Functional Sports Nutrition

I bring a new depth to your Sports Nutrition with the Functional Medicine approach. Being consistent with asking questions and tracking progress is very important. The Functional Medicine approach helps me and my clients find any weak links and or address the root cause of an imbalance.

Maev Creavens' Approach

1. Are there any imbalances in the systems of the body (detoxification, neuro-endocrine, immune and digestion)?

2. Are your individual nutrient requirements being met?

3. What is the individual toxic load? Are you detoxify optimally?

I use functional laboratory testing from the leading laboratories including Biolab, Metametrix and Genova. Please contact me for more information.

 

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  Menu Plan for Rugby Player

Nutrient Timing

The science behind nutrient timing suggests that knowing what to eat and when to eat is a critical key to successfully achieving these health, fitness and performance goals. 

Nutrient timing is the application of knowing when to eat and what to eat before, during and after exercise.It is designed to help athletes, recreational competitors, and exercise enthusiasts achieve their most advantageous exercise performance and recovery. There are three distinct phases in the nutrient timing system that are based on muscle, its nutritional requirements, and its recovery demands for best strength and endurance results. But first, a basic review of the hormones of exercise is warranted. More on this next month!

The nutrient timing system is split into three distinct phases:
1) Energy Phase (just before and during workout)
2) Anabolic Phase (post 45 minutes of workout)
3) Growth Phase (remainder of the day)

Review our menu plan for a guideline, yet this does not take into account a full supplement plan.

Tip for today : check your supplements, read the label/ ingredients: “if in doubt, throw them out”! Or drop me a line, love to hear from you! MC Nutrition

What is Functional Medicine?

(Excerpted from the IFM’s document “What is Functional Medicine”)

Functional medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach, functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. In this way, functional medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual.