Protein and carbs get a lot of attention when it comes to nutrition. But how much fat should you be consuming? More specifically, what is minimum fat intake you can have before possibly having negative side effects on your health? If you haven’t read it already, check out Low Fat Diet Failure Part 1 and Part […]
How much can we learn from DNA testing that actually has a meaningful impact on how we train or live our lives as healthfully as possible? Should the results from a DNA dictate your training and nutrition habits? Well that is exactly what we’re going to cover as we dive into what these tests can […]
Troubleshooting Digestion: Basic Steps & Tips Gut health can be a very complex topic, but here are some basics you can consider if you are experiencing issues. If you are experiencing serious problems with digestion, this is not a substitute for working with a licensed professional, but it can give you some starting points to […]
First off, congratulations if you understood my pun. Folic acid or Folate is also known as vitamin B9. The name Folate derived from foliage refers to the common source of B9, green leafy vegetables. Folic acid is one of those vitamins that is really valued in the nutritional and medical worlds. The one thing every […]
Some people want to have their wine and drink it too. Well here is what you need to know about alcohol in terms of getting a lean physique. Some people believe alcohol has no calories. The truth is, there are 7 calories per gram. That’s more than carbohydrates, which only have 4 per gram. […]
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A great quote by my mentor Charles Poliquin is that, “it doesn’t matter what you ingest, it matters what you can assimilate.” What this refers to is that eating healthy and taking all the supplements in the world doesn’t make much of a difference if you are not able to properly digest them. In this […]
Troubleshooting sleep can be a very important step in improving your results and overall health. Sleep is when the majority of your recovery from training takes place as well as multiple other processes that are essential for overall health and function. Quality matters just as much as quantity. So don’t think that just because
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