Eating For Immunity - Coffee & Questions - 22nd May 2020
May 22, 2020
Coffee & Questions - 22nd May 2020
Now that the colder months are upon us down under, it’s time to be proactive with our nutrition for the best immune system defence.
Today I'm giving you my top 5 tips to Eat for Immunity!
- Rest and Recovery is key!
- Avoid low Energy Availability
- Carbohydrate is protective
- Eat the Rainbow
- Prevent dehydration
For more specific advice to stay healthy right now, make sure you check out my Stay Healthy During Isolation Course! It's jam-packed with lots of nutrition gold nuggets!
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5 Strategies for Managing your 'Return' to Training
May 15, 2020
Coffee & Questions - 15th May 2020
Now that Coronavirus restrictions are starting to be lifted and group training sessions are kicking off here in QLD, it’s the perfect time to make sure you’ve got your nutrition sorted to maximise training and continue to support your immune system.
Today on Coffee & Questions I run through...
My Top 5 Strategies for Managing your 'Return' to Training
1. Match your Daily Fuelling to your Training Load
It's really important you quickly align your day to day nutrition to your change in training routine to ensure you're eating enough to support your overall energy needs. Just 3 days of not doing a good job of your nutrition is enough to impact your sex hormones and for females, drop a menstrual function for the month.
Appetite is a terrible indicator of your needs so work with a Sports Dietitian if you need help with a day-to-day training meal plan to support you through this phase
2. Get enough protein and ensure...
Coffee & Questions - 8th May 2020
May 08, 2020
Coffee & Questions - 8th May 2020
Happy Fri-Yay !!
Today we went a little deep on Coffee & Questions as I tried to channel my Dr Karl to answer Liam's question on lactic acid and Jo's question on Nitrate .
To kick-off, Ben wanted to know if I deliver my cooking! The answer is no... but if anyone is interested in doing some online cooking classes please hola! I ran one during the week for QLD Health's Finance Department and it was a blast! A great way to learn some new skills and get some nutrition education in the current climate.
He also asked what My Top 5 Tips for Weight Loss are but I don't think this is the right focus for right now (sorry Benny ).
So instead, here are my Top 4 Tips for what you should be focusing on to support your overall health and immune system right now (3:00 minutes into the video) :
1. Getting 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of veggies every day
2. Getting at least 30g of...
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