Are you stuck? I don’t mean with a fat loss or muscle building stall stuck. I mean mentally stuck. I have been there. We all start with a goal. This goal often gets set in stone. We will not stop until we reach this goal (feet stomping, chest pounding and all)! I have found myself.. Read more →
Weight training can provide a myriad of health benefits. However, one I found interesting after reading a 2010 study was the effect weight training can have on mood. See below for more details. In this study published the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 104 students were put into 5 different groups around mid-terms. One.. Read more →
In a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers had healthy men put through three trials. The first trial had the men put in a modest state of dehydration by restricting fluid intake and giving them a salt solution, which drew water from their cells. In the second trial, the men consumed.. Read more →
I have had a few people ask me how to get their doctors to listen to them when they know something is wrong but all tests are coming back “normal”. Sometimes you can’t. It really depends on the doctor, but I have come up with a few things that will give you the best chance.. Read more →
Want softer, smoother skin? Then try hyaluronic acid. See below for why. In one Japanese study published in the Journal of New Remedies and Clinics, researchers had 22 men and women with chronically dry and rough skin consume either a placebo or 240 mg/d of hyaluronic acid for six weeks. What they found was that.. Read more →
The amount of body fat you have lost (or not lost), muscle you have gained (or lack thereof), strength gained and lost, energy level, and hunger level as it pertains to dieting is feedback. It is your bodies way of giving you information. You can use this to your advantage! Stop hating your body for.. Read more →