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#35: Eat Your Daily Fish
Everyone knows that eating fish is good for you. But why is that exactly? The short answer is that it helps lower inflammation and more. So should you…
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#34 : What to do about DOMS?
Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness is no joke. Minimising DOMS is always in the forefront of anybody who exercises. Many treatment options are available…
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# 33: Lactic Acid Does Not Give You DOMS
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is the nemesis of all athletes. Your workout is great. Then by the end of the day after, you experience increasing…
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Tidbits #32: Iron Part II - Iron Deficiency
Part II of the series on Iron. In 2022, over 1.6 billion people worldwide were diagnosed with iron deficiency. Never-ending, debilitating fatigue is the…
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#31: Emotional Stress Makes Your Brain Sick
Similar to infection, psychological stress increase inflammatory markers in your central nervous system. Small molecules called cytokines are messengers…
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Tidbits #30: Your Brain Craves Estrogen
Menopause is a hot topic right now. In 2024 Dr Lisa Mosconi published ground breaking research showing for the first time how estrogen decline affects…
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Tidbits #29: Creatine & Blood Tests
Creatine supplementation is making a come back - for good reasons. Creatine benefits extend beyond exercise. Like many supplements, it can influence…
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