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The Contact Sport Brain: What the Evidence Actually Says (And How to Protect Yours)
A career in contact sports is known to take a toll on the brain and its blood supply. Learn what you can do to counteract the decline.
Rust and Radicals: Understanding Oxidative Stress and How to Fight It
How does oxidation, the same process that rusts your old bicycle, influence our health and wellbeing? From immune defence to brain fog, the concentration of oxidating “radicals” needs to be kept in balance.
Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin’s Role in Health and Performance
Vitamin D, often called the “sunshine vitamin,” is a unique fat-soluble vitamin that our skin can produce with sufficient sunlight exposure. As it can be made in the body, it is only conditionally essential in our diets. However, limited sunshine exposure due to modern lifestyles or geographical location (à la the Vikings) necessitates dietary sources and supplements of vitamin D.