FEED YOUR PASSION BLOG – myspringenergy

Fueling Immunity: How Diet and the Gut Microbiome Shape the Athlete’s Immune System

More than two‑thirds of your immune system sits along your intestinal wall, and the very gels and drinks athletes rely on to finish a marathon can either strengthen that defence or punch holes straight through it. In other words, your...

The Hidden Sodium Revolution: What Every Athlete Needs to Know About Your Body's Secret Salt Storage System

How groundbreaking research is rewriting the textbooks on sodium and sports performance You can listen to the story listen 🎧 The Salt Myth That Fooled Sports Science for Decades Picture this: You're crushing a long training session, sweat pouring down...

The Oxidative Stress Paradox: Your Body's Love-Hate Relationship with Free Radicals

Picture your muscles as a bustling city during rush hour. Every time you exercise, tiny molecular "traffic accidents" occur – these are free radicals, the rebellious byproducts of your body converting fuel into motion. Here's where it gets fascinating: your...

Can food interfere with training adaptation? Signal Switches: Finding the Nutritional Sweet Spot for Endurance Adaptation

A study published in Nature Metabolism, a highly reputable journal (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), reports that acute hyperglycaemia, like the spike you get from large doses of high-GI carbs (glucose, dextrin, maltodextrin), dampens the molecular signalling required for training adaptations. In other words, heavy sugar...

Longevity Or Quick Results

Athletes are often willing to do anything to achieve their best performance, even sacrificing long-term health for immediate results. Is prioritizing performance through excessive carbohydrate consumption truly worth it for everyone? Unless you’re competing at the elite level, chasing...