UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Found abundantly in your muscles and blood plasma, the nonessential amino acid glutamine serves as fuel

Tomatoes taste great (if you choose carefully and don't leave them in the fridge - they don't like the cold) and they're stuffed with things that are good for you, notably vitamins C, A and K, and the carotenoid lycopene. Many studies suggest

When the temperature starts to dip, it's easy to become cold on a long training ride - you work up a satisfying sweat on a climb, but during a long descent your body cools down and, ever helpful, it tries to warm itself. Your muscles start to shake

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. You must have an adequate amount of iron in your blood to get oxygen to your muscles. If you don’t get

-4 hour recovery period, with a cold, sodium-containing beverage (10-25mmol/litre). 

blood pressure – good news if you’re spending Christmas with the inlaws or if someone has received the loudest toy in history. Parsnips Roasted, steamed or even boiled, parsnips are a seasonal favourite. And since their flavour is improved by cold

The benefits:MushroomsThese delicious and versatile fungi may fight colds and flu. Compounds in the white button variety boost the activity of immune-system cells that help tackle infections. Mushrooms also contain vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. A little zinc goes a long way. Though you have only about 2 grams of it in your body, zinc works in tandem

and ginger in a food processor until smooth, adding a tablespoon or so of cold water to help this process, if necessary. 3. Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan and gently fry the onion, garlic and ginger purée until soft and translucent. This should take about

, cumin, crushed garlic, salt and pepper, and rubbing it into the chicken breasts. 2. For the salad, cook the wild rice according to the packet instructions. Rinse under cold running water. Drain well and tip into a large bowl.3. Stir the beetroot, spring