The Basics of Nutrition
Explaining basic terminology for Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats with links to further resources relating to nutrition..
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Nutrition
Pre and Pro Biotics: Alone or together, which is best?
During a recent conversation, pre and pro biotics came up, the question was asked what they were, more importantly, how should they be eaten. It was mentioned that to get true benefit from pre and probiotics they should be eaten together, the question was why? What are pre and pro biotics and what is the
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Quick Reference Guide to Visualizing Serving Size
Quick Reference Guide to Visualizing Serving Size Nutrition guidelines detail the things you should be eating, Many will include suggestions to eat either a serving or a portion size, but what is that exactly? Are Digital Kitchen Food Scales required at all times in an effort to better manage your serving/portion sizes? Having a scale
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Beginner Fitness: Your Questions Answered
Do you feel like a beginner fitness rookie? Your questions answered. Often I am asked questions of people wanting to make changes to their everyday living, the most common are: How much time should you invest with fitness each day? The recommended amount of daily activity is 150 hours per week according to the Surgeon
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Walnuts Contain Most Healthy Antioxidants
Antioxidants Heavy: The Walnut According to the report: the walnut is ranked as having the highest concentration of anti-oxidants. Reports Tamara Croes, on the University of Scranton’s findings she discusses in her Earth Times piece titled “Walnuts Contain Most Healthy Antioxidants.” The following is a snippet from the article: “J. Vinson, Ph.D. of
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Walnuts are the Antioxidant Winner
Walnuts Contain Healthy Antioxidants Walnuts have always been a favorite snack in our household; Costco sized bags remain on #1 son’s gift list. We don’t mind his love of walnuts; as long as we keep a secret stash hidden. When he was a boy we couldn’t keep our walnut supply stocked. Son: “Mom, there aren’t
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Fitness Nutrition: Antioxidant Quercetin
Fitness Nutrition: Antioxidant Quercetin One of the most common questions I am asked is how, when and what to eat to get better results from training. This question is very complex as each person’s dietetic needs vary based on their body composition and personal health considerations; also in which way they are training. There is
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Gluten Free: How too much of any good thing is still bad
Is gluten Making us Fat? For as long as I can remember people have clammered over each other for the answer to why people gain weight and more importantly, how to lose it most effectively. We have seen all kinds of studies and tests to determine the culprit to our nations obesity epidemic. A few
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Federal Dietary Guideline Updated
Federal Dietary Guideline Updated I have been reading the guidelines put out by the Federal Dietary Commission, which are required to be updated every 5 years. I like the general recommendations that they have listed however for the average person it might be a bit overwhelming to decipher what all this information means without research,
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Taco Bell Where’s the Beef
Taco Bell and Where’s the Beef Via KTLA News Recently I shared a few news reports on McDonald’s and how it was mostly made up of lesser quality meat plus a whole lot of other ingredients, this makes the beef product cost effective to sell for less. This article concerns Taco Bell and what is
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