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What if I told you that sleep is just as important as exercise? I imagine you wouldn’t be too disappointed. Well, lucky for you it is. Just like a healthy meal plan goes hand in hand with your workout schedule, so should counting sheep.

Over the last few years the fitness industry has seen a boom as the general public have experienced a shift of consciousness away from the couch potato mentality, toward the...

Modern day fast-paced lifestyles and technological advancements mean we are literally “plugged” in 27/4, whether we choose to admit this or not. Smart phones, lap tops, tablets, ipods, the latest...

How do you feel about veganism? There’s nothing macho about eating meat, even meat you’ve hunted and killed yourself, it’s a flagrant disrespect for the animal you’re consuming to adopt...

Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato, wash and dice into small cubes (1/4” square) 2 tbsp Monkey Coconut Oil 2 cups sweet onion, coarsely chopped 1/2 green pepper, coarsely chopped 1...

From an evolutionary perspective, we were meant to be stressed. We were meant to be out, hunting, foraging, bypassing predators and coping with the environmental damage from the wind and sun. We have genetic switches that are activated by stress and intended to be used by our bodies, though now, so often, they remain dormant and underused.

However, chronic stress can lead to mood imbalances, like depression or anxiety in addition to chronic inflammation, which is associated with diseases like diabetes, cancer and Alzheimers,

It is common knowledge women have a naturally higher body fat percentage than men - this is to give a stock of energy for future anticipated pregnancies. Interestingly, the location...

A REVIEW BY CROSSFIT ATHLETE EMELYE Bullet proof – a buzz word (or phrase…) that is thrown around a lot recently.  “Bullet proof coffee!” “Bullet Proof body!” “Bullet proof gym...

If you’re half savvy with nutrition, then you’ll probably be aware of the importance of digestive enzymes and their role in breaking down the food you consume. When food is...

AYURVEDA: A BACKGROUND Ayurveda is a Hindu system of medicine whose focus lies, as with many holistic practices, on balance. Over 5000 years old, Ayurveda postulates on a broad scope...

Guest writer Joel Snape gets to grips with the stress-response and gives us an interesting incite into how things were done within the walls of Sparta... Think about all the...

In 2012 we won the Men’s Health (UK) award for best protein shake with our groundbreaking Primal26 whey protein isolate. Since then many companies have tried to imitate, but none...

For you creatine “non-responders”, or those who don’t want the caffeine hit and the tingling (paresthesia) of beta-alanine, look no further. Pre-workout strategy is like all supplementation, very subjective. However,...

This awesome nutrient dense shake can be used to enhance recovery after intense training, or as a general health shake. Tastes great and is extremely satiating! Ingredients: 1 Banana, 200ml...

What motivates you to succeed? Are you striving to realise the dream for yourself, or are you driven by the negativity of others? Life can be a bitch, there’s no...

As strange as it may sound, this bedtime drink, based around turmeric actually works wonders and is calming enough to allow a peaceful sleep. Turmeric offers us many benefits and...

Of all the organs and glands in the human body, the pineal gland is possibly the one shrouded with the most mystique. Also known as "The third eye”, the pineal...

Every once in a while the nutrition industry becomes extremely excited about a nutrient or food which is precipitously hailed as the new saviour; a liberator of disease and/or the...

We have recently extolled the many health benefits of turmeric in another one of our blog posts, so we thought it would be great to accompany it with a recipe. To...

If there’s one thing that takes a lot of shit on the chin, it’s juicing. Particularly with the advent of juice cleanses that prescribe nothing but juice for seven days...

It’s becoming the talk of our time, and now even Vin Diesel is weighing in on the act. Body image, fat shaming, call it what you will, it’s got people...

What Is E-Bomb? Monkey E-Bomb is a sugar free, safe and natural alternative to those nasty energy drinks, which seem to find their way into gym bags all around the...

I said it, CrossFit, ooh… dirty word!  If you’re looking for another article that spends paragraph after paragraph bitching on CrossFit then you’ve come to the wrong place. It’s commoner...

These chocolate balls may not be salty but they are suitable for vegans, delivered as always by the wonderfully talented Lu Coghlan. Ingredients 2 cups almonds (soaked overnight and rinsed)...

Everyone has an opinion on nutrition these days but rather than fighting about who's right, it's far more important for us to find out what is right. What's right for one...

It is common knowledge that glycogen is the muscles form of energy and therefore fuelling up before exercise is of paramount importance in order to achieve a rigorous level of...

The supplement industry has a marred reputation and rightly so. Far too often it’s about a quick buck rather than products that help people achieve their goals and maintain optimal...

Lets talk about the C word. Not that one, the other one. It’s a touchy subject as it impacts millions of lives everyday. Cancer is almost becoming a certainty for most people...

What is I.Q? Monkey I.Q. is an advanced nootropic formulation designed to enhance neurotransmitter activity and improve overall cognitive function, giving rise to further benefits throughout the body. This specific...

White Monkey Paw Green Tea White Monkey Paw is a rare Chinese tea cultivated in the Wuyi Mountains of the Fujian province, handmade from the top two leaves and bud...

The much lauded and slavered over cheat meal has been encouraged and spoken about in fitness since before step aerobics. We'd like to put a big fat question mark over...

Recipe for Curry 1 tsp Monkey Coconut Oil 1 onion 4 cloves garlic 2 tsp fresh ginger 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp turmeric 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 cinnamon...

Tricked you! Sorry we tried to resist but couldn't. This article isn't a set of tips around the etiquette of middle class Britains' favourite, underground past time. We will say,...

What Are Enzymes? Enzymes are not just about digestion (digestive enzymes), they are necessary for every biological process (metabolic enzymes) in the body; low enzyme function leads to impaired energy...

Louise Coghlan loves her protein, but as a very busy lady, she also likes to keep things simple and effective. These protein pancakes are a great option for a quick...

What Is It? Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid produced in the liver and formed as a result of normal protein metabolism (in other words, it’s a natural substance!), from...

Everyone loves brownies, right? Moist, chocolatey squares of indulgence…But sadly, the calories, fat and sugar content ain’t that brilliant. Which is why I was keen to make protein-packed chocolate ‘sponge’-like...

OK, let’s see what we’ve got here. Orthorexia Nervosa, a term coined by an American doctor called Stephen Bratman. In a nutshell, he’s saying that eating healthily is a disorder...

It’s not often that we write specifically about one of the products we sell, but the feedback on Moodulator; in the office, from our athletes and from customers has been so...

New guest chef Pamela Bustard has been whisking up some culinary wonders in the Spamellab kitchen. Her first invention using some Primal26 is an absolute triumph. Over to Pamela for some...

“The real weights that need to be lifted are the ones that hold your mind down” - Kendrick J.Farris. You’ve been there before, walking into the gym all fired up...

Which protein should I use? It’s one of the more common questions we get, so to make life easy for everyone, here’s a user guide to the Monkey Nutrition Protein...

Mohamed Yacoobali, owner of MO POWER Strength and Conditioning (otherwise known as the dungeon), MSc Strength & Conditioning,  BSc Sport Science & Coaching, has been doing this since before you were a...

With an array of amino acid powders and pills on the market promising to boost strength, improve body composition and augment rapid recovery, it’s understandable that most people are confused...

There is no better feeling in the gym, than picking some heavy weight off the floor and being able to display your strength. The deadlift is known as a compound...

At the risk of cutting this article short before it even gets started, one of the worst things you can do is over think sleep. You’ve no doubt had those...

Of all the topics that get banded around at Monkey Nutrition HQ, fitness industry bullshit is perhaps the most popular and widely discussed.  We’re not talking about changes and adaptions...

Maybe you focus on foods that are nutrient dense. If so, that’s good. However - on it’s own, that means very little. nutrient density is useless if you can’t absorb...

Protein & Pearls is the brainchild of Kirsty Sulston, Lauren Barber and Sarah Crichton, who share a mutual passion for everything nutrition, lifting weights … and smashing life in general!...

The words shredded and ripped have become synonymous with a youth who are obsessed with how they look; vanity has taken on a whole new extreme and people are prepared...