Marion Freijsen » Nutrition http://marionfreijsen.com A blog about Sports, Fitness & Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:02:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 It is not WHAT you eat, it’s what your body does with it! http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/12/absorption-of-nutrients/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=absorption-of-nutrients http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/12/absorption-of-nutrients/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:22:01 +0000 Marion http://marionfreijsen.com/?p=524 Last week I talked about the great misunderstanding even healthy people have about food. They think that just because they consume healthy foods, they must be healthy. Alas, if only it were that easy!! :-)

I am one of those people, I hasten to add. Although ever since I can remember I have been conscious of what I ate ( I am lucky that I even as a child I always liked the healthy ... Read More

]]> http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/12/absorption-of-nutrients/feed/ 0 PR Bars – all good stuff http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/10/pr-bars-all-good-stuff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr-bars-all-good-stuff http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/10/pr-bars-all-good-stuff/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:44:35 +0000 Marion http://marionfreijsen.com/?p=503 As you know I am always on the look out for great tasting healthy snacks, preferably one with something to offer me pre or post workout and above all, since I am one of the converted – Gluten Free!

The latter is harder then it seems, anything that was made in a facility that also manufactures your standard granola bar, is out for me – I get all sorts of stomach upsets that I don’t really care to tell you more about. Suffice to say, I am even pickier then I used to be ... Read More

]]> http://marionfreijsen.com/2011/10/pr-bars-all-good-stuff/feed/ 0 Fuel your body http://marionfreijsen.com/2010/04/fuel-your-body/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuel-your-body http://marionfreijsen.com/2010/04/fuel-your-body/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:41:52 +0000 Marion http://marionfreijsen.com/?p=389 What I have noticed, and definitely like to see, is that there is a growing awareness of the need to feed your body the fuel it needs to perform. I know, it’s been around forever – sportsnutrition is definitely not a new phenomenon and no, I am not so old that I have forgotten that! But even though I have been around in the sports world for 25 years (and a bit more), it strikes me that now, finally, even the average person is starting to understand that food does make a huge ... Read More

]]> http://marionfreijsen.com/2010/04/fuel-your-body/feed/ 0 Why am I writing this blog? http://marionfreijsen.com/2009/06/why-am-i-writing-this-blog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-am-i-writing-this-blog http://marionfreijsen.com/2009/06/why-am-i-writing-this-blog/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:21:47 +0000 Marion http://marionfreijsen.com/?p=15 This blog is aimed at providing you with lots of information about health, fitness, sports and anything related. It is not meant to necessarily teach – but to help you keep on track with your fitness goals, inspire you on those days that you get up and really don’t feel like going to the gym, give you a yummy recipe without all the calories and share with you my philosophies on a healthy and happy life.

Why would you read this? Well, I have been a sports enthusiast now for ... Read More

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