Right now I'm fitter than I've ever been in my life. The training that I'm doing overloads my body, which then repairs itself to be stronger than it was before. Three things that accelerate this repair process are stretching, sleeping and sound nutrition.
I'm just about to start a 60 day trial of a nutritional supplement called 'Lifepack'. The twice-daily tablets contain vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. Carotenoids are one type of phytonutrient which occur naturally in fruit and vegetables and help the body to fight the effects of free-radicals.
The cool part is that they have recently developed a laser test which measures the amount of carotenoid that is stored in your skin. My skin carotenoid was measured at 42 000 during a normal day. There are 4 bands, 10 000, 20 000, 30 000 and 40 000+ so that was a 'good' score.
I'm told that the carotenoid component of the supplement will build up my body's reserves so that the free radicals released during intensive training sessions and racing will be better absorbed and cause less damage to my body.
I'm pretty excited to see what effect the 'Lifepack' will have on me but I'm going to be as objective as I can be. I'm going to have my blood vitamin levels tested before and after and also Iridology - where a photo of your iris is taken to reveal information about your health. The whole thing should be a really interesting learning experience.
Watch this space for the results...
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