Rude Health Magazine September-October 2024
Rude Health Magazine is the official consumer title of Health Stores Ireland, reflecting health trends, news and consumer information in Ireland. This is the September-October 2024 issue.
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Sports recovery,
hydration and
performance
In all forms of sport, whether professional or amateur,
when it comes to performance, the same principles apply:
recovery and hydration are critical. These in turn rely on
a number of factors, including electrolytes. Electrolyte
levels can reduce when the body loses water, primarily
through sweat and urine, which increases during intense
exercise. Electrolytes are another name for minerals
including magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and
calcium, which play an important role in regulating muscle
contractions, keeping you hydrated, balancing your pH
levels and maintaining normal nervous system function.
Maintaining an electrolyte balance is vital for your body to
remain hydrated and function efectively, especially during
sports or exercise.
Scientists at Dublin City University (DCU) have completed
intensive research on the benefits of a new liquid form of
magnesium, minerals and trace elements from Irish brand
Oriel. Dr Ronan Murphy from the School of Health and
Human Performance at DCU explains: “Our focus was
on the speed and impact that these high-performance
electrolytes, working in a mutually supportive manner,
could have on the vascular system, muscle recovery and
hydration when taken in liquid form and rapidly absorbed
to the bloodstream in less than 30 minutes.” The research
has demonstrated the benefits of electrolytes in getting to
where they are needed by the body – fast, efciently and in
sufcient volume.
Seniors really
need these two
antioxidants
The combination of selenium and coenzyme Q10
comes with an array of health benefits, according to
bafing science studies.
Imagine if there was a supplement that could cut
your risk of dying of a cardiovascular disease by more
than half. Does that sound far-fetched? Well, in 2013, a
group of scientists from Scandinavia published a study1
demonstrating that healthy older men and women had
54% lower cardiovascular mortality when they took a
combination of selenium and coenzyme Q10 daily for
four years.
No medical drug has ever come close to ofering
a similar degree of protection. Not only did these two
antioxidants provide substantial protection against
heart disease, but they also strengthened the heart
muscle and improved quality of life. The study, which
included 443 men and women in the ages 70-88 years,
was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study and was
published in an esteemed science journal.
The volunteers were randomly assigned to receive
either 200 micrograms of selenium and 200 mg of
coenzyme Q10 daily or a matching placebo. Also, the
researchers took blood samples that were stored in
freezers for later analysis. In the years to follow, they
looked for additional proof that the combination of
selenium and coenzyme Q10 ofered health benefits
and found an abundance of proof. Looking for so-
called biomarkers in the blood samples, the scientists
could see that the people taking the supplements had
less inflammation, slower ageing at a cellular level,
better kidney and thyroid function, and better overall
health, compared to those taking dummy pills.
A total of 25 follow-up studies have followed in the
wake of the original study from 2013, and they have all
been published in science journals.
1 Cardiovascular mortality and N-terminal-proBNP reduced
after combined selenium and coenzyme Q10 supplementation: A
5-year prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled
trial. Int J Cardiol. 2013;167:1860-1866.
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