Can foods have superpowers? A few foods often referred to as “superfoods” have the power to pack your meals and snacks with beneficial nutrients. According to Harvard University, “a food is promoted to superfood status when it offers high levels of desirable nutrients, is linked to the prevention of …
Why Post-Gym Protein Matters
After an intense workout, your body is like a sponge, ready to soak up all the goodness it needs to repair and grow stronger. One crucial ingredient for this recovery process is protein. But why is it so important to consume protein after hitting the gym? Muscle Repair and Growth When you …
Eating Clean: Bulking
The terms “weight gain” and “bulking” can be seen as scary terms involving an undesired amount of weight gain. Social media influences have come to bring a common theme to bulking that involves the rapid consumption of unhealthy foods from many fast food chains and restaurants. Although the goal of …
Should You Eat Breakfast?
For many, the effects of diet culture don’t leave us unphased- myself included. One of the things that impacted my perception of food the most was the idea that eating breakfast would lead to weight gain- that it was an unnecessary use of calories. This mentality spread far and wide with …
OMG for Omegas!
The typical modern Western Diet has caused a distorted ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 intake. Majority of people are consuming Omega-6 fatty acids and don’t even know it. Omega-3 intake however has been reported to be the lowest it has ever been. Both Omega-3 and Omega 6 are essential fatty acids, …
Exploring Intermittent Fasting: Discover the Science, Benefits, and Best Practices
Intermittent fasting has gained significant popularity in recent years as an optimal approach to lose weight and prevent, or reverse, disease. While most diets and meal plans focus on what you eat, this approach focuses on when you eat. Research has suggested that fasting for certain hours at a time …
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Say No To Keto, Hello To Carbs
The Ketogenic Diet (Keto) has received quite a lot of notoriety in recent years for its association with weight loss and potential decrease in risk of diseases like diabetes, cancer, epilepsy and Alzheimer's. In a nutshell: eating a Keto diet means severely restricting carbohydrates and replacing …
Fast Food Can Be Healthy?
Hitting your goals can seem particularly hard when your lifestyle doesn’t leave time for making healthy, intentional, and sometimes even expensive meals. However, you can still accomplish your nutrition goals on the days where there isn’t quite enough time between clients or classes. Here are 5 …