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Which energy gels are the best? Energy gels are a convenient and easy to use source of energy when your body needs to fuel up during exercise. Running out of energy during exercise is a real concern. It can be the difference between winning and losing when competing. There are plenty of energy gels to choose from and many types of athletes and sports people use them. Crossfit, MMA, triathletes and runners through to mountainbikers, athletics, footballers and surfers. But which energy gels are the best? The question should come down to what is in your energy gel and how...

Manuka Performance exists to help people be more healthy, this is a fundamental tenet to who we are and why we exist. You can read more about us here. We have several strong points of difference, the nutraceutical advantages our products provide, the unique Kiwi narrative of our company and the unwavering ways in which we support events, grass roots sport, athletes and the communities they live in. Currently however, there is one thing all sports nutrition companies have in common - that's the very packaging all our products come in. No one has a viable solution for this yet...

For centuries people have known the health benefits of honey. New Zealand is known for it's Manuka Honey - globally regarded for it's unique health properties and anti-bacterial benefits.  More recently three researchers at Oxford University have found that honey is a better treatment for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) than traditional remedies. In the research paper BMJ Evidence-based Medicine, Hibatullah Abuelgasim, Charlotte Albury, and Joseph Lee describe their study of the results of multiple clinical trials that involved testing of treatments for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and what they learned from the data. The full research paper can easily be...

Manuka Honey is globally recognised for its healing properties, but how does it fare up against viruses? We have received lots of questions about Manuka's effectiveness against Covid-19, the flu and viruses.    Here is the quick lowdown:     We all know that manuka honey is nature's wonder food.  Taking manuka honey aids the body's natural health and immune responses.  Lots of research has been done to show manuka honey has very good antibacterial properties.    However, Influenza (or the "flu") is caused by a virus.  Previous research has shown that Manuka was effective against a range of viruses. ...

Manuka honey is nature's wonder food ... check out research into its anti-viral properties.