Nutrition for athletes

Well-trained athletes have a greater ability to take up oxygen from the blood, so the so-called anaerobic conditions in the body occur later. At a certain level of muscle activity, oxygen consumption can no longer increase (oxygen supply has reached its maximum), and then so-called anaerobic processes begin in the muscles, where lactate is formed, accumulating in the muscles and at this stage the formation of free radicals is further increased, and with it the need for antioxidants becomes greater.

Later, in a calm period, lactate is broken down, but the process of lactate breakdown takes a certain time. This process also needs antioxidants.

Severe physical exertion, which is common in athletes, acts on the body as stress and this fact contributes to even greater production of free radicals. The greater the efforts the athlete is exposed to and the longer the time of intensive sports activities, the more the need for various antioxidants increases.

Therefore, if there is an excess of free radicals in the body, oxidative stress occurs. Oxidative stress is a trigger for disease processes. Unfortunately, we do not feel it in the early stage, and thus disease processes begin quietly and unrecognizably. The harmful action of free radicals is shown only when serious damage occurs, a disease develops, and then we start to feel the consequences of the action of free radicals, as symptoms of the disease begin to appear and intensify. That is why it is so important to provide the body regularly with various antioxidants, so that free radicals are neutralized on an ongoing basis and the initial disease processes, which we do not yet feel in the first stage, are prevented.

This process of stopping disease processes at the very beginning is the most effective, we are talking about disease prevention in a healthy body. Once the disease process is triggered, stopping harmful processes is much less effective than in the early stage.

The basis for the intake of various antioxidants into the body is a balanced mixed diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. When the need for antioxidants increases, as happens with intense physical activity, it is necessary to ensure various antioxidants with dietary supplements that contain quality and diverse antioxidants. The condition is that these antioxidants are offered to the body in a natural composition with all auxiliary minerals and elements that the natural food contains. Only in this way can antioxidants successfully reach the cells and successfully block free radicals.

It is also very important that the athlete is continuously physically active and thus well-trained. Severe strain in untrained individuals leads to pronounced oxidative stress.

However, even a well-trained athlete needs an increased intake of antioxidants. Every physical effort requires a greater intake of oxygen, increases the need for energy components, and proportionally with this, the need for quality, diverse antioxidants increases. It is important to provide antioxidants to the body in natural forms, to prevent the aggressive action of oxygen free radicals, which are an undesirable and harmful side effect of physical exertion.

Natural antioxidants are certainly an excellent guarantee that such oxidative stresses will not occur. For a top or recreational athlete, this means that they will be able to withstand great efforts more easily and that unnecessary disease conditions, which can be very disturbing for top athletes when trying to achieve top results, will not occur.

With various natural antioxidants, the body more easily withstands greater efforts, and in addition, with the preventive consumption of all diverse and quality antioxidants, it is ensured that disease conditions will not occur.