Author Archives: Brendan Ruff

Study Proves Magnesium Is Better Than Anti-Depressants

Study Proves Magnesium Is Better Than Anti-Depressants With depression effecting over 350 million people worldwide and the numbers rising quickly the standard of care just isn’t working. In fact, just one serve of 248mg of elemental magnesium per day (Adrenal Switch™ contains 300mg) was shown to outperform the 5 top prescribed anti-depressants. The study conducted […]

Are your favourite sports drinks really living up to their promise?

    Gatorade® and Powerade® are well known energy and rehydration drinks marketed for performance. Are they really improving your performance or are they just making you fat, tired and insulin resistant?   Is there a smarter way that works with your physiology to enhance results, maintain lean muscle, recover faster and look better?   […]

10 BEST SUPER FOOD GREENS – SWITCH NUTRITION

Vitality Switch

10 BEST SUPER FOOD GREENS…. why Wheat Grass and Barley Grass are NOT on the List!!” Detoxing is an everyday process your body should be naturally performing to rid itself of poisons, chemicals and pollutants. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen efficiently. These toxins can slowly build up and cause a disruption to your normal cell […]

Keto For Performance – SWITCH NUTRITION

HOW TO INCREASE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE WITH EXOGENOUS KETONES Traditional sports nutrition wisdom tells endurance athletes that loading up on carbohydrates prior to long-distance training/events is ideal for optimal performance. However, as sports nutrition research grows, we are learning that there may be more efficacious ways to fuel your endurance training goals. Enter exogenous ketones (Ketone […]

5 Benefits Of Schisandra That Will Transform Your Body – SWITCH NUTRITION

Benefits of Schisandra

There are many supplements or ingredients that promise to boost performance and recovery. However, few are as effective as a class of compounds called ADAPTOGENS!! Schisandra Chinensis is the EMPEROR of adaptogens and has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine to boost chi (energy, virality, youthfulness and vigour). Adaptogens are named after their ability to help you adapt to your current environment better and faster. In other words, if you’re doing cardio […]

Reduce Stress by 22% with Ashwagandha – Switch Nutrition

Ashwagandha - Indian Ginseng - Adaptogenic Herb

Ashwagandha – The Ultimate Adaptogenic Herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), aka Indian ginseng, is a plant that is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine thanks to the myriad therapeutic/adaptogenic properties in humans. Adaptogens are a class of substances that help you ‘adapt’ to stresses placed on the body (e.g. illness, adverse chemical reactions, physical stress and psychological stress etc.). In the past decade a large amount […]

Macronutrients, and you…

pie chart - fat, protein, carbohydrates

What Are Macronutrients? Macronutrients are defined as any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts. Simply, macronutrients are broken down into Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat. Protein – Dietary Protein has 4 calories per gram and contains essential Amino Acids that are responsible for tissue repair and growth. Carbohydrates […]