What is the Best Sports Drink? Let’s Answer that with Science.
“Performance is about fuel. Longevity is all about recovery.” — Jack LaLanne
Athletes want to know: what is the best drink for getting the nutrition that’s recommended before, during, and after exercise? Dr. Robert Silverman reviewed the literature to find out what is needed in a sports drink and what nutrition the popular brands have in it.
An extensive review of various literature shows that the “best” sports drink should contain carbohydrates, electrolytes, and numerous other ingredients. Sports drinks should not only fuel activity, but also aid in recovery. Let’s review the key components of an efficient sports drink and how some of the popular brands stack up.
Carbohydrates
Carbs are a key component of nutrition for athletic performance, recovery, and health. Generally, 30-60 grams of carbs per hour is recommended for an athletic endeavor. In addition, this amount enables athletes to maintain blood glucose levels. It also reduces dehydration, a critical concern for athletic performance.
Electrolytes
Sports drinks should contain electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and chloride. Magnesium, a key electrolyte, plays a pivotal role in 300 enzymatic reactions. Bisglycinate has been shown to be the best form of magnesium because it is chelated (bonded) to an amino acid (glycine). Magnesium in the form of bisglycinate ensures increased intestinal absorption of nutrition and prevents diarrhea.
Other Ingredients
Malic acid is a critical addition to a sports drink formulation. It reduces muscle tenderness and assists with soft-tissue recovery.
Taurine is an amino acid that helps regulate the level of water and mineral salts in the blood by keeping potassium and magnesium inside the cell.
L-carnosine, also an amino acid, helps fight muscle fatigue in fast-twitch fibers and aids in athletic performance.
In addition, a full range of complex B vitamins for energy production should be included in the drink as well to address a full range of nutrition needs.
What Are Most of the Popular Sports Drinks Missing?
Of the more popular brands, Powerade contains high-fructose corn syrup as a source of carbohydrates; it lacks electrolytes and any recovery ingredients. Gatorade has no vitamins and contains only sodium and potassium. Both these brands rely solely on glucose as a carbohydrate source and lack fructose. Another popular brand, Vitamin Water, has no sodium or chloride, and contains only trace amounts of magnesium.
Coconut water has very high levels of potassium without any sodium content, and low levels of magnesium. Analysis of coconut water reveals that it primarily contains sucrose as a main carbohydrate source, rather than glucose and fructose in an appropriate ratio of 3:1.
According to the research above, none of these aforementioned commercial brands provides adequate nutrition to aid in athletic performance. Indeed, they may even hinder athletic performance.
The best sports drink should contain all four electrolytes as ingredients and have the proper 3:1 ratio of glucose to fructose. In addition, it should include magnesium in the bisglycinate form, as well as malic acid, taurine, L-carnosine, and complex B vitamins to aid in athletic recovery.
You will not find a commercial drink with all of the above nutrients, where do you find it?
You’ll find it with a company that is on the cutting edge of nutrition and sports science.
The product is called Endura and it is made by Metagenics.
From Metagenics website:
Endura is a rehydration formula mix with a unique blend of electrolyte minerals that are found in muscle cells.*
Benefits:
- Delivers key electrolytes to help replace those excreted through sweat during exercise, activity, and/or hot weather conditions*
- Is designed to provide high concentrations of absorbable magnesium, a mineral essential for cellular energy metabolism *
Serving Size:
1 heaping scoop (35g)
| Ingredient | Amount | Daily Value |
| Calories | 120 | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 29 g | 10%* |
| Sugars | 21 g | |
| Vitamin C | 120 mg | 200% |
| Vitamin E | 28 IU | 93% |
| Thiamin | 2 mg | 133% |
| Riboflavin | 5 mg | 294% |
| Niacin | 10 mg | 50% |
| Vitamin B6 | 5 mg | 250% |
| Pantothenic Acid | 28 mg | 280% |
| Calcium | 60 mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 69 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium† | 174 mg | 44% |
| Chromium | 83 mcg | 69% |
| Chloride | 148 mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 96 mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 176 mg | 5% |
| Citric acid | 950 mg | ** |
| Taurine | 500 mg | ** |
| Malic Acid | 500 mg | ** |
| L-Carnosine | 20 mg | ** |
Ingredients: Crystalline fructose, maltodextrin, magnesium bis-glycinate†, citric acid, taurine, malic acid, dipotassium phosphate, natural flavors, calcium citrate, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, d-alpha tocopheryl acetate, annatto (color), D-calcium pantothenate, L-carnosine, niacinamide, pyridoxine HCI, riboflavin, chromium citrate, and thiamin mononitrate.
Directions: As a dietary supplement to help maintain adequate hydration, thoroughly mix one heaping scoop (35 grams) with 16 fluid ounces of water. Take on an empty stomach.
This product is non-GMO, gluten free and vegetarian.
Caution: Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
†Our proprietary fully reacted magnesium amino acid chelate.
Endura® contains no artificial sweeteners.
Athletes exercising at a mild to moderate intensity and for less than 60 minutes should do just fine with water, especially if reducing the percentage of your body fat is the goal, as added carbohydrates will hinder your fat burning and weight loss.
Exercise sessions that are intense, last longer than 60 minutes, or are performed in high heat and humidity, on the other hand, require you to keep nutrition coming in. Endura should be used to replenish energy levels with the proper ratio of carbohydrates and B vitamins, re-hydrate (Endura is a powder that you mix with water), and replenish electrolytes and other amino acids as described above.
BONK!
Have you ever “bonked?” Bonked is a term from cycling that can be applied to any sport. Bonking is a severe combination of nutrition errors including malnutrition, dehydration, poor training, and overexertion combined into one. Your body shuts down and you suffer from extreme fatigue, dizziness, shaking, mental confusion, and all of your thoughts turn negative; you are obviously unable to continue to compete.
Feel Yourself Starting to Bonk?
Immediately decrease intensity, start to eat simple carbohydrates, and try to rehydrate – drinking Endura takes care of both of those at once.
Once you bonk, recovery time is increased significantly.
Bonking is actually a way of protecting the body from further damage: if you will not look out for your body properly, it will! Do yourself a favor and don’t let it get to that point.
Proper training, nutrition, hydration, and proper use of Endura will prevent “the bonk.”
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Walnuts to Improve Brain Function?
Walnuts have been shown to improve memory, cognition and neuronal effects related to oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation (INF) in animals and human trials.
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Walnut looks like the brain. The folds and wrinkles of a walnut resembles the brain. The shape of the nut even approximates the body part, looking like it has left and right hemispheres. And it’s no surprise walnuts are nicknamed “brain food”—they have a very high content of omega-3 fatty acids, which help support brain function.
Walnuts develop over three dozen neuro-transmitters for brain function. They may also help head off dementia. A recent study found that walnut extract broke down the protein-based plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. They found walnuts reversed some signs of brain aging in rats. Walnuts also appear to enhance signaling within the brain and encourage new messaging links between brain cells
Fibrillar amyloid beta-protein (Abeta) is the principal component of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientific studies suggest that walnuts may reduce the risk or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by maintaining Abeta in the soluble form. Basically, walnuts had inhibited the protein from becoming solid. It is proposed that polyphenolic compounds (such as flavonoids) present in walnuts may be responsible for its “anti-amyloidogenic” activity.
What can you do in addition to eating walnuts?
According to the Mayo Clinic:
Evidence suggests that the same factors that put you at risk of heart disease also may increase the chance that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s.
Examples include:
Lack of exercise
Smoking
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol
Elevated homocysteine levels
Poorly controlled diabetes
A diet lacking in fruits and vegetables
We can discuss many more options such as weight control, nutritional supplementation and beneficial fats because lifestyle management is crucial in preventing chronic degenerative diseases.
Remember health is a journey and not a destination. What you do in the practice of health care will go miles and pay dividends over time.
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Improve Memory with Green Tea
According to the journal Nutrients, drinking 2-4 cups of green tea improved cognitive function (brain fuction) or reduced the progression of cognitive dysfunction in elderly subjects.
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This is likely the first human trial to show a specific dose of green tea can reverse the progression of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly.
The benefit comes from green teas polyphenol content. Green tea contains 30-40% polyphenols while black tea has 3-10%.
Good news if you are not a green tea fan, 2-4 cups of green tea has the equivalent of 227mg of catechins and 42mg of theanine. You can find “green tea” pills with the above dosages if you are not a fan of drinking the tea.
The above effects were noticed after 3 months of daily tea drinking or supplementation.
After 3 months the Mini-Mental State Examination Scores were significantly improved in those taking the tea, in particular, short-term memory was improved.
This will have important implications in dementia and Alzheimer’s as short term memory loss is a common finding in these conditions.
Remember to use organic tea and sweeten it with a small amount of raw honey or Xylitol.
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5 Veggie Superfoods
5 Veggie Superfoods – Nutrition in Algonquin
A vegetable-rich diet can help protect you from arthritis, heart disease, stroke, dementia, cancer, and even slow down your body’s aging process.
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A recent study found that people who consume seven or more portions of vegetables and fruit per day have a 42% lower risk of dying from all causes, compared to those who eat less than one portion—and vegetables pack the greatest punch.
Here are 5 common nutrient-packed veggies:
1. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are an excellent source of lutein, zeaxanthin, and vitamin C (which is most concentrated in the jelly-like substance that surrounds the seeds), as well as vitamins A, E, and the B vitamins, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus.
Tomatoes are also a particularly concentrated source of lycopene — a carotenoid antioxidant that gives fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and watermelon a pink or red color.
2. Avocado
Avocados are nutritional gems, including being rich sources of monounsaturated fat that your body can easily burn for energy. Because they are so rich in healthy fats, avocados help your body absorb fat-soluble nutrients from other foods.
They also provide close to 20 essential health-boosting nutrients, including potassium, vitamin E, B vitamins, and folic acid.
3. Berries
Berries contain concentrated amounts of the disease-fighting phytochemicals found to boost your immunity, prevent cancer, protect your heart, and prevent seasonal allergies. Berries are lower in sugar than many fruits, so they are less likely to destabilize your insulin levels.
Women who eat more than three servings of blueberries and strawberries per week have been found to enjoy a 32 percent lower risk of heart attack, due to the fruits’ high anthocyanin content.
Two recent studies reveal even more about how berries can protect you against illness. One study published in the June 2014 issue of Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy identified a compound in black raspberries that suppresses the growth of tumor cells. Another recent study found that strawberries contain a compound called fisetin that may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.
4. Cucumbers
In spite of their mild favor and high water content (95 percent), cucumbers contain a number of necessary vitamins and minerals, as well as exerting anti-inflammatory properties. They are rich in vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), fisetin, vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, magnesium, manganese, silica, and fiber, and can help your body eliminate toxins. Recent studies show that cucumbers also contain powerful lignans that bind with estrogen-related bacteria in the digestive tract to potentially reduce your risk of several cancers, including breast, uterine, ovarian, and prostate.
5. Green Leafy Veggies
Consuming a variety of fresh organic greens is one of the absolute best things you can do for your body. Topping the list in terms of nutrient density are watercress (which are really easy to sprout at home), chard, beet greens, and spinach—but adding other leafy greens such as lettuce, kale, collards, dandelion leaves, mustard greens, and escarole will just add to your overall nutrient infusion.
Greens like spinach and kale are loaded with cancer-fighting antioxidants including beta-carotene, vitamin C, and sulforaphane. Spinach provides folate, which research shows can dramatically improve your short-term memory.
Eat a variety of veggies daily, 6-10 servings or more and watch your health improve!
If you still feel that you are struggling in creating a healthy living plan or would like to learn more about nutrition in Algonquin, you will be thrilled to know that Dr. Galante has powerful programs that will teach you the specific steps that will help you to become and stay healthier.
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Is “Fat-Free” Better?
Is “Fat-Free” Better – Advice from a Lake in the Hills chiropractor
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported in 2010 that the average person in their study consumed 21.4 teaspoons of added sugar per day! In that study, they found that people with the highest sugar consumption had the lowest HDL (good cholesterol) and highest triglycerides.
Sugar has been implicated in obesity, diabetes, heart disease, peripheral artery disease, stroke and many chronic degenerative conditions, including arthritis.
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One can of pop has 39 grams of sugar!
And look at this:
6 oz Commercial yogurt – 12 grams.
One cup tomato sauce – 22-24 grams.
“Fat -Free” Salad Dressing:
1/2 cup French – 21grams
1/2 cup Italian – 10 gram
1/2 cup Thousand Island – 22 grams
Muffins – 16-32 grams
And that “healthy fruit smoothy” – 38 to over 100 grams! (depending on size).
Sugar is everywhere, here are some tips:
1. Make your own salad dressing, it takes 2 minutes.
1-2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2-1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, pepper and if desired add garlic.
2. Watch what you drink. Some fruit juices have more sugar than pop! Energy drinks are loaded with sugar. Filtered water and herbal teas are good alternatives. Stevia, xylitol or unpasteurized honey can be used as a natural sweetener.
3. Remember – bread, bagels, pasta, muffins, etc….get broken down into sugar.
4. Portion your plate – make your protein serving larger than your carbohydrate serving. For example, if you are having a 6oz chicken breast, have less than 6oz of mashed potatoes.
5. “Light,” “diet,” and “sugar free” products are loaded with artificial sweeteners, which come with their own set of problems…avoid them
6. Read labels – avoid foods where sugar is one of the top ingredients.
Decreasing your sugar load is difficult to do in our society, even harder when we shop at traditional grocery stores and is also one of the best dietary changes you can make to improve the quality of your health and decrease your risk for chronic disease.
Remember health is a journey and not a destination. What you do in the practice of health care will go miles and pay dividends over time.
If you still feel that you are struggling in creating a healthy living plan, you will be thrilled to know that Dr. Galante, a Lake in the Hills chiropractor, has powerful programs that will teach you the specific steps that will help you to become and stay healthier.
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How Metagenics Can Help You
Metagenics in Algonquin
By: Anthony Galante
According to the Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2010, nutrient needs could only be met if individuals consumed 27,575 calories worth of food each day!
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Michael Phelps does not even eat that much!
Metagenics, the main company we use, was founded in 1983 on a brave new scientific concept: how the right nutrition could help people realize their best health possible by influencing what makes them unique—their genes.
Today, this ever-growing and respected field of science is known as nutrigenomics.
We have known for decades that our diets leave us nutrient deficit, Metagenics fills the void. We use their detox programs, medical foods, supplements, sports nutrition and we get excellent results.
Buying you supplements at the big stores? Recently in New York the attorney general took dozens of supplements off the shelf. Why? After testing, the “supplements” did not have any active ingredients in them, just placebos. When they tested glucosamine sulfate 19 of 27 brands tested had little to no active glucosamine in them, just placebos being sold as supplements.
When purchasing supplements, stay with a good brand, choose Metagenics.
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Eat Chocolate, Live Better!
By: Anthony Galante
Eat Chocolate, Live Better
You heard us right, Dark chocolate is actually beneficial for your over all health. Keep in mind we are talking about pure cacao, not that processed stuff you will find at the checkout like of most grocery stores. Here are some benefits of regularly indulging on this delicious treat:
1. Reduces Risk of Heart Failure, Stroke, Diabetes and Cancer!
2. Improves Brain Power
3. Reduces Stress
4. Protects Skin From UV Rays
5. Suppresses Coughs
There are a couple known properties found in cacao that are very beneficial to our bodies like:
1. Flavonoids—Flavonoids control insulin sensitivity and cut risk for diabetes in half! Flavonoids also improve blood-flow to the brain and increase alertness and performance. Chocolate contains 5 times the amount of flavonoids of an apple!
2. Theobromine— Theobromine, which is responsible for the “feel-good” effect of chocolate, actually suppresses the Vagus Nerve, which is responsible for coughing fits.
3. Pentamer— Pentameric procyanidin, or pentamer, disturbs caner cells’ ability to spread.
One or two servings per week can reduce risk of heart attack or stroke by one third! Dark chocolate’s thick bitter-sweetness is satisfying as well as filling in small amounts, and helps suppresses cravings for other fattening foods and helps keep weight in control. Cacao also significantly reduces stress and protects skin against UV rays.
Even though we know dark chocolate has impressive benefits, this doesn’t mean you can skip meals. Also remember when we say dark chocolate, we are talking about chocolate containing at least 70% cacao. Anything below that is probably loaded with sugar and other additives.
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Exercise: Protecting Your Body from Start to Finish
It’s difficult to ignore the health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity. The energy you derive from maintaining any sort of exercise plan is obvious and 
wonderful enough to keep many people motivated. But exercise offers far more benefits than just an extra pep in your step. Exercise has the power to help you maintain a healthy weight, improve your mood, promote more restful sleep and even combat health conditions and diseases. The benefits of exercise deserve another blog in itself, but today we’re here to talk about exercising –and recovering- the RIGHT way.
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As important and beneficial as exercise is, it’s not going to be effective, or healthy for that matter, if you aren’t treating your body with respect and care in the process. There are a number of things to factor in before, during, and after your exercise to not only achieve optimal results, but keep your body safe and healthy throughout.
The best way to protect your body is to do so from the start, building a strong foundation for a great exercise and easier recovery.
Warming up is vital to preparing for a work out, sending the necessary blood flow and nutrients where they are needed to avoid pulling or tearing tight muscles. Ten minutes of gentle cardio such as jogging, jumping jacks, or cycling is adequate time to get your circulation where it needs to be.
Stretching your muscles once you have warmed them up will greatly affect your body during and after your work out. Keeping your muscles stretched will allow for more integrity in your exercise performance as well as protect you and minimize your risk for injury. As far as results are concerned, keeping your muscles stretched and loose will allow you to best utilize the strength you’ve built and give you a longer, leaner appearance.
Hydration should really go without saying. Drinking adequate amounts of water before and during your workout is absolutely vital to maintaining your stamina as well as allowing your body to reap the benefits of your work and recover seamlessly.
Eating Right goes right along with hydration as it should go without saying. But in reality it is an area that so many seem to over look or excuse BECAUSE they are making up for it by staying active. Without the proper nutrients, your body will not have the fuel it needs to maintain itself during a work out which can lead to injury. Post workout it is also vital to restore your body with the necessary protein it needs to repair any muscle fiber damage from your workout.
Recovery time is just as important as all aspects of exercise itself. When you are feeling extremely sore or exhausted it is vital to give your body the rest it needs 
to best perform in a healthy manner rather than diving back in and increasing your risk of injury. When you exercise, your muscle fibers break down, which is a good thing as long as you give them adequate time to rebuild before putting them to work again.
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How Can I Slow the Aging Process: Nutrition in Algonquin
How Can I Slow the Aging Process: Nutrition in Algonquin
By: Anthony Galante
Researchers at Harvard Medical School in a joint effort with the University of South Wales in Sydney, Australia were able to REVERSE some of the aspects of aging. Researchers identified a “messenger” in the cell that runs between the cells nucleus (the cells control center) and the mitochondria (the part of the cell that produces energy). When levels of this this messenger fall, as they do with age, metabolism slows, energy production decreases, cells age quicker followed by disease and premature death.
(Alternatives, Volume 17, No 3, March 2014)
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This messenger is known as NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide).
NAD and Resveratrol: The lead researcher, Dr. David Sinclair of Harvard published some of the initial research on resveratrol years ago which showed resveratrol did slow down the aging process but the mechanism of action was not well understood.
We now know that in order for resverastrol to have its maximum effect, there has to be accompanying high levels of NAD (the messenger).
Adequate NAD levels are now thought to be the primary factor in the rate of aging.
There are two ways to increase NAD: give your body the nutrients it needs to produce it or boost your bodies ability to salvage and recycle existing NAD.
Brief periods of fasting and severe caloric restriction will increase NAD; however, not very practical for everyday life. Resveratrol works by re-synthesizing NAD and you can get it in grapes and red wine as well as supplement form.
Niacin and niacinamide can be used to increase NAD levels. You can find it in sardines, tuna, salmon, chicken, turkey breast, peanuts, lentils and pasta. Of course, taking a supplement is easy and consistent but watch for the harmless “niacin flush.” Niacin opens blood vessels in the face, neck and shoulder area which can turn red, hot, tingly and itchy. It is harmless and will subside in 15-30 minutes.
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Remember health is a journey and not a destination. What you do in the practice of health care will go miles and pay dividends over time.
If you still feel that you are struggling in creating a healthy living plan, you will be thrilled to know that Dr. Galante has powerful programs that will teach you the specific steps that will help you to become and stay healthier. If you are looking for more information on nutrition in Algonquin, contact us today.
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