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Nutrition as a military capability
When military organisations imagine future capability, the conversation almost always defaults to hardware. We talk about next-generation body armor, signature-reducing materials and heads-up displays. But the most sophisticated asset on the battlefield isn't the kit, it's the humans carrying and...
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Strategies to cope with sleep loss
Losing sleep sucks, and it’s true that regularly not getting enough sleep probably ultimately affects all aspects of health and performance. But there are times when sleep deprivation is...
A practical framework for training body and mind
When most strength and conditioning practitioners think about programming for soldiers, the conversation tends to default to one of two extremes: either the grim,...
A timely approach to nutrition
Sometimes, making healthier food choices is hard and can require seemingly unsustainable willpower. But what if you could improve your diet without changing what you...
L-Tyrosine: Effects on Exercise and Health, and How to Take It
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how L-tyrosine affects cognitive performance, mood, and emotion regulation. Today we’ll explore other effects of...
Ginger: Health Benefits, Side Effects, and How to Take It
It’s thought that people in India and China have used ginger therapeutically for at least 5,000 years, and ginger was probably used to spice...
Vitamin C for Immune Function
There have been remarkably competent and influential advocates of the positive effects of consuming high doses of vitamin C. Of these, Linus Pauling stands...
The human body is astonishingly resilient...
WHEN IT GETS WHAT IT NEEDS Life on Earth has evolved over several billion years. During this process evolution has produced a wonderful diversity...
How much energy do you need?
If there was one thing to measure as the foundation to any health programme, I would argue that it should be Basal Metabolic Rate...