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The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8 hours of sleep per night. You’ve probably heard this hundreds of times before…but does it make you change your lifestyle to actually get 8 hours of sleep? Probably not. The CDC and a National Health Survey shows 30% of American’s 30-64 years of age are getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night.
If you’re constantly dieting but still struggling to lose…
There is nothing quite like getting up at 4:30am to go for an intense workout at the gym. Think I’m crazy? Don’t knock it until you try it. Yes, you will feel tired and cranky for that first 5 minutes upon waking up. You just need to fight the urge to go back to sleep. It’s the champions that make the choices to rise above the temporary sleepiness…
If you are pregnant or just gave birth to your child, listen up. Here are a few tips to safely maintain your fitness health during pregnancy and how you can ensure the health of you new born while you work to get your pre-pregnancy figure back.
Pre-Natal: It is essential that you stay completely hydrated to prevent overeating during your workout. Overheating can cause serious negative effects on the unborn baby. Be sure…
- HEALTHY, QUICK, EASY, & DELICIOUS BREAKFAST RECIPE BELOW -
Let me ask you a simple question. Don’t be embarrassed, tell me the truth.
What kind of cereal do you and/or your kids eat? Corn Flakes, Special K, Fruit Loops?
If you said the first or second one you may think you’re eating healthy. But you’d be surprised. Don’t fall for the marketing hype. The cereal…
In the ultra competitive world of sports, athletes are constantly looking for an edge (hopefully a legal one) to bring their performance and energy to a new level.
Proper pre-game sports nutrition can help separate elite athletes from the pretenders.
It’s extremely important to properly energize the body with the highest quality fuel before you go into battle.
As you can tell, this article is targeted to providing pre-game nutrition advice for the…
We’ve all heard that breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. So why is it consistently the most skipped meal?
The term “breakfast” is a compound of “break” and “fast”. Meaning this meal breaks the fasting of food after a long night of sleep. Makes sense doesn’t it? Sure it does. And I’m sure you’ve heard that research indicates people who skip breakfast are more…
Carbohydrate-rich foods are ranked from 0-10 according to how fast the sugar gets into the bloodstream. The higher the number, the quicker and more drastic rise in blood sugar levels occur 2-3 hours after a meal. Foods that raise blood sugar levels quickly are classified as high glycemic carbohydrates. The lower the number, the slower the sugar finds its way into our blood. The foods are classified as…
Unfortunately in today’s society it has become “normal” to have bad nutrition habits. The “odd balls” have become the people who consume 5-6 macronutrient balanced (protein, carbs, fats) meals per day, are in control of their sugar cravings, and are oddly enough, healthy.
Below is a step-by-step comparison of how the body and its hormones react based on today’s “typical” meal vs. a meal you were actually intended to eat.
Which…
The positive and negative role of the insulin hormone was discussed in detail in the last blog post. To quickly recap, insulin plays a positive role in the body when it is properly regulated. It removes blood sugar from the bloodstream and delivers glucose and amino acids into the cells. When high glycemic, refined carbohydrates are consumed, you quickly receive an insulin hormonal imbalance that releases a fat storing…
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