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Sports Nutrition During Your Workout

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There’s probably more research on what sports nutrition products to use during workouts than any other area. The critical factor is to maintain fluid balance while working out; water is an essential part of these products but that’s not all.

The critical factor is to keep the brain, the nervous system, and the muscles all functioning during workouts; the longer the activity, the more important fluids become. We lose fluids readily as we work out. Part of that is our cooling mechanism, but another is a by-product of making energy using oxygen. Whether you burn carbohydrates or . . .

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Heat, Water, and Sports Drinks

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While I was in Austin doing a seminar this past weekend, I posted a thought on Facebook about drinking fluids when it’s hot. And it was hot in Austin; the temperature topped out at 100 degrees. It’s also been hot in Grand Rapids with temperatures hitting the 90s with some humidity to make it even worse. If you’re going to work outside in that type of heat and humidity, you have to drink fluids.

Water is important but when you sweat, you lose sodium and potassium as well. You should alternate four ounces of water with four . . .

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The Bottom Line on MSG

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When it comes to MSG, most people have their minds made up, and they don’t want anyone to create doubts about what they believe. That’s fine. If you’re one of them, read this anyway because I think you’ll read some things you won’t read anywhere else.

Let’s begin with the Letter to the Editor (1); there’s no research to support his opinion. In reality, it was more of an appeal to find out why this might happen after a meal in a Chinese restaurant. The symptoms were numbness of the muscles, generalized weakness . . .

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The MSG Controversy

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How did MSG become so controversial? After reviewing many studies and opinions, I think there are three reasons.

The first reason is a Letter to the Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine by a physician in 1968 (1). In the letter, the physician describes the sensations he felt after eating Chinese food and the reasons he believed the food negatively affected him. He mentions MSG, which was recommended to him by others, as the potential cause. He concludes by talking about how the high amount of sodium could be responsible for his feelings by causing a . . .

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