How Can I Get ProBiotics If I’m Not Doing Dairy?

I am often asked my opinion on whether or not I recommend taking probiotics. I don’t have a blanket suggestion; there are times when I think they’re indicated, and other times when they may be unnecessary. Generally speaking, I am a fan of getting everything we need from food and not having to take pills, […]

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Recovering…From a Red Eye

Just got home from Hawaii early this morning.   There aren’t a lot of choices if one wants a non stop flight from the big island to LA, so we opted for the red eye. I can honestly say I feel more worked and sore from that than I do from the race itself! It’s […]

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My Stomach Is Killing Me…

Said a friend and fellow athlete who was racing here at the weekend. I asked what he’d been eating and he said nothing out of the norm… with the exception of eating one of the ‘energy bars’ provided in the athlete goodie bag when he found himself out and about with no healthy options and […]

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It’s All Part of the Game

The conditions couldn’t have been better yesterday, here in Kona for the Ironman World Championships.  Madame Pele, the Goddess of Fire,  granted us with calm seas, minimal winds (save the last stretch along the Queen K!), low temps and overcast skies. There are no complaints to be made about yesterday being too windy or too […]

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