C’mon get in there!

They are about to pull the plug on their first box at half price offer look at what you’ll get for the first month at £55.

2 x Whole Free Range Chickens  

4 x 9 oz Free Range Chicken Supremes/Breasts

6 x 500g (approx) Angus Grass Fed Steak Mince

500g Lambs Liver (fresh and sliced)

2 x 500g Diced Lamb

2 x 8 oz Angus Grass Fed Sirloin Steaks

2 x 500g (approx) Diced Scottish Venison

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It's not the case, if you are eating properly and only having the occasional processed meal or ready made meal then you will definatley need to be adding salt to your diet.

Salt is really important for the athlete, but not just any salt.  The normal white table salt that is so common should be avoided, it is just sodium chloride and it has all the other beneficial trace minerals removed from it.

I explain more in the video.

I value your questions and look forward to hearing them and helping assist you.

Best regards

Matt Lovell

Next to fish oils green tea is a wonder food, drink it regularly, drink it lots – get a version you enjoy the taste of. The best product is Matcha ceremonial green tea used in the orient for 1000’s of years to improve mediation and meetings between people. Here’s a list of what it does.

• Green Tea; calms the brain
• Increases both GABA and Dopamine
• Excellent for decision making when under fire
• Increases alpha waves
• Protects against most diseases
• Burns fat

Alpha brain waves are seen in wakefulness where there is a relaxed and effortless alertness, for more info check out http://www.biocybernaut.com/about/brainwaves/alpha.htm

So if you like being stressed, fat and prone to disease don’t drink green tea!

Finally I’d like you to take the coconut challenge, replace all butter and oil use with coconut oil for 2 weeks and see and feel the difference.

POSITIVE HEALTH BENEFITS FROM USING VIRGIN COCONUT OIL

• It reduces the risk of atherosclerosis and related illnesses.
• It reduces the risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions.
• It helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, including Candida.
• It improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose.
• It relieves stress on the pancreas and enzymatic systems of the body.
• It assists in the absorption of minerals and fat-soluble vitamins.
• It is easily absorbed and utilized by people who have trouble digesting fats or who have gallbladder disease.
• It improves calcium and magnesium absorption for the development of strong bones and teeth
• It helps protect us from disease-causing bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, and parasites
• It supports immune system function.
• It helps prevent osteoporosis.
• It helps control diabetes.
• It supports good thyroid function (an essential part of any good weight loss program).
• It supports a healthy metabolism.
• It provides an immediate source of energy.
• It supplies less calories than other fats.
• It supplies important nutrients that are necessary for good health.
• It improves digestion and nutrient absorption.
• Is resists spoilage and rancidity, even without refrigeration.
• It resists breakdown from heat, making it the absolute best oil on Earth for cooking.
• It helps your skin to stay soft and smooth.
• It helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin.
• It is an important factor in preventing skin cancer and blemishes.
• It assists the body in destroying dozens of harmful viruses including hepatitis C, herpes, and HIV.
• If you’re not using "Live Coconut Oil" for your daily cooking and body care needs you’re missing out on one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind.

Thanks to livecoconutoil.com for some of the Information in this article.

For the science hungry guys go to;

http://www.coconutoil.com/peer_reviewed.htm

As part of your fat burning regime including grass fed beef products seems to be a useful idea. In addition supplementing with CLA will help decrease pain and inflammation associated with intensive exercise and may have additional beneficial effects on fat storage and muscle building.

For a comprehensive discussion of performance fats go to; http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=461360

The daddy of special substances is fish oil. Fish oil is the panacea of life, there’s not much it can’t or won’t do in the body to regulate and enhance all aspects of cellular function.

The reason it does this is because the cells or rather cell walls are made from fat. So the health of the cell membrane depends on the fat that you eat. You need cells to be built from a good mix of fatty acids, but if you have too many of one type over another then cell membrane health will be compromised and cell communication will be less efficient.

• Coconut oil contains no cholesterol so it does not increase blood serum cholesterol level.
• It does not promote platelet stickiness, which leads to blood clot formation.
• It does not contribute to atherosclerosis or heart disease.
• It does not promote cancer or any other degenerative disease.
• It does not contribute to weight problems.
• Does not create cell damaging free radicals like other vegetable oils and is stable at cooking temperatures

So we can see that it is not associated with the same stigma as other saturated fats! What about the good things it can do?

As you know I am a masive fan of Green Tea for it’s high levels of anti-oxidant and it’s abiliyt to boost your metabolism and help assist with.

In warmer weather like we have now brew yourself up a big pot of green tea nan allow it go cold and keep it in a jug in the fridge or just pop a couple of ice cubes into it.

If you’ve tried green tea and find you dont like it then there a few tips to try that may help.

1. Don’t use boiling water, try very warm water

2. Don’t let it brew for too long, this can sometimes make it bitter

3. Try different brands and varieties. You will find one that you like eventually.

How do you like your green tea, let me know!

Neuro Transmitter Questionnaire

For a more detailed technical xplanation of neurotransmitter visit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitters

It’s what I’m passionate about, I purchase lots of different programmes and read lots of journals and magazines. Always looking for the slight edge that I can use with my athletes.

One of the nutritionists that I really respect and like is John Berardi and his site Precision Nutrition.  I purchased his original Precision Nutrition system a while ago and am waiting for delivery of Version3 Precision Nutrition system

He’s posted an excellent article about creating super shakes. It certainly got my taste buds watering.  If you want to jazz up your shakes this is the place to look.

Matt

 If you’ve got questions about Sports Nutrition then please ask them here and I’ll answer them  as soon as possible.

I value your questions and look forward to hearing them and helping assist you in your  goals.

Best regards

Matt Lovell

If you want to purchase liquid egg whites to make your whole eggs ‘go further’ then a good place to get them is My Protein you can get the equivalent of 30 egg whites for £3.95

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You can get glucolean from reaction nutrition, remember to register here  for the first time so you can lock in your 25% discount.

Matt

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Recent studies have shown that eating chocolate can be beneficial to your health. Chocolate contains a substance called catechins that can help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as lower blood pressure. Catechins are strong antioxidants which clear away destructive molecules in the body called free radicals.

Free radicals damage cells which help trigger heart disease and cancer. A large amount of antioxidants in your diet can help reduce your risk for developing heart disease and cancer. Cocoa powder and chocolate are good sources of antioxidants. See the list of Top Antioxidant Foods below. Dark chocolate contains significantly higher amounts than most other foods. You can also find catechins in large doses in green tea. In addition, researchers have discovered that physical and emotional enjoyment from eating chocolate, even in small doses, can enhance immune function for hours afterwards.

They believe that life’s small pleasures may have a cumulative effect in boosting the immune system over a long period. The good news is that moderate chocolate consumption offers health benefits. The bad news is that you can’t eat too much chocolate can lead to weight gain.

Look out for dark chocolate with over 70% cocoa solids, that is the good stuff.   A few squares if you’ve been training will do you a lot of good.

Matt Lovell

SOURCE: Data from U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. *ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the ability of foods to subdue harmful oxygen free radicals that can damage our bodies.

It’s my recommendation of choice as it ticks more boxes than any other. You can purchase it here .

The tea that I mention in this video is Yamakaen Powdered Green Tea (O Macha) 100g it’s available in the UK at www.Japancentre.com

Guardian Coconut Oil Article

If you want to Purchase Coconut Oil, these guys have the Cheapest Virgin Coconut Oil , one of the reason’s is that there is a shorter trade route from Sri Lanka, which makes it great for us. The company was set up in the aftermath of the Tsunami,  to help people in Sri Lanka utilise sustainable resources of a product that is ethically produced and traded.

Catch you soon

Matt