Category: nutrition
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Do Multivitamins Really Work To Boost Your Health?
According to Penn State Health, 59 million people in the United States regularly use some type of vitamins or supplements, spending an average of $510 annually on them. Full disclosure: I am one of those people. When some people find out that I adhere to a daily vitamin regimen, they ask me if I think…
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What Are The Best Weight Loss Tips And Strategies?
This article doesn’t need a long intro. If you have found yourself reading this article, you presumably want to know tips and strategies for losing weight for one reason or another. Losing weight gets harder as you get older, so the tips and strategies below are more important to incorporate into your overall life if…
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Does A Daily Dose Of Omega-3 Slow The Aging Process?
The word ‘fat’ typically yields negative feelings in humans due to various reasons. However, not all fats are created equal, and human bodies need certain fats in order to be healthy. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, often referred to as omega-3 fats, are ‘essential fats’ that the body cannot make on its own. Humans have to…
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Start A Small Home Garden To Boost Your Health
One of my favorite activities is gardening. In addition to producing my own veggies for eating, it is also a great activity for burning some calories and improving mental health. A study conducted by the Royal College of Physicians (London) in 2018 found that “there is increasing evidence that exposure to plants and green space,…
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Bulking And Cutting – Should You Do It?
One of the most common questions that I see while scrolling on Reddit sub-categories dedicated to fitness and nutrition relates to ‘bulking’ and ‘cutting’ and people asking if they should do it. Whether someone should bulk or cut, or not, is an entirely personal and subjective decision to make. I always cringe when I see…
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How Much Water Should You Drink Per Day?
How much water were you told to drink a day when you were growing up? When I was growing up in the 1900s, as my kids call it, I was told by my public school health teachers that 8 cups of water a day was the target. At the time I didn’t question it. But…
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How Much Dietary Fiber Should You Eat Per Day?
Eating a healthy diet is something that everyone should strive to do at any age, but it is particularly important for people over 40. One aspect of eating a healthy diet that some people overlook is getting enough dietary fiber each day. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, fiber comes in two varieties:…
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What Is A ‘Calorie Deficit Diet’?
I started my modern fitness journey on New Year’s Day 2023. My desire to get into better shape was not necessarily motivated by setting a New Year’s resolution, with the first day of my fitness journey falling on January 1st just being a coincidence. The day before I had hit rock bottom on my mental…
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How Much Protein Should You Eat, And How Often, To Grow Your Muscles?
When you start lifting weights, you are presumably doing so to grow your muscles and increase your overall muscle mass. Increasing your muscle mass has additional benefits beyond just making you look better. It can also boost your metabolism and reduce your chance of injury. As I am sure most people know, but I will…
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Lifting Weights, Cardio, And Nutrition – Getting Started
When you are over the age of 40 and either starting to workout for the first time, or coming back to it after a long layoff, it is vital that you proceed with caution. Unfortunately, as our bodies age, the likelihood of experiencing an injury increases. Furthermore, what our bodies need evolves over time, both…