Feed Your Brain
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
The comparisons between squash and chess are plentiful. The BBC called squash “chess at 100 mph” (June 2, 2002). Nicol David explained in a recent CNN...
Joint Health
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Knees, shoulders, hips, back... Joint problems can bring a squash career to a quick halt. Longevity in your sport could have a lot to do with...
Weight Loss for Athletes
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Squash players, like other athletes, can feel the pressure to attain and maintain an "ideal" weight." After all, there can be performance benefits associated with increased...
Resolution Willpower
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
"For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a...
Portion Distortion: Do portion sizes matter?
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Just look around and you can see that America's waistline is expanding. More than 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, with an astonishing 75 million...
What is a Healthy Diet?
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Time and time again, we are bombarded with misinformation about nutrition. Facts are slanted to sell products or books. Eat berries from the Amazon or indulge in dark chocolate may be...
Alcohol’s Effect on Performance
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Obviously athletic performance and alcohol don’t mix well. Performing under the influence of alcohol will reduce your ability to think clearly on the court, slow reaction...
Energy Drink Misnomer
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Energy drinks make claims to “vitalize mind and body”, “increases performance…concentration”, and “make you feel more energetic” (redbull.com). Aggressive marketing has taken energy drinks from obscurity...
Are you “D-ficient”*?
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Vitamin D is a hot topic these days. For decades our knowledge of vitamin D was limited. Mistakenly, many health professionals believed that the function of...
Staying Well: The link between Nutrition and the Immune System
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Staying well is a priority for most athletes, as performance is sure to suffer when one is fighting off a cold or an upper respiratory tract infection....