SFuels Expert Insights & Stories

High-Carb: If we own your morning, we’ll control your day … maybe even more.
High-Carb: If we own your morning, we’ll control your day … maybe even more.
Of the three main meals a day, the meal that’s been most destroyed by the high-carb food and sugar industry is by far, your morning breakfast. It is not surprising.... Read more...
The endurance athlete’s mental state, your gut, and Microbiome.
The endurance athlete’s mental state, your gut, and Microbiome.
In an interesting article, “Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes“ was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition – Alison Clarke, talks... Read more...
A day of rest … more critical in the Virtual Racing World? A HRV case.
A day of rest … more critical in the Virtual Racing World? A HRV case.
I phoned a great ultra-running buddy of mine in Hong Kong last week for a chat.  He and I, last August, ran in Chamonix, at the Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc 57km... Read more...
Rice, Potato, Bananas: Good for ultra-endurance Low-Carb Racing
Rice, Potato, Bananas: Good for ultra-endurance Low-Carb Racing
OK so you know the drill – you hit 30-50 miles into the race and start craving real food – not gels, or sugar candies, and you’re sick of the sight of those sugar-laden cordial energy... Read more...
Extreme Endurance Exercise – what’s the real concerning stress here?
Extreme Endurance Exercise – what’s the real concerning stress here?
Extreme Adaption of Human Beings One of the amazing capacities of human beings is their ability to adapt to their surroundings and extreme stress placed upon them.  The human being... Read more...
Ultra Marathon ‘Fast starts’: Top 5 Tips on how best to handle them.
Ultra Marathon ‘Fast starts’: Top 5 Tips on how best to handle them.
Whether it’s a short high school cross-country race, or a serious 100 miler you can always count on the ‘fast-starters’ being present.  Oh yes, these are those that wake up... Read more...
Cinnamon: better sugar control, the master-antioxidant.
Cinnamon: better sugar control, the master-antioxidant.
In March 2013, the Mayo Clinic highlighted the research momentum behind Cinnamon enabling better glycemic control in type 2 diabetics.  One year later, Cinnamon was further shown to improve insulin... Read more...
Preventing exercise induced muscle damage: More on Turmeric.
Preventing exercise induced muscle damage: More on Turmeric.
Exercise, particularly higher intensity exercise produces lactate and reactive oxygen species – both of which have shown to be causative factors of muscle damage. Now, some observers may think ultra-endurance... Read more...
Hand cooling and body temperature, cardio and perceptual responses during cycling in heat.
Hand cooling and body temperature, cardio and perceptual responses during cycling in heat.
Maintaining a lower core-body temperature has long been a question for athletes and coaches a like…could it improve performance?  … could it reduce inflammation.  In multiple research papers the indications are... Read more...
Pre-biotic Fibers: Insulin control, AMPK and endurance.
Pre-biotic Fibers: Insulin control, AMPK and endurance.
Medical science has published many papers on the health effects of dietary fibers.   While the active constituents in various fibers yield different pharmacological effects, pre-biotic  (resistant starches) fibers from... Read more...
Ketone (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diet enhances physical and cognitive performance.
Ketone (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diet enhances physical and cognitive performance.
Evidence continues to grow showing that, ketogenic (low carb, higher fat #LCHF) diets benefit ultra endurance athletes.. by improving fat oxidation and providing fueling flexibility. Well here’s another research paper – with a... Read more...
Cocoa Flavanols, how much?
Cocoa Flavanols, how much?
I was recently  shown some data from a Consumerlabs.com report regarding the flavanol content of chocolate and cocoa. The same report also highlighted the levels of heavy metals found in cocoa/chocolate.... Read more...