The 33Fuel Blog

Diet and mental health - the food mood connection
Neuroscience may be in its infancy, but an increasing body of research suggests a link between diet and mental health. Plus there’s our own experience… I was going to start this blog with something along the lines of, ‘To celebrate Mental Health Awareness week…’ But then caught myself. Do we really ‘celebrate’ such events? It seems [...]
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Why new year's resolutions are rubbish
New year's resolutions seem like such a good idea, except most are in the bin by February which is why they're best avoidedThis isn't to say you shouldn't be looking to make this year even more kick-ass than last year, or that you shouldn't be setting goals and making plans to raise your life, sports [...]
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Chrissie Wellington in Ironman Hall of Fame!
Chrissie Wellington Ironman Hall of Fame: Brit legend joins Ironman greatsHoly smokes, we are stoked to announce four-time Ironman World Champ, living legend and 33Fuel athlete Chrissie Wellington will be inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame at the world championships in Kona this year.Never defeated over the Ironman distance, and usually beating most pro men [...]
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Alcohol and athletic performance
Booze and athletic performance: the health effects of alcoholAs we’re not the Daily Mail here at 33 I’ll not be boring on here about how booze can either make you super healthy, or kill you stone dead overnight. These polar opposites are simply the result of lobbying and hokey science from heavily invested pro and [...]
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When Russian roulette meets health and performance
Russian roulette, now there’s a bloody dangerous game none of us would choose to play. But we all do, because life is much like Russian roulette and we all begin with exactly the same weapon: a six-shooter that comes with one guaranteed bullet, and one guaranteed empty chamber.Spooky sh*t, but there's good news: we get [...]
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