Hello everyone! Today’s post is all about helping athletes of any level, including the average very active person, determine their dietary carbohydrate needs. I work with a significant number of people who fit this description across a number of demographics from teenagers and beyond. Two common trends I regularly observe
My Men’s Health Month collaboration with the Soy Nutrition Institute (SNI) Global continues today with a discussion on the value and quality of soy protein as a muscle-building tool. Last week, I discussed the interaction between soy foods and male testosterone, identifying that the available evidence suggests this family of
Creatine is one of the most popular and widely used supplements in the world of athletic performance, but that doesn’t mean it automatically improves performance in all sporting activities. Soccer is a unique and physiologically demanding sport, often requiring the ability to perform well in repeated short bursts as well
The concept of the ideal pre-game meal comes up often with my athletic clients because there is, rightfully so, a sense of enhanced relevance that accompanies what one consumes right before a match or intense training session. It is obviously scientifically relevant as well, with meaningful implications for performances. So
During the course of conducting some soccer-specific research for a project I’ve got in the works, I happened to encounter a very intriguing study from 2017 which followed the dietary patterns of a handful of professional soccer players from the English Premier League. This particular study, published in International Journal
Today’s article is written by my talented writing intern Leeauna Duchesne who previously wrote one of the most fascinating pieces of content on my website looking at how fibre and fermented foods alter the gut microbiome. After reading this piece on physical fitness and your gut bacteria, you’ll probably be
The impact of per-exercise carbohydrate intake on athletic performance has long been a hot topic of interest within the world of sports nutrition. Consuming the correct amount of carbohydrates before moderate to intense activity is an important performance consideration for most people, especially in light of the fact that carbohydrate
Among macronutrients, protein has unique characteristics which often lead it to be viewed as metabolically advantageous for those trying to optimize the satiety of their dietary pattern and muscle mass. This is a topic I discuss at great length in my brand new book, pictured and linked below! These advantages
The health and fitness industries is perpetually characterized by the ebb and flows of trends, many of which I touch on in my brand new book. Anyone with their finger on the pulse of these fluctuations will know that intermittent fasting happens to be one of them. My regular readers
It’s not every day that you get to interview an Olympian, so you can only imagine my excitement when professional runner and Canadian Olympian Erin Teschuk agreed to speak with me about FOOD! ( duh). I discovered Erin on social media during Canadian Tire’s #WeAllPlayForCanada campaign for which we were
