How Often Do You Need To Exercise?
If you’re trying to lose weight, exercise is a big part of a successful plan. However, many people have the misconception that they’ll have to spend hours in the gym in order to get the body they want. In most cases, that simply isn’t true. Weight loss is generally said to be 80% what you…
The Spine And Health
When we talk health, there are a couple of main factors that affect it – Food, hydration, sleep, rest, and activity. For the most part, we take these for granted when we start deliberate practice, but the truth is that all of those rotate around one often ignored axis. That is, the backbone (pun intended)…
Red Flags You Are Not Getting Enough Protein?
For active individuals, having enough protein throughout the entire day matters. So what makes protein so important? Protein breaks down into amino acids. And these amino acids repair muscles and do so much more for our daily functions. When it comes to amino acids, the body can produce 11 of them. As for the other…
The Paleolithic Diet – Is It The Way To Health?
What if we told you that the key to a healthy life was as simple as going back in time? The Paleolithic Diet, also known as the Caveman Diet, is based on the idea that humans should eat as their ancestors did thousands of years ago. Advocates of this diet believe that it can help…
How often do you need to exercise?
How Often Do You Need to Exercise? If you’re trying to lose weight, exercise is a big part of a successful plan. However, many people have the misconception that they’ll have to spend hours in the gym in order to…
Everything You Need To Know About Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland (a brain structure), and it is famous for regulating your sleep-wake cycle. The purpose of melatonin supplementation is almost always to fight insomnia and normalize abnormal sleep patterns. Nevertheless, the function of melatonin seems to be more complex than you might think. It appears to have…
Gluten Fact VS Fiction – Do You Really Need To Avoid It?
Why Gluten Is Such A Troublemaker? Recently, gluten has been one of the most searched nutritional topics. Over 17,000 research papers that discuss gluten have been published. So what’s wrong with that guy? Well, people became increasingly caring about gluten because it has been associated with a common gut disease called “Celiac Disease.” There is…
5 Ways to Beat Insomnia
How To Fall Asleep Like A Well-Fed Baby Have you ever spent too much time in bed trying to fall asleep, but you couldn’t, or maybe you woke multiple times and couldn’t have a soothing, long sleep session? Well, the odds are that at one point or another, you’ve experienced insomnia. Insomnia refers to the…
8 Game-Changing Strategies to Sleep Better
Having a good night’s sleep is just as important as staying active and eating the right foods. Poor sleep can negatively impact your brain functions, hormones, and even how you perform in the gym. Lack of sleep has been proven to increase hunger and could mess up a person’s glucose tolerance. Over the years, more…
Why You SHOULD Hire a Nutritionist
If you’re like most people, you go to the gym, work up a good sweat, and then head home. You might eat something healthy, like grilled chicken or salad, but there’s a good chance you also indulge in some not-so-healthy foods. And that’s totally okay! You’re human. But if you’re looking to improve your fitness…