worth the Hype?

Seems to depend on who you talk to…. or how much research you do on it… The Fair Go article sparked a bit of interest last week in relation to the usefulness of collagen peptides and whether or not people were just wasting their money on ‘white gold’. Now, you know I’m a fan of collagen and

A short term ketogenic diet for longevity?

So we are all aware of the benefits of fasting, and one of the introductions I had to the therapeutic effects of fasting was listening to Dom D’Agostino talk about Thomas Seyfried on the Tim Ferriss Podcast, and he talked about doing a five day quarterly fast as a way to prevent the cellular damage to

Recovery from training for a menopausal woman

I got a question in from Jan who asked whether an inability to recover post training and achy muscles which are slower to heal post-injury, is a result of menopause. If so, what can be done about it? Well, it could be. Oestrogen is involved not only in reproductive function but a host of other

Runners diarrhoea: causes and solutions

Out on a run I was listening to a podcast that talked about runner’s diarrhoea, what causes it and what we can do about it. Whilst specifically about athletes, it’s worth noting that anyone who experiences loose stool may get some take home points from this, so I thought I’d capture the essence of the