Watermelon for Sore Muscle Relief
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2014-06-13

Watermelon found to reduce muscle soreness after an intense workout without the gut leakiness that occurs within hours of taking anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen.

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Here's a link to the previous video I mentioned: Reducing Muscle Soreness with Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-soreness-with-berries/). 

More on dietary tweaks to maximize athletic performance in: 
• Doping with Beet Juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/doping-with-beet-juice/)
• Enhanced Athletic Recovery Without Undermining Adaptation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/enhanced-athletic-recovery-without-undermining-adaptation/)
• Preventing Exercise Induced Oxidative Stress with Watercress (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-exercise-induced-oxidative-stress-with-watercress/)
• Reducing Muscle Fatigue with Citrus (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-fatigue-with-citrus/)

I also talked about the risks of ibuprofen two videos ago in Anti-inflammatory Life is a Bowl of Cherries (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-life-is-a-bowl-of-cherries).

My last watermelon video dealt with another kind of physical activity:
Watermelon as Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/watermelon-as-treatment-for-erectile-dysfunction/)

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