Nutrition Facts & Tips to Improve your Living

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See What 100 Calories of Different Nuts Looks Like

By Kirsten Morningstar; February 21, 2025

A handful of nuts is one of the healthiest and most convenient grab-and go snacks. They can be easily pre-portioned into 100-calorie snackable servings, tossed...

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The Bountiful Benefits of Bilberry

By Toshi Jones; February 20, 2025

There’s no way around it: Berries are good for you. So good, in fact, that their potential benefits have been captured in supplement form. Now,...

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Is Krill Oil Better Than Fish Oil? Here Are the Key Differences

By Michael Martin; February 14, 2025

Healthy oils. Good fats. Years ago, those were oxymorons. Now we know that the natural compounds in some oils and fats — like omega-3 fatty...

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Is a Low-FODMAP Diet the Answer for Your Digestive Issues?

By Kara Wahlgren; February 11, 2025

If you’ve experienced ongoing digestive issues, you know certain foods can wreak havoc on your gut and cause all sorts of unpleasant symptoms — like...

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How (and Why) You Should Cook With Coconut Oil

By Nicole McDermott; February 6, 2025

Coconut oil is rich, nutty, and slightly sweet, and, though high in saturated fat, it can be healthy in moderation. It’s mostly used as a...

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Does It Matter When You Consume Protein? The Anabolic Window Theory Says Yes

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; January 6, 2025

No one argues that what you eat plays a crucial role in your overall fitness, body composition, and athletic performance. To build your muscles, you need to be...

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7 Facts About Valentine’s Day Chocolates

By Paige Smith; January 6, 2025

Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to enjoy one of the most universally beloved sweets: chocolate. If you’re being mindful of your diet, you don’t...

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Is It Possible to Have Too Much Protein?

By Michael Martin; December 18, 2024

Protein is one of the essential building blocks of the human body, crucial for building and repairing muscle. If you’re interested in gaining muscle and/or...

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5 Foods Most Likely to Spike Blood Sugar

By Jordan Burchette; December 10, 2024

For people concerned about blood sugar spikes, simply eating can feel like trying to defuse a bomb: Make the wrong food choice and serum glucose...

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Can Some Foods Lower Blood Sugar?

By Nicole McDermott and Jordan Burchette; December 5, 2024

If you’re trying to keep your blood glucose within a healthy range, you may be wondering which foods are best. Short answer: There are no...

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What Are Blood Sugar Spikes and Why Are They Bad?

By Michael Martin; December 2, 2024

If you’ve ever experienced a quick surge and subsequent crash after consuming sugary foods, you have a basic understanding of glucose spikes. But the acute...

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What Should You Eat During a Hard Endurance Event?

By Denis Faye, M.S.; November 26, 2024

One of the perks of being a serious endurance athlete is that you can pork out with impunity. All of that training burns major calories,...

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Is Monk Fruit Healthier Than Other Sweeteners?

By Chelsea Frank; November 25, 2024

If you’re trying to cut sugar from your diet for whatever reason — blood sugar management, weight loss, a ketogenic diet — there is an...

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How to Get Vitamin D in the Winter and Why You Need it

By Page Grossman; November 6, 2024

As frigid temperatures set in, you’re probably ready to break out your floor-length parka and fluffy scarves to keep warm — or ready to just...

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Leucine: The Amino Acid That Matters Most for Muscle

By Michael Martin; October 22, 2024

As the building blocks of protein, amino acids play a key role in muscle growth and repair. If you think of amino acids as a staff of...

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BCAAs vs Protein: What’s the Difference?

By Michael Martin; October 1, 2024

You know how important protein is for staying fit and muscular. But you might not know that much of its strength-building power comes from branched-chain...

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Bodybuilding on a Keto Diet: Does It Work?

By Heather Burdo; September 27, 2024

Every so often, a diet trend emerges (or re-emerges) and dominates in the media, on store shelves, and at nutritionists’ offices. One of them is...

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Chlorella vs Spirulina: Which Microalgae Is Better for You?

By Ariane Resnick; September 25, 2024

There are two main types of nutritional algae that you’ll find in greens supplements: chlorella and spirulina. Both are microalgae that are dried into a...