All About Your Food
Are you geting the proper macronutrients? Vitamins? Minerals? Electrolytes? Do you even drink enough water? Find out here!
POST: Water: Liquid Gold
The scientific importance of drinking water transcends the simple act of quenching thirst. It is a conductor of cellular harmony, temperature regulation, nutrient transportation, detoxification, joint lubrication, cognitive function, and pH balance.
POST: Your Food and Your Teeth: How Nutrition Affects the Mouth
You may know that too much sugar can cause cavities, and that you must brush your teeth twice a day. There is a lot more to the relationship between food and what enables you to eat food, however.
POST: Fake Sugar: Are Artificial Sweeteners Good for You?
In an age of fad diets and shortcuts, artificial sweeteners offer a way to avoid sugar altogether. What are the different types of artificial sweeteners? And, are they really a healthy alternative?
POST: Leptin and Ghrelin: the Two Hormones to Eating
Leptin: the hormone that makes you feel full; ghrelin: the hormone that makes you hungry. In an age where diet pills and fitness influencers attempt to sell hacks to stay lean or achieve a healthier lifestyle, people often neglect the basic biology of the human metabolism.
POST: All About Electrolytes
Electrolytes are small but mighty compounds that are essential to maintaining our bodies in peak operating conditions. Electrolytes are necessary for many body functions, such as sustaining appropriate hydration, controlling neuron and muscle activity, and promoting general health and energy, while being frequently ignored.
POST: From Muscle Growth to Providing Energy: Why Protein is Important
Proteins are the main component of your muscles, accounting for 80% of muscle mass. Your body is dependent on proteins and needs them in order to perform crucial processes to keep you healthy and alive. Proteins are involved in almost every cellular function, and are needed for growth, hormone production, energy, and more. To preserve healthy muscle mass and encourage muscle growth, it is essential to eat a diet that is high in protein.
POST: The Ups and Downs of Eating Gluten Free
As more and more people turn to gluten-free diets, it is time that we discuss the pros and cons of the diet. KISS… (Keep It Simple, Stupid) So let me break it down as simplistically and directly as possible. What is Gluten? Gluten contains protein present in wheat, calendula and barley. Gluten is what gives bread its chew and is a key ingredient found in many foods, including pastas and sauces.
