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Muscle Recovery

by Bea February 8th, 2013| Workout Fuel
When it comes to gaining bulk by working out, there are many different foods that will help you get that muscle that you are looking for. While exercising is a great start, your diet greatly affects how effective your workout is. It is important to keep track of what
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Healthy Snacks for Kids

by R. Carnavale February 1st, 2013| Diet Strategy, Healthy Snacks
Snacks provide one third of a caloric intake, so how about making your children’s snacks appetizing and healthy? Growing children and teens need nutritious food to grow, become strong, and stay healthy. Processed, pre-packaged foods like potato chips, fruit snacks, and cookies tend to be calorie rich and nutrient
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The Flexitarian Diet

by Kimberly Hays January 25th, 2013| Diet Plans, Diet Strategy
I became vegetarian about seven years ago. I remember how I put off starting when I would think about giving up my favorite meat dishes. The Flexitarian diet is a great way to ease into vegetarianism if it is something you are considering. Aside from that, this diet is
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Paleo or Vegan Diet for Athletes

by Bea January 4th, 2013| Workout Fuel
There are many ways to attack the new year, new you idea that you probably have going on in your head. One of the growing trends is to try out a vegan diet, and another is to try the Paleo diet. Vegans do not eat meat, fish,
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The Bonus Years Diet

by Kimberly Hays December 31st, 2012| Diet Plans, Diet Strategy
If you love red wine and chocolate, this diet is for you. It promises not only weight loss and a way to maintain your weight, but it also vows to add 6.2 years to your life. Dr. Ralph Felder developed this diet. In it, you consume seven

Healthy Snacks Under 200 Calories

by R. Carnavale December 24th, 2012| Diet Strategy, Healthy Snacks
There’s nothing better than eating nutritious low-calorie snacks to promote health and well-being. Healthy snacks can be hard to come by, especially if you’re looking for something in your supermarket’s snack aisle. Tempting snack foods like potato chips and candy are a health-conscious person’s worst nightmare. Food found in

Quinoa: Little Known Superfood

by Kimberly Hays December 17th, 2012| Diet Strategy, Superfoods
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is just now growing in popularity in the United States although it has been around for centuries. It was grown and consumed by the Incas as one of their main sources of food long before 3000 B.C. It was used to feed their armies. It was

Quick Workout Snacks

by Bea December 11th, 2012| Workout Fuel
When it comes to choosing pre-workout fuels, there are many options. Most people will suggest fruits like bananas or snacks like granola bars; however, you might have a completely different opinion. That is okay, because your body is different than everybody else's! For those of you who are struggling

The Abs Diet for Women

by Kimberly Hays December 3rd, 2012| Diet Plans, Diet Strategy
The Abs Diet for Women was developed by David Zincenko, who is the Editorial Director for Women’s Health magazine, as well as Editor-in-Chief for Men’s Health magazine. He is considered one of the top health experts in the country. He developed this plan to help women with their biggest

Goji Berries!

by Louise November 27th, 2012| Diet Strategy, Healthy Snacks
Did you see the Zits comic this past Sunday? Connie (the mother) calls out, "Dessert time!" Walt (the father) responds with a smile until he is handed his "dessert," which Connie explains is a "spinach-wheatgrass-flaxseed-gojiberry-spirulina-oatmeal-kale-soy smoothie." I guess Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman couldn't resist poking fun at the

Winter Superfoods to Fuel a Workout

by Kimberly Hays November 19th, 2012| Diet Strategy, Superfoods
In summer, we have an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits available to fuel our workouts. In winter, it may feel like you don’t have tasty options. Instead, you grab tomatoes and other flavorless vegetables that are grown in hothouses and aren’t even ripe when shipped to our stores.

Vegan Workout Fuel

by Bea November 13th, 2012| Diet Strategy, Workout Fuel
As I have expressed before, fueling up your body before exercising is a very important thing to do. Breaking it down to basics, carbohydrates should be your first choice of fuel to get your body the energy it needs. Second on the list are fats, but the good kind,

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