Vitamins & minerals are considered “micronutrients”.  The word “micro” may mean tiny, but don’t think that the micronutrients are less important than their macronutrient cousins.  They are equally important; the body just requires smaller quantities of them.  They are the biological components of food that...

The XRCEL Advantage Athletes need carbohydrates before, during and after performance for fuel and glycogen replenishment. An athlete’s body looks first to carbohydrates as the primary source of fuel; followed by fats and then protein. Muscles use glucose, glycogen and fatty acids for energy. When muscles...