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 [...]
Latest Study Compares Plant Protein Versus Whey in Pro-Athletes
Latest Study Compares Plant Protein Versus Whey in 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 the [...]
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 [...]
How much protein is in food?
How much protein is in food? The protein content of foods varies from source to source (as you'll see in the list below). Generally, animal sources (like meat, poultry and fish) tend to have higher [...]
A Meat Lover’s Guide to Meatless Dining
A Meat Lover’s Guide to Meatless Dining It’s no secret that plant-based diets are loaded with health benefits, from helping maintain a healthier weight to warding off a plethora of ailments and diseases. But not [...]
IGF-1, Protein, and Cancer—How They’re Connected
IGF-1, Protein, and Cancer—How They’re Connected For many of us, approaching middle age can be a wake-up call when it comes to health. As we get older, adopting a healthier lifestyle is more important than [...]
Top Tips for Going Vegan
Top Tips for Going Vegan If you’ve ever thought about incorporating more vegetarian dishes into your diet or making the leap to go vegan, you’re onto something. Studies continue to show that balanced plant-based diets—or [...]
7 Diseases Plant Proteins Help Fight
7 Diseases Plant Proteins Help Fight Think of the word “protein.” What’s the first thing that pops into your head? If you’re like a lot of people, it’s often the image of a big, red [...]
4 Things I Learned from Competitive Bodybuilding
4 Things I Learned from Competitive Bodybuilding Last year, I embarked on a new challenge. I decided to give the sport of bodybuilding a try. I’d always had a muscular physique and the gym was [...]
Best Foods to Tame a Hangover
Best Foods to Tame a Hangover It’s happened to most of us. After a night out and a few drinks, you wake up with a pounding headache, you feel nauseous, and you just want to [...]
Going Vegan? Make Sure you Eat These
Going Vegan? Make Sure you Eat These Tis' the season for resolutions. And if you are one of the 10,000+ taking the Veganuary pledge this month, then you definitely want to read this. Veganuary is [...]
Three Scientifically Proven Reasons to Eat More Protein
Three Scientifically Proven Reasons to Eat More Protein If you follow the latest in health and nutrition, you’ve likely heard some conflicting opinions over the years about what you should and shouldn’t eat. One thing [...]