Tea, L‑theanine and a calmer mind
After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. We turn to it for comfort, for a break in the day, and increasingly, for its claimed mood‑calming powers. Scroll through social media and you’l...
1 Kesä 11min
How berries help build a better brain
One of the best guides to food variety is colour. And for colour, there’s a group of natural plant chemicals called anthocyanins that are getting a lot of attention for their potential benefits on the...
16 Maalis 13min
Pickle juice for muscle cramps: effective remedy or sports myth?
If you’ve ever been stopped dead in your tracks during exercise by a muscle cramp, you know you’ll try almost anything to make it stop. There have been countless theories and remedies put forward to e...
2 Helmi 10min
Mushroom power: can fungi give athletes an edge?
Athletes are always on the lookout for a new sports supplement that could give them an edge. And there certainly are some sports supplements that deliver on their promises: creatine and caffeine are t...
8 Joulu 202513min
Beet that: why athletes are turning to beetroot juice
If hearing that athletes are downing shots of beetroot juice to improve their performance makes you exclaim: “What sorcery is this?”, you’re not alone. But this isn’t just another passing fad - there’...
13 Loka 202512min
Powering cellular energy and healthy ageing: behind the hype of NAD, NMN and NR supplements
Have you heard any of the buzz about NAD supplements? NAD is a molecule found in nearly every cell and sits at the heart of energy production and DNA repair. Our levels of NAD though can decline with ...
21 Heinä 202512min
Beyond exercise: creatine’s growing role in brain, bone and women’s health
Creatine is one of the most well-researched and effective sports nutrition supplements for improving exercise performance. But that isn’t what I’m going to talk about in this podcast episode. Instead,...
16 Kesä 202534min
