Edible Science

Many of you that read my posts know that in my youth I did little to maintain my health and my eating habits were far less that healthy. Because of this I am faced with the constant issue of eating properly or face health consequences. I choose the option of proper physical exercise and a combination of eating the right foods with good supplements.

By proper physical exercise I mean not going to extremes and pushing so hard the body is in stress mode all the time, I will discuss this more in the future. Eating the right foods, is pretty much the Paleo Diet for Athletes, most of the time. Particularly staying away from high fat, sugar and salt mouth entertainment foods. Not always, especially after a hard training day, yet most of the time.

I think the most difficult of the three for athletes to get is the right supplements. I like all endurance athletes see the great ads in the magazines and at the races. It is difficult to find the right combination for you vs the masses. For the most part I have found that the products are more of a shot gun approach and try to cover all bases for everyone. While I agree this is much better than the potato chip and pizza approach, I think there are better options.

Personally I like, when possible, to make my own smoothies and recovery drinks, or use some whole foods for these purposes. I find the pre made recovery meals or packaged drinks typically have way too many things in them that we may never need. The same goes with the supplements I choose to take.

For years I have been relying on Steve Ellis at Edible Science and my primary health care provider to help me determine which supplements would work best for me. We test these with bi-annual blood work to make sure they are working and I am not taking too much of any of them. Steve is constantly searching for the highest quality products he can find, and shares the reasons he chooses them on his web pages.

If you want to have a more precise approach to your supplemental program I encourage you to visit http://www.ediblescience.com/ and see their products for yourself. You can use the online help programs or contact them directly to help design your program. If you enter Coachbryan as the wellness referral they will reduce the price for you.

Train smart, recover smart, eat smarter!

Feel free to contact me directly if you want more information on any of my exercise, eating or supplemental programs.