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Sport Supplements 101

  Typically, supplements are marketed to athletes as a means to help with weight loss or gain, muscle recovery, improve immunity, gut health and metabolic support. Many athletes look to supplements for a mental or physical edge in training or competition. Supplements come in a variety of forms; tablets, liquids, powders, bars and capsules. Some of the most sought-after vitamin and mineral supplements include iron, B12, vitamin D, calcium, multivitamins, Ashwagandha, creatine, BCAA, whey protein, ketones and antioxidants like vitamin C, E and Q10. Some supplements are problematic to health and performance. A review in the Journal of Physiology showed no strong evidence that antioxidant supplementation, such C and E, can improve performance or health. Furthermore, high-dose antioxidants may prevent important training adaptations such as creating new muscle mitochondria, muscle growth, and improving insulin sensitivity. In addition, supplements contain multiple ingredients, maki...

Do you need a daily supplement?

"The term 'dietary supplement' describes a broad and diverse category of products that you eat or drink to support good health and supplement the diet. Dietary supplements are not medicines, nor should they be considered a substitute for food." -From the Quality Supplements website . Dietary supplement ingredients can be one or a combination of any of the following: Vitamin Mineral Herb or other botanical Amino acid (the individual building blocks of a protein) Concentrate, metabolite, constituent, or extract Although some herbal and mineral compounds have been used for hundreds of years to treat health conditions, current dietary supplement manufacturers are not legally allowed to say their products cure, treat or prevent disease. Supplement makers are allowed to claim that products support health or contribute to well-being. Congress does not regulate dietary supplements the same way it regulates medicine. Except for new dietary ingredients, dietary supplement manuf...

Training, food and work - catching up

I love this quote. I'm sure you agree if you love your job.  This past week has been very busy for me (thus the lack of blogging) so I thought I'd catch you up.... MONDAY: I love my PRN (as needed) position at Baptist Medical Center Beaches because it allows me to help out the other clinical RDs when they need time off work. This gives me only a handful of days each month to put on my clinical dietitian hat but because the human body is so amazing, I always learn something new, every time I see patients in the hospital. This week I worked Mon, Tues, Wed (on call only), Thurs and Fri so it was really nice to follow patients all week and to spread some good health and cheer to those who were not well during this time of the year. But of course, being a clinical RD requires a lot of brain power so that leaves little energy in the evening for blogging. Delicious tempeh and broccoli stir fry with quinoa: Tempeh Broccoli Mushrooms Quinoa Marinara sauce 1. Cooked temp...