I doubt anyone would argue that sleep is fundamental to health and wellbeing. Sleep is the time where our mind and body recovers from...

Stress is defined as being “subject to tension or pressure”. Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be an essential stimulus for...

Intermittent fasting. This includes many diets. Most popular these days is the 16:8 diet, where you restrict eating to an 8 hour window...

Health. The dictionary defines it as ‘the state of being free from illness or injury’. I think many would go further and define it not...

Fluid in the body is like oil in a car. It helps everything work properly. From carrying things around in the blood, to digesting food,...

Food = macronutrients + micronutrients The macronutrients are the things we need in large quantities, and the micronutrients are the...

As a practitioner, knowing the science is important, but if you can’t communicate it then who cares? This is something I didn’t...

If you are an athlete your goal is to train, recover, adapt and perform to your potential. And by ‘athlete’ I mean anyone from a...

“If a supplement works, it is probably banned. If a supplement is not banned, it probably doesn’t work. There are some exceptions.” (Doug...

A diet is just what you eat. But of course, when we talk about being ‘on a diet’ we are usually saying we are in a ‘calorie deficit’ i.e....

Gut health. There is a good reason this is a nutrition ‘hot topic’. It really does have an important role in health and performance! What...

Whether you are an elite athlete or just someone who enjoys moving each day, injuries are a pain in the butt (maybe literally!). Many...

We are quite literally what we eat. Every part of our body, from the muscles powering our barbell lifts to our littlest toenail, is...

Priority (noun.): a thing that is regarded as more important than others. By definition only a limited number of things in life can be a...

The Gamechanger Movie. Cited as proof that plant based diets are superior for athletic performance and health. Before I get into the...

Okay, so the title is somewhat misleading. Because if you are focussing on your nutrition, i.e. knowing what you are putting in your...

This blog is a bit of a deviation from my norm, but it is important. If you are working with me it is because you want to make a change...

Continuing with factors that can impact an individual’s nutrition requirements: Gender. I will say upfront that this is not an article...

Inflammation = pain = take ibuprofen = reduced inflammation = reduced pain = yay! Right?! Given that you are about to read an article on...

The CrossFit Open just 3 weeks away marks the start of a new competition season for many within CrossFit and Functional Fitness more...