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CocoaVia® Chocolate Orange Protein Shake

If you love the combination of chocolate and orange, you’ll want to dive into this shake! It satisfies chocolate cravings while supporting healthy blood flow, thanks to the cocoa flavanols in CocoaVia® cocoa extract supplement. Cocoa flavanols are the beneficial plant-based nutrients found naturally in cocoa. Cocoa flavanols work with your body to maintain healthy levels of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps maintain the healthy flow of oxygen and nutrients to vital organs, muscles and tissues throughout your body, helping …

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Post Workout Nutrition – what do you really need?

November 8, 2011 / 3 minutes of reading

Are you confused about what to consume post workout? RD-to-be Sara Shipley breaks down the basics and provides excellent suggestions for post workout nutrition: We’ve heard it all before: “You need protein after a workout!” But why? And how much? Will two scoops of any protein powder in your morning smoothie cover all of your bases? Maybe, but here’s what else you need to know about properly refueling and repairing your muscles so you can get back to your life …

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Nutrient Timing: Important for Sprinting & Short Bursts of Activity

July 26, 2011 / 2 minutes of reading

Every endurance and strength athlete knows what they fuel their body with, especially their nutrient timing tactics, will affect their performance and recovery. And, many team sport athletes get this concept as well – even if you make it far on raw talent at some point poor nutrition catches up with you. Add sprint athletes and those who engage in repeated bouts of short activity (hello hockey players) to the group who can benefit from nutrient timing tactics. Scientists from …

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Post-Workout Power Smoothie

October 6, 2018 / 3 minutes of reading

Many people eat the same 25-30 foods each week. And, one of my favorites is this super easy post-workout smoothie. I typically don’t feel like eating right away after training but know that I have a 30 minute window of opportunity to replace the carbohydrate stores in my muscle tissue (glycogen) and boost muscle growth and repair. So, I created this shake with tasty, functional ingredients that refuel my body, build and repair muscle and provide antioxidants to help tame …

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Lose Weight with Whey

October 29, 2017 / 2 minutes of reading

If you know me you know I love helping pack muscle weight on already big guys. But, I also use a variety of simple solutions to help people shed extra fat weight. And, in both scenarios, I often turn to whey protein. Whey protein is one of the two proteins found in milk. It is the liquid byproduct that results from cheese production. And, years ago, this liquid was washed right down the drain. Now however, liquid whey goes through …

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John McCain and the Supplement Police

March 12, 2010 / 3 minutes of reading

Today it occurred to me (okay, someone sent an email on one of my listserves) that there are a plethora of food first, anti-supplement people out there.  And, though I agree that a person should eat real food in their diet versus relying solely on dietary supplements (I just ate lunch actually; and took a multivitamin as well as glucosamine & chondroitin sulfate right after), I think the food versus supplement debate doesn’t make sense. It’s like comparing sunscreen with …

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