Hyponatremia: too much fluid or too much sweat?
Water is essential for human life! We can survive for weeks without food, but just a couple of days without water. This is important to mention as athletes are in greater need of fluid intake while exercising in hot environments or for long periods of time; however, the real question is: how much fluid is […]
Soccer and nutrition: my experience behind the curtain: Part II
A good friend and professor of mine told me once “Lilia, do you want to help me out assessing the Caracas Football Club?” (it was the first division soccer team and the most popular and successful team in Venezuela at the moment). He asked me that two weeks before my wedding and in my last […]
Football behind the curtains: what you don’t know! Part I
As we are celebrating another FIFA World Cup this year, I want to share with you an oldie but goodie post about soccer and nutrition: “Football behind the curtains: what you don’t know! Part I”. For a better understanding on this matter, we need to know some basic rules applied to this sport. As fans, […]
Baking soda: to bake cakes or to make faster runners?
Would you believe me if I said that baking soda is good not only for baking cakes but also for performance enhancement in runners? Probably not, but science does prove the contrary! Baking soda- also called sodium bicarbonate- does improve runner’s performance, especially in short and middle distance track and field events. How is this […]