virus, so make sure you get plenty of sleep, eat well-balanced meals and drink lots of water. You might also find taking herbal remedies such as Echinacea, or nutritional supplements such as zinc and Vitamin C, beneficial. Steering clear of crowded

vitamins and minerals including B vitamins, iron and zinc.Cook: Good-quality venison is tender, full of flavour and close textured, which means it's easy to produce great results with simple cooking methods. Most beef recipes work just as well for venison

. An endurance athlete’s ideal fuel is glycogen, carbohydrates stored in the muscles and liver. A low-carb lifestyle is counterproductive. When glycogen stores are low, protein, which is essential for muscle growth and repair, may be robbed for energy. Zinc

, remove visible fat or skin from poultry and stir-fry, bake, poach or steam. Red meat is an excellent source of iron, which helps transport oxygen around the body, and zinc, which is essential for a healthy immune system.Skimmed milk, cottage cheese

meal to help you recover try some seafood - clams, mussels, prawns - with whole-wheat pasta. The zinc in the seafood can help boost your immune system, which will have been weakened by your race effort, and help repair muscle damage.20:00 - Be boring

in protein and very low in fat. They also contain high levels of calcium, which is great for maintaining strong bones, and zinc for promoting a healthy immune system. Peanut butter contains protein, heart-healthy monounsaturated oils and vitamin E. Makes four

with the extra weeks of effort, I'd crack that time! My tip for anyone who doesn't already do it is to apply cotton wool with zinc oxide tape over your nipples. It worked a treat. Someone tell footballer Tony Cottee. Ouch! Helen O'Rourke, 4:38I loved your weekly

residue. I don't find it sticks as well as zinc oxide tape though. fat buddha Join the thread For the week ending 11 May 2009Hot to trot...Competitive Spirit I came up behind another runner yesterday and because he was taking it easy I went