High blood pressure is a common issue in the modern world. One of the reasons is the availability of fast or junk food. Much of our diet is now based on convenience opposed to nutrition which leads to a number of problems, high blood pressure being just one. The key to combatting this epidemic lies in the same reason for its occurrence. This reason is undoubtedly one’s own … [Read more...] about How to Lower Blood Pressure with the DASH Eating Plan
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General Whole Grain Recommendations for Athletes
Athletes need to eat a wide a range of foods to ensure they hit their daily intake of essential nutrients and their performance doesn’t drop. One of the most important nutrients athletes need to consume is carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are one of the three main macronutrients alongside fats and protein. Out of the three, carbs are the one most directly associated to … [Read more...] about General Whole Grain Recommendations for Athletes
Adding Quinoa to Your Diet
In case you haven't heard, Quinoa is a little seed with some awesome powers. It's a superfood from the hills of South America. The natives there call it "Incan Gold" and it's fast becoming very popular. One cup of quinoa (raw) is packed with 14 grams of complete protein. Quinoa’s protein is high in lysine, methionine and cystine. This makes it an excellent food to combine … [Read more...] about Adding Quinoa to Your Diet
A Race to the Bottom: Low-fat vs. Low-carb Diet for Maximum Weight Loss
You are on a diet. Very hungry and angry, you go into your local diner to have lunch. Today, many different meals are on a menu, e.g., raw cheese, brown rice, fish… Now, you have a choice to put more fats or carbs on your plate. Which of them will help you to lose more fat and get a beach body? Let’s explore this frequent question. I suppose you already know that many weight … [Read more...] about A Race to the Bottom: Low-fat vs. Low-carb Diet for Maximum Weight Loss
Top-tier Sport Nutrition Researchers and Their Round-up of Diets and Impacts on Body Composition
There are many different ways to structure your diet which is one of the main reasons why people struggle to start losing in the first place. With so many different options, we can suffer from information overload and end up delaying the start of our progress whilst trying to choose the best possible option. In reality, the best course of action is to start in any fashion, and … [Read more...] about Top-tier Sport Nutrition Researchers and Their Round-up of Diets and Impacts on Body Composition