METABOLISM | HYDRATION

Hydration Statement: “Don’t Get Thirsty – The importance of staying hydrated” Hydration Status: Did you know that by the time you feel thirsty you are already slightly dehydrated? Unfortunately, the mechanism by which the body detects thirst and dehydration is slow...

METABOLISM | OVERVIEW

The Essence of Metabolism – Overview In order to optimize training, one needs the proper nutrition to sustain health and physical activity. The foods and beverages we consume can give us the energy to do so. We get energy from three main sources (macronutrients):...

PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO STRESS | PATHOGENS

Physical Contributors to Stress: Pathogens  With modern medicine viruses and other pathogens have not been as much of a concern, however that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still risks.   What is disease?: Disease is defined as “a disorder of structure or...

SLEEP & RECOVERY | APPRECIATION & GRATITUDE

Appreciation is the expression of acknowledgment of the gifts, talents, and fortunes of one’s self and others as well as the positive attributes of things and places. On a related but different note, gratitude is the state of being thankful.  Although these things are...

SLEEP & RECOVERY | COGNITIVE RECOVERY

Over the past few weeks, we have covered the importance of sleep and physical recovery to our physical and metabolic health. This week, we will be focusing primarily on the effect of sleep and metabolism on our cognitive recovery and health. Cognition refers to any...