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12Dec 2016 by Aidan Muir

5 Nutrition Hacks to Ensure Optimal Progress in the Gym

Training is only one piece of the equation when it comes to getting good results in the gym. Without adequate nutrition, not only does your body lack the fuel it needs to push through a tough workout, it is unable to effectively recover and grow after each session. This article will outline 5 nutrition hacks to ensure that you are getting the full benefits out of each session. 1) Ensure You Are Consuming an Appropriate Number of Calories Consuming the correct amount of calories per day is vital to ensure you are seeing progress at the gym. Your ideal calorie intake depends on a variety of factors such as goals, age, gender, resting metabolic rate and current training load. For those looking to gain size, you will require a calorie…

11Dec 2016 by Aidan Muir

Introducing the Ideal Nutrition Blog

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Ideal Nutrition is a dietetics private practice currently offering dietetic and nutritional services at Xceler8 24hr Fitness in Wagga Wagga. With only one dietitian initially (myself), the practice caters for all goals that can be achieved through nutrition. While Ideal Nutrition is set up so that it can cater for all goals and conditions, my specialties are weight loss, diabetes and sports nutrition. The goal of the business is to help as many people as possible through improving their nutrition. A key part of achieving this goal is this blog. The Ideal Nutrition blog is an attempt at providing people with an engaging place to increase their knowledge of nutrition, from an evidence-based perspective. As well as being a place for people to learn about nutrition, this blog will also…

04Dec 2016 by Cassandra Bendall

What Is a Mediterranean Diet and What Are the Benefits?

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What is the Mediterranean Diet? The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating based on traditional foods and drinks of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The archetypal traditional ‘Cretan’ Mediterranean diet was first established three decades ago as a cardio-protective diet in the Seven Countries Study. Keys and co-workers found that residents in Crete in Greece had the lowest mortality from heart disease and this was positively associated with their dietary pattern. This traditional dietary pattern is characterized by an abundance of plant-based foods such as leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs, whole grain cereals, nuts and seeds, olive oil used as the main added dietary fat, moderate amounts of low-fat dairy products, fish and seafood, smaller quantities of red meat and red wine to be consumed in…

03Dec 2016 by Alana Willis

Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad for Us?

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The food industry relies heavily on artificial sweeteners as cheap sugar substitutes. Are they bad for us? Artificial sweeteners are, to many, a miracle substance, allowing them to have their cake and eat it too. Artificial sweeteners are a sugar substitute used to sweeten food using few kilojoules. They can come in different forms such as aspartame, saccharin and sucralose. Artificial sweeteners can be found in a variety of ‘low calorie’ or ‘diet’ foods such as soft drinks, yogurt and baked goods. Artificial sweeteners can be used in tiny amounts compared to sugar because they are a lot sweeter. This is because the sugar receptors in the body detect natural sugar in large quantities. In comparison, artificial sweeteners are able to bind to the receptor in such a way that…

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