Want to add more antioxidants to your diet? We probably should, since antioxidants help our bodies fight free radicals. High levels of free radicals (i.e., oxidative stress) can damage cells. Oxidative stress is linked to a wide variety of health issues, including cancer and diabetes. Our bodies make antioxidants on their own, but not enough…
Digestive enzymes are an essential part of the digestive process that help our bodies break down and extract nutrients from food. Your body makes these enzymes naturally, mostly in the pancreas but also in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. You can also get enzymes from some foods or from supplements. If you’re low on…
If you live in the United States, you’ve probably heard about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and seen the upside-down food pyramid. Updates to these guidelines happen every five years and guide professional nutrition recommendations as well as provide general tips for healthy eating. You might have some questions about these new guidelines,…
Why Athletes Are Turning to Astaxanthin for Recovery and Cellular Protection Antioxidants help your body fight free radicals. That’s important because too high levels of free radicals (i.e. oxidative stress) are linked to a wide variety of health issues, including diabetes and cancer. Keeping free radicals in check helps your body stay healthy. Your body…
Green drinks in the form of juice, powders, and smoothies are an extremely popular way to increase your vegetable intake and supply essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. As with many other health trends, there is a lot of advice online about how and when to drink them to maximize the benefits. However, not all of…
The alarm goes off, you roll out of bed, and you feel just as tired as when you lay down. Or maybe you feel rested in the morning, but only make it halfway through the day before you feel exhausted again. Feeling tired is something that many people struggle with. There are tons of different…
5 Tips for Enjoying Healthy Winter Holidays During the winter holidays, there are plenty of excuses to take a break from fitness. We’re extra busy and there’s often extra unhealthy food around. But you can enjoy the holiday season without sacrificing your fitness goals. 1) Eat What You Normally Do Though there’s a good chance…
If you’re into fitness or you hang out with people who frequent gyms, then you probably already know how important protein is for building muscles. That’s not the only reason we need protein, though. Protein is one of three macronutrients. Together with carbohydrates and fats, protein is one of the main nutrients that your body…
Fats in foods get a bad rap. We hear so much about unhealthy fats that we might forget that we need fat in our diets to stay healthy. Fats are one of three macronutrients—a type of nutrients that your body needs in large quantities. Our bodies need these macros to keep functioning. Unless you’re on…
It’s happened to all of us. You know the feeling – you are away from home running errands, or you are out late because you had to stay at work longer. And you realize that you are hungry. Not just a little hungry though. You haven’t eaten for hours, your head is starting to throb,…
