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Vitamin D and Performance

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that regulates some 1,000 processes in the body, and doctors have long known its importance to bone density and preventing the related illnesses like rickets and osteoporosis. Now researchers are beginning…
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Hydration Tips for Running in Hot Weather

Runners have many questions about how to fuel for top performance. The Internet abounds with answers—but how do you what's valid? Here are some trust-worthy answers, based on research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's…
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Protein For Athletes

If you want to build muscle, when is the best time to eat protein: before, during or after you lift weights? It might not actually matter because resistance exercise stimulates a muscle-building effect that is most robust within the first 4…
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Why Athletes Are Ditching Ibuprofen for CBD

Andrew Talansky is almost always sore. The 29-year-old spent seven years as a professional cyclist racing for Slipstream Sports. He recently switched to triathlon and now spends hours training both on and off the bike. “I’m using muscles I…
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Train Your Gut To Hydrate Better On Race Day

What you eat and how much water you drink on the race day (both before and during the event) has a significant impact on how you perform, for better or worse. If you consume the wrong things or the right things at the wrong times or in the…
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The New Rules of Hydration

There's a ton of misinformation about how much to hydrate and when, but the basics are actually pretty simple. Here's what you need to know. Robert Sallis has seen it all. As a medical director for the Ironman World Championships in…
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Weight Management and Sports Diets

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is the nation’s largest group of registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs). This year, over 12,000 RDNs convened in Boston (Oct 15-18, 2017) to learn the latest food & nutrition news. Here’s…
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