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22 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Book Review: The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook

Now, this isn’t my normal subject to review/discuss on this site.  But when I was contacted and asked if I was interested, part of the pitch was how a gluten-free diet can help athletics.  They said the book had a section about that specifically, so I decided to take a look. I have heard stories [...]

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10 February 2012 ~ 2 Comments

Brendan Brazier Presentation

Last November I went to a free presentation at a Whole Foods store from Brendan Brazier.  If you are not aware of who Brendan is, he is an amazing triathlete who also happens to be vegan, an advocate for plant-based health and creator of the line of Vega nutrition products. I don’t know why it [...]

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11 October 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Orbana Healthy Energy

I recently tried Orbana Healthy Energy… a powder that comes in a packet that you can mix to different concentrations for use as pre-run fuel, during run fuel or post-run fuel.  It has a citrusy flavor, orange-lemon-pineapple… the pineapple notes seemed to stand out the most to me. Even though it is citrus tasting, it [...]

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04 October 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Phix for Low Energy

I received some packets of Phix, an “all-natural energy aid” drink mix. I’ve been trying to cut back on my diet soft drink consumption and have definitely felt the effects of the missing caffeine. But I haven’t been drinking Phix the same way I did the caffeinated pop. (That was usually a pick-me-up around 9-10 [...]

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27 September 2011 ~ 14 Comments

A Multivitamin for Runners

Recently I tried Runner’s Daily Complete multivitamins for about a week. My first impression when I read the instructions was, “I’m supposed to take 1 pill, 3 times a day? That’s crazy for a vitamin.” But then I really read through what is in these pills… and it actually makes sense. In fact, I could [...]

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04 April 2011 ~ 2 Comments

nuun New Flavors

I just found out there are new flavors of nuun (my hydration drink of choice!). Lemon Tea Fruit Punch Strawberry Lemonade Grape Tropical I’m excited to try new flavors… especially since I’m down to my last two tablets. I reviewed nuun on this site back in 2009… even though I experiment with other drinks, this [...]

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