Nutrition is about how to eat, when to eat and what to eat for best results and staying healthy.
Check back here often to discuss different nutritional topics that may answer some questions you may have.
Fitness I.Q. Test Turns out a study by Nautilus Inc. showed a large percentage of Americans were misinformed about general fitness and nutrition topics. Test your knowledge by clicking start below. When you are finished share the fitness quiz and see how your friends do! Most Americans failed this fitness quiz Although many Americans are […]
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What did the ancient Greeks eat? Before getting into what ancient Greek food was like we have to consider geography, culture and history. Luckily ancient Greeks were known to document their life and history in art and in writing, which makes the information much easier to piece together. In fact, part of the allure of
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Pomegranate and other superfoods that fight inflammation The University of California, Davis has studied pomegranate juice and its health benefits for the heart, blood, and cardiovascular system. See the study results in “Antioxidant Activity of Pomegranate Juice and Its Relationship with Phenolic Composition and Processing.” The reason why pomegranates or pomegranate extract and juice is
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What is functional nutrition therapy? Functional medicine is an individual approach to medicine that takes a holistic approach to each patient. Similarly, functional nutrition therapy is a part of functional medicine that focuses on an individualized approach for each patient. The difference is functional nutrition focuses on diet, fitness, sleep, environment and other lifestyle factors.
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What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)? Basal Metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories your body burns per day. But many people still do not know much about calorie measurements, such as what’s the number of calories in a pound of body fat? It’s 3,500 calories. A calorie is defined as a unit of
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What is a Pegan diet? The pegan diet is a hybrid of the paleo diet and a vegan diet. This diet plan takes some slight modification to follow but it can result in improved health over either of these diets alone. We will run down the basics of each plan then learn how they may
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Research based benefits of high protein diets High-protein diets are better for weight loss than simply counting calories during low-calorie diet programs, according to a study from the University of Sydney. Scientists said their research suggests a high protein diet enhances weight loss by suppressing appetite and making you feel full, longer. The basic premise
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Should you go on a low-calorie diet and exercise? Thinking about a low-calorie diet and exercise? When it comes to low calorie diet plans, sometimes called LCD’s or VLCD’s for very low-calorie diets, there is quite a bit of disagreement within the fitness industry and the medical community. One thing that should be understood is
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What is the Dr. Urshan Diet? Dr. Urshan owns weight loss clinics in the Tampa Bay area. According to his website there are currently three locations in operation. While I cannot be exactly specific on what the Dr. Urshan Program fully entails, by reading the website, reviews and listening to TV and radio personalities discuss
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