Health & Nutrition

  If you examine most athlete’s and bodybuilder’s diet, you will find a large portion of the diet consists of protein’s, carbohydrates, and fats, and smaller portions of fruits and...

First off…. let’s all agree, we are not created equally…we are not the same and this is true for our food needs. Humans are genetically designed to be omnivores, (an...

 Let’s face it; dieting sucks and everyone is looking for a solution to make life easier when on a diet. The newest trend is intermittent fasting, in which periods of...

In the early 80 and 90’s, low-fat diets were the mainstream way to lose weight. It was a diet of chicken breasts and egg whites because we had the misconception...

The Connection is Real Weight and Thyroid Your thyroid dictates much of your metabolism, any malfunction or disease afflicting this area may cause you to have problems in metabolism leading...

When it comes to meal prepping it can be hard to continue it every week, especially when you have a busy schedule. Using a meal prep system to help you...

We’re all familiar with barbecuing, but most of us are unaware of the real tricks that make it taste so wonderful. To some barbecuing is an art form. Anyone new...

The health benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean diet has become more than a novel observation. Clinical research is substantiating healthy benefits, but the gourmet tastes and flavors are...

Growth Hormones for development are released by the pituitary gland in the brain. It is responsible for enhancing muscles, burning fats and immune system maintenance. Ornithine This amino acid is...

Who can resist the mouth-watering pictures in a cookbook? Who doesn’t have childhood memories of the fragrances that wafted from the kitchen on holidays, and even on regular, ordinary days?...

When it comes to dieting there are many mistakes that are made on a near daily basis. While there are many real profound mistakes that go along with the territory...

There are illnesses that you can get from dieting. These are eating disorders. There’s two main types and they are anorexia and bulimia. About 2 million people in the United...

Oregano oil is found in the leaves and flowering tops of more than two dozen fragrant plant species. The herb oregano is widely known for its mild minty flavor. The...

What are vitamins? Vitamins are a source of nutrition needed to help sustain life. Most vitamins can come from food but you can become deficient in many different vitamins when...

Which types of carbs are bad? Are there such a thing as fast or slow carbs? The world or sugar and carbohydrates have been constantly changing over the past 20...

Are you a serial snacker, cabinet grazer, or overeater? Without structure, erratic eating habits are nearly impossible to break. Intermittent fasting is a great way to kickstart fat loss, decrease...

Ever wish your groceries would magically appear on your doorstep? With the recent Amazon-Whole Foods partnership, that dream is now reality. Here’s a list of 7 unique healthy foods to...

You can read all the training articles you want and stock up on as many supplements as you can afford. What you should know is that if your nutrition isn’t...

The Keto diet encourages you to follow LCHF rule and as strange as it may seem, it aids you to lose weight while maintaining an array of bodily functions. LCHF...

There is an array of vitamins and minerals around us. But essential vitamins are the ones which aid us in doing the most important tasks of our lives. These vitamins...

Arnold’s body is probably the best you could find on this planet. It is not like he spends his time in the gym throughout the day. If you want a...

As a society we all have reasons to celebrate holidays or big events every year. Although those specific days may differ in various regions, one thing many of them have...

While training advice is fun to learn and apply to our programs, there isn’t enough attention paid to one’s nutrition practices. This is something that shouldn’t be an issue but...

Another interesting finding was that the thermic effect of food was correlated with the chewing and frequency. This led the researchers to suggest that a lowered thermic effect of food...

So just about every article you read talks about increasing your testosterone. It’s been well established that testosterone is increased by intense resistance exercise and winning also seems to jack...

In last two decades, there are not many bodybuilders that eat three meals a day, whereas the typical meal intake frequency of many bodybuilders is 5 to 7 mini meals...

Many carb-conscious eaters consume low glycemic carbohydrates to minimize fluctuations in insulin levels with the intention to control blood sugar and burn body fat. 

Why exercising more will not enhance fat loss. According to the newest research in the Journal of Current Biology, exercise alone without diet is not going to be enough to...

Transformation Diet: It’s been a long winter and many gains have been made. There are quite a few folks who use the months of November through March to add size...

  The Egg. Athlete’s perfectly packaged protein. Once upon a time, the egg yolk was the colossal gremlin of the nutritional world. By IFBB Joesph Palumbo BUSTED! THE WHOLE EGG...

  Working hard with no results? Here’s a nutrition secret… There are people who train for a fitness lifestyle, and there are those striving for the ultimate physique. Yet so...

Ketogenic Diet May Reduce Cancer Risks By: Robbie Durand Ketogenic diets have long been used in the strength training world. Bodybuilders, powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and wrestlers have all made use...

By: Dina Barela Nowadays when we think about healthy eating, we automatically think of clean eating. Clean eating is typically believed to be foods that haven’t been processed prior to...

You just trained a grueling high volume leg workout and your spent, sweaty, and ravenous. You had one of those epic workouts, so you need to refuel your body, so...

No Excuses!! A Busy Mom’s Transformation to Fitness by: Valerie Sinclair I’ve always been the type of girl to work out, eat healthy, be active and feel strong. Fast forward...

Fabulous fruits for fitness By: Joe Palumbo, IFBB Pro Concerns about fructose overload and carbs cause many in the fitness community to steer clear of all fruits. In bodybuilder circles,...