Nutrition Tip | Performance Enhancing Aid
April 15, 2019Have you heard about bicarb as a performance enhancing aid?
Nutrition Tip | Gut Issues
April 1, 2019Do you, or anyone you know suffer from gut issues in their sport? It’s a fairly common problem causing much distress and occasional reduced performance for sufferers. Wiffin et al., (2019) explored how gut symptoms could be improved by implementing a low FODMAP diet over a short period of time.
Nutrition Tip | Antioxidants
March 25, 2019“Rich in Antioxidants” is a bit of buzz phrase at the moment, used to promote certain properties of foods. Antioxidants are found largely in fruit and vegetables, the foods richest in vitamins and minerals. Let’s dig deeper into this nutrition ‘super-phrase’.
Nutrition Tip | Planning
March 18, 2019Its peak competition time for many of our athletes and an excellent time to reflect on nutrition practices in the lead up to a major competition. Making a plan around your nutrition creates certainty that you will be adequately fuelled and ready to go. Here we have compiled some prompts around getting the most out of your performance when planning your nutrition.
Bendigo school students experienced what it is like to be an elite athlete
March 15, 2019Olympic Silver medallist and VIS Cycling Coach Glenn O’Shea headlined a high performance experience organised by the Victorian Institute of Sport in conjunction with Bendigo Academy of Sport and La Trobe University Bendigo.
Nutrition Tip | Vitamin D
March 3, 2019Vitamin D can be obtained entirely through skin exposure to sunlight which is an easy feat for athletes and exercisers who are based outdoors. Athletes who are indoor athletes have higher rates of low vitamin D. When vitamin D is low, extra dietary sources with some more sun exposure, can assist in brining those levels back into the range.
Nutrition Tip | Milk
February 25, 2019Low fat, no fat, full cream, high calcium, high protein, soy, light, skim, omega 3, high calcium with vitamin D and folate, or extra dollop?
Nutrition Tip | Sustainable Nutrition
February 18, 2019Global warming is an issue at the forefront of our minds. What does that mean for sustainable nutrition and our global food supply?
Nutrition Tip | What kind of person doesn’t like pizza? A weirdough
February 11, 2019On Saturday Feb 9th we celebrated National Pizza Day! Every year at least 5 billion pizzas are sold globally.
Nutrition Tip | Turmeric
February 4, 2019You may have seen turmeric pop up around the place more frequently; in lattes, capsules, teas, rice and even beauty products. Let’s dig deeper at the claims of this popular ‘health food.’
