Is Salt Good or Bad for Your Health? Exploring The Great Salt Debate
I've been collecting articles and research studies to build this blog post for a few months now and subsequently putting off writing it,...
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Myths on Myths About Protein: What You Need To Know
Sometimes I love an article so much, I just add the link to MY FAVS page so you can read it directly. Other times, I need to break it...
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Gums and Thickening Agents in Foods
A food thickener is defined as an "agent that increases the viscosity of a liquid mix without interfering with its other properties."...
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How To Eat Without A Gallbladder
The gall bladder is a small organ located on the underside of your liver on the right side of your abdomen. Its primary role in the body...
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Lactic Acid Build Up
So we've all heard the painful stories behind the so-called 'lactic acid build up' after a tough workout. But how true is that statement?...
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What Even Are Natural Flavors?
Have you ever read an ingredients label and saw "Natural Flavors" or "Artificial Flavors" and wondered what the hell that even means? Why...
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Everything You Need to Know About Protein
Protein is one of the 3 macronutrients (well, 4 if you count alcohol). It is required for: (this list is not exhaustive) muscle building...
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Science On How Not To Die
live ten years longer doing these 8 lifestyle based factors:
1. Two diets to incorporate into your daily lifestyle:
the DASH diet which i
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How Your Body Handles Alcohol
Tis' the season for parties and celebrating the holidays which probably means drinking more alcohol too. So how does this affect your body?
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The Omegas: which are essential?
There are three sources of omega fats in our diet:
Omega 6s are commonly found in plants, nuts, and eggs and are known as linolenic acid (L
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What You Need to Know About Cholesterol
Cholesterol is actually important for us because:
We use it to make bile salts which is required for the digestion and absorption of fat! It
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Everything You Need to Know About FAT
First, what types of fats are there?
There are many ways to classify fats (AKA lipids) but here are four simple categories:
Triglycerides -
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Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbohydrates are our major fuel source. According to the RDA, our diets should be made up of 45-65% carbohydrate sources. This means that 4
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