Our Perspective on Human Performance
Finishing a long season of training and racing usually means that we have taken our body to endurance extremes compared to more sedentary individuals. Stressing our muscles and cardio-respiratory system week in, week out can take its toll. So that we remain fresh and strong to start the virtuous training cycle again, we need to change our […]
I believe in serendipity. The process of stumbling across a significant finding purely by chance, totally unaware of its potential application. Many great discoveries have been made this way (Viagra, Penicillin and even the microwave oven), as opposed to systematically being teased out, fabricated and ultimately commercialised, with many not standing the true test of […]
Diet and nutrition is often seen as a contentious subject. The topic is filled with polarised opinions and confusion, often fabricated by over zealous ‘clinical’ nutritionists relying on anecdotal observation or limited clinical evidence at best. The pseudoscientific journalists writing in magazines or online media sponsored by industry giants, trying to sell more advertising space […]
They say for the ultimate nutrient and mineral balanced diet you should ‘eat the colours of a rainbow’ : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Can this prove difficult? Whats the reason behind the advice? I want to elaborate on this notion and highlight why it holds sound scientific rationale, with a few […]
