DrClydeWilson's NUTRITION BLOG

YouTube: Fueling Your Workouts

Fuel your workouts with glucose. Foods containing glucose are starches, including oats, cereal, crackers and bread. Eat any of these in the hour before your workout and immediately after your workout. Include nuts with your oats or nut butter on... Read more →

YouTube: Exercise PROTEIN

How much protein do you need to support your workout recovery and adaptation or growth? The maximum capacity of protein production in the body is equivalent to about 50 kcals per hour. Since the body does not have a storage... Read more →

YouTube: SPORTS HYDRATION

Sports hydration involves fluid and electrolyte replacement. Fluid needs are based on perspiration rates. We perspire around 1 L/hr during moderate to intense exercise, as low as 0.5 L if it is cool out or when swimming (since water removes... Read more →

YouTube: The FARMER'S MARKET

Farmer's Markets supply mainly organic locally-grown produce (fruits and vegetables), which tend to be significantly healthier, tastier and no more expensive than store-purchased non-organic produce. Research has shown that organic foods tend to be higher in nutrients. One of the... Read more →

YouTube: Seafood omega-3 vs mercury

Seafood can be a double edged sword because of beneficial omega-3 fats and detrimental mercury from pollution. Large long-lived predatory fish like swordfish, shark and mackerel accumulate more mercury from the smaller fish they eat, making them ten times higher... Read more →

YouTube: Surviving THE BUFFET

This video shows me getting the most out of a low-cost buffet in Vegas. You can see my yellow bowl with tomato salad, a larger plate with salad and vegetables, and a second plate with samples from 3 dishes, a... Read more →

YouTube: Dr. Clyde ENERGY SHAKES

For a simple 400-kcalorie energy shake, put 1 cup low or nonfat milk or full-fat plain unsweetened soy milk into a blender with 1 Tbsp nut butter (almond or PB), 1/2 cup uncooked oats (or other cereal grain), and 1/2-1... Read more →

YouTube: Fiber & Phytonutrients

The majority of many phytonutrients are on the outer surface of plants because one of their roles is to act as natural herbicides and insecticides, protecting the plant from its environment. By eating the skin of fruits and vegetables whenever... Read more →