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New Favorite Healthy Treat!

My sister, a collegiate swimmer at Mizzou, sent me a care package the other day crammed full of energy bars & drinks.  One of the products, "PB & Whey Protein Bites" is my new favorite snack! YUM! All natural, gluten free, organic peanut butter & agave. 140 cals, 10 g of protein. Awesome!

Here are the stats:

Each PB & Whey Protein bar is all-natural, preservative-free, gluten-free, and made with organic peanut butter and sweetened with organic agave syrup.Each bar is fortified with 10 grams of protein and B Vitamins.

• Made with organic peanut butter
• Made with organic agave syrup
• 10g of protein in each piece
• All natural and gluten-free
• No preservatives
• B-Vitamins
• Compliant for collegiate athletics
• Zero trans fat
• Great with your morning coffee
• High protein / high energy
• Used by top collegiate athletic programs

Supplement Facts:

Serving Size: 1 Bar (35g) 
Servings Per Container: 15 

Amount Per Serving: 
Calories 140 
Calories From Fat 50 
Total Fat 5g 8% 
Saturated Fat 1g 5% 
Trans Fat 0g 
Cholesterol 5mg 2% 
Sodium 80mg 3% 
Potassium 130mg 4% 
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5% 
Dietary Fiber 2g 8% 
Sugars 10g 
Protein 10g 20% 

Vitamin A 0% 
Vitamin B6 20% 
Vitamin C 0% 
Folate 20% 
Calcium 4% 
Vitamin B12 20% 
Iron 4% 
Biotin 20% 
Thiamin 20% 
Pantothenic Acid 20% 
Riboflavin 20% 
Magnesium 10% 
Niacin 20% 

Ingredients: 
Organic Peanut Butter, Organic Agave Syrup, Fruitrim (Fruit Juices, Natural Grain Dextrins), Whey Protein, (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Hydrolysate), Peanuts, Whey Protein Crisps (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Tapioca Starch, Calcium Carbonate), Inulin (Dietary Fiber), Vitamina & Minerals (Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Citrate, Niacin [Vitamin B3], Pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine HCl [Vitamin B6], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Folic Acid, Biotin, Cyanocobalamin [Vitamin B12], Rice Bran, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Mixed Tocopherols (To Maintain Freshness). 

Note: Manufacturers continually change product specifications. While we try our best to keep product descriptions up to date, they do not necessarily reflect the latest information available from the manufacturer. We are not responsible for incorrect or outdated product descriptions and/or images.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Here's a link to the website:

http://www.ebperformance.com/

Exercise Induced Nausea/Vomiting

A client of mine has a daughter that just finished her first year on the high school cross-country team.   One of girls on the team has had two races in which she vomited immediately afterwards.  My client thought it might be hydration related.  Water logging, another word for over-hydration, characterized by drinking too much water before, during, and/or after exercise (or at any time) can cause nausea, diarrhea, confusion, and muscle tremors.  If the overhydration is significant enough, it can be fatal.  Excessive water consumption reduces or dilutes electrolyte levels in the body. It is encouraged to control your level of water intake when working out, and also to eat salty snacks when you have consumed too much water (sodium and potassium are electolytes).  This is more likely to occur in long endurance events when athletes overhydrate throughout the race.  


This would be less likely for a 5K racer unless of course the runner is consuming copious amounts of fluid prior to the start of the race.  One possible explanation is ischemia - a restriction of blood flow - to the gastric mucosa, the membrane layer of the stomach.  Different types of stress (such as high intensity exercise) can breach this barrier, causing increased permeability of the gut lining and allowing entry of harmful bacterial toxins into the blood stream which could lead to nausea, vomiting, bloating, bloody diarrhea, and cramping.  

Intense anaerobic exercise (such as sprinting or lifting heavy weights) can also result in insufficient blood supply to the GI tract.  When this occurs, the GI tract simply can't function as designed and thus rejects its stomach contents, and in some cases the contents of the intestinal tract (diarrhea).  The ischemia achieved by athletes in long endurance events also compromises the intestinal barrier, contributing to and compounding the GI symptoms.


It has been suggested that exercise induced nausea could be caused by increased endorphin levels, which are released while exercising. Endorphins have been associated with nausea and vomiting, so this theory is plausible, but unsupported by evidence.


Other factors to consider include overheating due to hot and/or humid conditions, negative reactions to allergens, and food intake up to 24 hours prior to racing.  


Performance related mental stress has also been fingered as a vomit-inducing trigger.  Practicing coping mechanisms prior to and during a race can be just the trick to keeping those stomach butterflies from escaping through the top door.  


Often the urge to purge will subside after the body is conditioned to withstand extremely taxing exercise.  The conditioning effect combined with the ability to mentally distinguish where the proverbial red line lies.  


This is by no means meant to serve as medical advice, but certainly gives you some things to consider.  If vomiting continues more than a few times, certainly seek professional help.