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Boost Your Nutrition

01 Workouts

What can help with DOMS?

a. Camomile

b. Feverfew

c. Ginger

ANSWER: C

A daily dose of ginger can reduce post-exercise muscle pain by 25 per cent, found the University of Georgia. As well as the ability to relieve stomach upset and nausea, ginger contains compounds shown to curb inflammation, reduce oxidative stress and modulate other healing mechanisms within the body. Let your foam roller know that it has a new partner in crime.

Taking vitamin D throughout a tough a tough training regimen will help regimen will help prevent...

a. Your bones from breaking

b. Your muscles from aching

c. Your bowels from evacuating

According to the (where’s your subscription?), by upping your bone density, vitamin D can reduce the risk of stress fractures when you do high-impact exercise. Your main source of

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