Dear Performance Nutrition Leaders,
This week: Optimum Nutrition Insiders, the latest news, and a cortisol-reducing drink used in professional sports teams.
🧠 ON THE GROUND
Optimum Nutrition hosted a panel series called "The Optimum Insiders" at the McLaren Technology Centre — live discussions with researchers covering protein, creatine, and female performance.
The event was hosted by Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition Radio, with over 100 attendees including KOLs, media, and content creators.
The full videos are available on their website and YouTube channel.
Topics include:
… and much more!
Professor Stu Phillips features prominently. The content is consumer-facing but grounded in research — the kind of thing worth pointing clients toward when they ask about protein quality or creatine safety.
📈NEWS
PSG Sport Nutrition Congress 25th April
Momentous Supplements hiring content writer
International Congress on Nutrition and Supplementation in Sport
6d Sports Nutrition hosting B2B conference on April 23rd in Antwerp.
Arshee Naveed delivers hydration education session at Huddersfield Town FC
UAE Team ADQ to fuel with Hexis again for the 2026 Women’s WorldTour season
Dr James Morehen shares MD-1 fuelling approach for England Rugby at the World Cup
The Edge HPL® introduce Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation Test for clients (ExoAnalytics)
New England Sports Nutrition Conference Friday 24th April (via Christopher Barrett)
Tom Coughlin shares performance nutrition setup from GB Curling Winter Olympics holding camp
Monica Isabel Hernandez Solano Delivered a Hands-On Performance Nutrition and Cooking Session for Crewe Alexandra FC Scholars
Prof Michael Gleeson review “Nutrition for optimising immune function and recovery from injury” ranked 2nd most downloaded Elsevier article on ScienceDirect in 2025
💡PERFORMANCE TECH
KA-EX is a Swiss-developed recovery supplement positioning itself as a cortisol stress reducer.
The product was founded in 2017 by Pedro Schmidt, a graduate of the pharmaceutical sciences program at ETH Zurich.
Originally developed for hangover recovery — the name comes from the German "Kater" (hangover) and the Latin "Ex" (out) — before pivoting to sports nutrition after consumers started using it for exercise recovery.
The formula combines phosphatidylserine (100mg), amino acids including L-glutamine (2,500mg), electrolytes, B-vitamins, and functional sugars.
Informed Sport certified, vegan, caffeine-free.
Here are some studies on phosphatidylserine if you want to dig deeper:
The product is used by PSG, Tudor Pro Cycling, and Bundesliga teams. Endorsements include Olympic gold medalists Fabian Cancellara and Lara Gut-Behrami.
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Written by Dr. Alfie Gordon