Category: nutrition
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Meal Prep – Tips And Benefits
Meal prepping basically involves making large batches of food ahead of time so that a person doesn’t have to do individual batches later. I am sure that there is a more official description of it, but that is how I would describe it. Prepping meals can be a real time saver in the long run.…
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Tips For How To Make A Healthy BLT Sandwich
I am a big fan of sandwiches, with the B.L.T. (bacon, lettuce, tomato) likely being my favorite. Unfortunately, eating a bacon-based sandwich is not necessarily the healthiest meal for reasons that should be obvious. However, there are ways to make a healthy B.L.T. sandwich or at least a healthier B.L.T. sandwich. I will preface this…
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Study Finds Eating Yogurt May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
Ever since I was a kid, yogurt has served as one of my favorite foods. Except for only a few flavors, I love just about any kind of yogurt out there. It is a great source of protein and pairs well with many different kinds of fruits. And according to the results of a recent…
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Is Juice Cleansing Good For You?
Juice cleansing seems to be a popular nutritional strategy these days. For those who are unaware of the concept, a juice cleanse diet involves a person only consuming juice mixes derived from vegetables and fruits. There are various reasons why someone might do a juice cleanse diet, with detoxification and weight loss being two commonly…
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Study Finds One Egg A Week May Lower Heart Disease Risk By 29%
A team of researchers affiliated with Monash University (Australia), the University of Western Australia, and the University of Edinburgh recently conducted a study involving a cohort of 8,756 adults aged 70+ years. The study focused on egg consumption and its potential impact on heart disease, with its findings recently published in the academic journal Nutrients.…
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Study Finds That Depression Drives Sugar Cravings
Depression is a major condition affecting a lot of people all over the world. According to the World Health Organization, “An estimated 3.8% of the population experience depression, including 5% of adults (4% among men and 6% among women), and 5.7% of adults older than 60 years. Approximately 280 million people in the world have…
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Foods, Tips, And Strategies For Gaining Weight
For many people, losing weight is a top fitness journey goal. However, there are also people on the opposite end of the spectrum who want to gain weight for one reason or another. For people who want to gain weight, this could mean gaining weight to increase muscle mass (‘bulking’), or just gaining more overall…
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What Are The Best Types Of Protein Sources For Building Muscle?
If you have done any amount of research regarding how to build your muscles, then you know that you need to eat an adequate amount of protein in addition to performing resistance training, such as lifting weights. How much protein you need to eat depends on various factors, not the least of which is how…
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What Are Ectomorph, Mesomorph, And Endomorph Body Types?
One principle that I hammer home as often as I can on both this website, and in my real-life conversations with friends, family, and gym strangers that I talk to is that genetics plays a massive role in a person’s fitness journey. I have friends, and I am sure that you do too, who are…
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How Long Does It Take To Get 6-Pack Abs
Arguably the most desirable muscle group to have dialed in is the abdominal muscles. Having ‘6-pack abs’ symbolizes many things and is one of the most visual representations of discipline a person can possess. One of the most common questions I see asked on Reddit and elsewhere online is how long it takes to get…