How to make a homemade Gatorade replacement
With the heat and summer weather finally here, summer workouts can be tough. They are hot, sticky, and super sweaty. If you read my last post, you know that drinking enough water and electrolytes are key to every summer workout. Many people think of gatorade as the go to electrolyte replacement or sport drink. What […]
How to survive summer workouts
FINALLY! Summer is on its way. In Southern Ontario we have had a below average spring, temperature wise. I went for a walk in the middle of May still wearing my winter coat because we were trapped in a polar vortex. But this past week the weather has shifted and we said goodbye to winter […]
How to go dairy free
In the last number of years there have been a large number of people who are going dairy free. For a variety of reasons. From bloating to skin conditions to joint pain. People are experimenting with their food to try to identify which foods are possibly contributing to their conditions. Often, when patients enter my […]
The top 5 supplements every runner should know about
Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world with the 5K being the most common distance raced, followed closely by the half-marathon. In 2017, more than 50,000 people in Canada ran a 5K race. There are so many training resources out there to guide them through a training schedule. They […]
Nutrient timing
How to make your food work for you! Many people workout so that they can eat the food that they want, what they don’t know is that if they plan it out properly, they can make those foods work for them and fuel their workouts. This can be accomplished through nutrient timing. Nutrient timing involves […]
