Eating a Rainbow Every Day
Though you can’t literally eat a rainbow, you can consume a rainbow of colors in your produce. Because beneficial vitamins and phytochemicals are found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, to get enough of them in your diet means consuming a spectrum of produce.
Continue reading “Eating a Rainbow Every Day”Control the Damage From Overeating
Here’s what you need to know…
- Any meal over 750 calories (not including the pre-workout nutrition period) results in a measurable amount of fat storage, regardless of macro-nutrient profile.
- Glycogen-depleting workouts done before a cheat meal can help counteract its detrimental effects.
Life Lesson
- Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
- When in doubt, just take the next small step.
- Life is too short not to enjoy it.
- Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
Fiber: The Diet Workhorse
If you’re trying to diet and finding it too tough to restrict calories because you’re always starving, fiber may be just what you’re lacking. “It keeps you feeling fuller for longer,” says Sandra Meyerowitz, MPH, RD, a nutritionist and owner of Nutrition Works in Louisville, Ky. “You don’t get as hungry as quickly, so it helps when somebody’s trying to cut back on calories.”
Continue reading “Fiber: The Diet Workhorse”Why Your Muscles Get Sore and What You Can Do About It
When you’re struggling to walk down the stairs the day after a tough workout, should you view your soreness as proof you worked hard, or as a sign you overdid it? The truth is somewhere in between. Let’s learn about where soreness comes from and how to keep it from making you miserable.
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