Another component to the Anti-inflammatory Diet that the riders are doing here at the Tour are fish oil supplements. These supplements are provided by The Zone. The Zone company is headed by Dr. Barry Sears and they have graciously signed on as a sponsor for the team.

As part of that involvement, The Zone folks have performed blood tests on most of the riders prior to the Tour. They primarily tested for the ratio of AA/EPA (Arachidonic Acid/Eicosapentinoic Acid). This is the best test to determine overall body inflammation. After analyzing the results, Dr. Sears provided us with a recommendation for each specific rider. This recommendation included the amounts of fish oil needed to mediate the inflammatory response that the blood test indicated. Also, he recommended proper amounts of anti-oxidant supplementation.

We use the fish oil products developed by Dr. Sears at The Zone. Also we use the Anti-oxident product developed by The Zone.

I feel it’s important for the riders to take these products on a regular basis to help maintain a healthy balance of essential fats, and therefor help decrease inflammation. However the blood studies that The Zone did on our riders prior to the Tour was essential to dial in the exact amounts of fish oils as well as to make specific dietary recommendations for each rider.

Dr. Sears and the people at The Zone were instrumental in helping us create the dietary modifications for each rider.

We thank them hugely!