Can Recreational Drinking Improve Bone Density?
Studies have revealed that alcohol consumption plays a definitive role in the preservation of bone density, similarly to an increase in lean muscle mass. Before [...]
Insulin Use and Abuse: Helpful or Lethal?
Insulin, the hormone widely recognized for its role in regulating blood glucose levels in the body, serves as a lifeline for many diabetics. Insulin abuse [...]
Portion Perception: Distortion and Reality
Portion control is an effective practice when performed habitually to manage weight and regulate caloric consumption. Fitness professionals commonly recommend this behavior change to their [...]
Nutrition Tips for Boosting the Brain (and the Body)
As a personal trainer, your clients look to you for advice on their overall health. This goes beyond exercise routines and may certainly dive into [...]
Intermittent Fasting: Choosing the Best Approach
It’s no secret that the health and fitness community is fraught with misinformation and fad diets. Most people are looking for an elusive miracle diet, [...]
How Different Sources of Protein Function in Protein Powders
It sounds simple enough. People want to add a protein powder to their daily routine in order to supplement their protein intake. So buy a [...]
Preventing Quarantine “15”: Helping fitness clients avoid weight gain during lockdown
When stress strikes and stay-at-home orders turn worlds and fitness goals upside down, it can become far too easy to loosen our normal standards of [...]
Post-Workout Carbs: Simple, or Simply Confusing?
Understanding the importance of food intake to support clients’ workouts depends partly on science, and also on each one’s body unique response to the demands [...]
Coffee Hacks: Boosting Your Java Jolt
Coffee and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand, often to the nutritional benefit of the savvy consumer and coffee hack enthusiast. Wake up and take a [...]
The Carb Conflict: Why Carbohydrates Don’t Make You Fat
No doubt, nutrition is a complex and confusing topic for many. It is further complicated and “muddied” by the constant creation and perpetuation of myths [...]