Intuitive Eating: What is it and can it help you lose weight?
Intuitive Eating: What is it and can it help you lose weight? Have you ever stopped yourself from eating something because "it's bad for you" or the latest fad diet told you not to eat [...]
Protein and other Easy Ways to Naturally Boost Your Immune System
Protein and other Easy Ways to Naturally Boost Your Immune System The immune system is your body's defense against harmful substances. When the body senses these "antigens" (e.g. a bacteria, a virus or a toxin), [...]
Ways Late-Shift Workers Can Get Better Sleep
Ways Late-Shift Workers Can Get Better Sleep While the rest of us sleep, late-shift workers are among the people who keep things going for us well into the dawning hours. And without a doubt, your [...]
Top 3 Reasons Whey Protein Makes You Fart
Top 3 Reasons Whey Protein Makes You Fart Do you even lift bro? If you do, chances are you’ve heard of and may even be a consumer of whey protein. For those of you who [...]
New Results Confirm High Digestibility of Pea and Rice Protein
New Results Confirm High Digestibility of Pea and Rice Protein What is Digestibility? Digestibility has a specific definition when it comes to dietary proteins. As such it is more technically and accurately referred to as [...]
7 Ways to Reduce Gas and Bloating On a Plant-Based Diet
7 Ways to Reduce Gas and Bloating On a Plant-Based Diet By now, you know there are loads of benefits that go along with adopting a plant-based diet, from better health to helping protect the [...]
High Animal Protein Intake Linked to Higher Risk of Death
High Animal Protein Intake Linked to Higher Risk of Death A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition determined that diets rich in animal protein, specifically red meat are associated with (or linked) [...]
Essential Amino Acids During Training May Boost Muscle Recovery
Essential Amino Acids During Training May Boost Muscle Recovery We all know the dreaded feeling after leg day. When your spaghetti legs make it impossible to sit on the toilet without crying or cringing at [...]
10 Natural Ways to Sleep Better at Night
10 Natural Ways to Sleep Better at Night Remember back in the day when bedtime was something you tried to avoid? As kids, staying awake was always more fun than sleeping. As we get [...]
10 Ways to Naturally Boost Your Energy
10 Ways to Naturally Boost Your Energy Have you ever jumped out of bed, invigorated and ready to tackle your daily tasks, only to find yourself feeling completely wiped out by late afternoon? If so, [...]
Eating the Right Protein on the Ketogenic Diet
Eating the Right Protein on the Ketogenic Diet When selecting a diet, the first question you should ask yourself is, “Is this healthy?” With diets that range from borderline healthy to downright bizarre, finding a [...]
Best Science-Based Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Best, Science-Based Anti-Inflammatory Diet No, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (and other nightshade plants) are not causing inflammation in your body, so you don't have to stop eating them. This myth has been making the internet rounds [...]
Back to School: Healthy Plant-Based Breakfast for Kids
Back to School: Healthy Plant-Based Breakfast for Kids It’s pretty well-known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this is especially true for kids. Starting the day with a balanced breakfast [...]
Will a Vegan, Plant-based Diet Lower My Testosterone?
Will a Vegan, Plant-based Diet Lower My Testosterone? Even though there’s a huge uptick in interest in vegan diets, some men are reticent to take the plant-based plunge. Why? For fear it may make them [...]
Study Compares Plant Protein Versus Whey in MMA Pro-Athletes
Study Compares Plant Protein Versus Whey in MMA Pro-Athletes Being the first to market, whey protein has been the long-reigning champion of sport nutrition and not surprisingly proponents of whey have ever since doubted [...]
4 Reasons You may Not Meet Your Protein Goal on a Plant-Based Diet
4 Reasons You may Not Meet Your Protein Goal on a Plant-Based Diet If you’re one of the nearly 23 percent of people in America who follow a vegetarian or vegan-based diet, you probably already [...]
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) in Rice and Pea Protein
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) in Rice and Pea Protein What are BCAAs? BCAAs or branched chain amino acids refer to three of the nine essential amino acids whose chemical structure resemble a branched tree. They [...]
7 Reasons You Need to Try Pea Protein
7 Reasons You Need to Try Pea Protein When it comes to protein, there are a lot of options on the market. One of these options (that you may have not even considered before) is [...]
12 Reasons Pea Protein is Great for Your Health
12 Reasons Pea Protein is Great For Your Health From whey to soy to rice, protein powders come in all different forms. Each has its own benefits, so choosing the perfect protein can be a [...]
How to Manage Hunger After Exercise
How to Manage Hunger After Exercise Starting an exercise program means plenty of amazing benefits for the body—it can help you lose fat, increase your cardiovascular endurance, and help you manage stress. At the same [...]