If you tend to hang out at nutritional supplement stores longer than you should like I do, lol, you’ve definitely heard that flaxseed oil is the best source of Omega 3 fatty acids. But is it the best choice? Well, Mark’s Daily Apple posted a great article recently about why flax seed oil can lead [...]
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids – Part 2… What are the best sources?
Posted in Nutrition, tagged Omega 3, fatty acids, omega 3 fatty acids, fish oil, healthy oils, benefits of salmon, benefits of walnuts, salmon, walnuts, salmon recipes, walnut recipes, Omega 3 recipes, foods high in Omega 3 fatty acids, fish oil supplements, Omega 3 foods, best sources of Omega 3 fatty acids, foods rich in Omega 3s, supplementing Omega 3 fatty acids, supplementing fish oils, Healthy Oil Planet on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
How accurate are body fat testing machines?
Posted in General health & fitness, Weight Loss, tagged best body fat percentage test, bioelectrical impedence, bioelectrical impedence method, body fat calipers, body fat measurement, body fat percentage, body fat percentage testing methods, body fat percentage vs. weight, caliper, home body fat percentage test, how to get your body fat percentage, is your body fat percentage an indicator of your overall health?, skinfold measurement, testing your body fat percentage, understanding body fat percentage, water weight, why should you test your body fat? on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After one of my last posts when we talked about body fat percentage, I decided to take a look at some of the different, most practical ways to test your body fat percentage to see which was the most accurate.
Calipers (A.K.A. Skinfold measurement)
If you buy calipers, this is a body fat percentage test that you [...]
Glutamine – The cornerstone supplement for heavy exercisers
Posted in Supplements, tagged amino acid, athletes, body building supplements, body depletion of glutamine, build muscle lose fat, dietary supplements, essential supplements, exercise, ftiness, gaining muscle growth through supplements, glutamine, health, how do you build muscle?, increasing muscle mass, muscle mass, non-essential amino acid, nutrional supplements, protein biosynthesis, proteins, sports supplements, translation, what are the best supplements to build muscle?, what are the best supplements to gain weight?, who should supplement with glutamine? on September 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Glutamine is a naturally occurring amino acid found in the human body, amongst other places. Wikipedia defines Glutamine as:
…one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the standard genetic code… Glutamine is the most abundant naturally occurring, non-essential amino acid in the human body…”
The term ‘non-essential amino acid’ means quite simply that our bodies are [...]
Omega 3 fatty acids… What do they do for you?
Posted in General health & fitness, tagged Omega 3, fatty acids, Weight Loss, omega 3 fatty acids, fish oil, fish, arrhythmias, hemodynamics, triglyceride, lower blood sugar, CVD, heart disease, heart, heart health, heart healthy supplements, coronary disease prevention, cardiac arrhythmia, dysrhythmia, atherosclerotic plaque, plaque, healthy oils, scientific studies on Omega 3, fat reduction, essential supplements, fat loss supplements, decreasing triglyceride levels on September 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We briefly touched on this in a previous post, but it’s worth taking a closer look. We’ve defined Omega 3 fatty acids, but what do they do for you? Omega 3 fatty acids are explained by The American Heart Association:
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“In 2002, the American Heart Association released a scientific statement, “Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids [...]
Breaking Down The “Bikini Challenge” – Part 2
Posted in General health & fitness, The newcomer, tagged beach body, best diets for summer, best diets for women, bikini challenge, bootcamp program, cellulite, cellulite reduction diet, diet, eating right, exercise, fitness, fruits, health, meal plan, newcomers to fitness, newcomers to health, reducing cellulite, sexy swimsuit body, smoother legs, smoother skin, swimsuit season, tyra banks, vegetables, wellness on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey all! In the last post we discussed what Nivea’s “Bikini Challenge” is and it’s first component, nutrition. Now we’re gonna take a look at the other three components; fitness, cellulite and style.
Fitness
Under the fitness tab, there are three different types of exercise routines in The Bikini Challenge: Cross training, bikini circuit and cardio interval. [...]
Breaking Down “The Bikini Challenge” – Part 1
Posted in General health & fitness, The newcomer, tagged beach body, best diets for summer, best diets for women, bikini challenge, bootcamp program, cellulite, diet, eating right, exercise, fitness, fruits, health, meal plan, newcomers to fitness, newcomers to health, reducing cellulite, sexy swimsuit body, smoother skin, swimsuit season, tyra banks, vegetables, wellness on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve heard the same question from quite a few women I know, “What do you think about ‘The Bikini Challenge’”. When I first heard this, I was like “What’s that?” Apparently, the skin product Nivea has developed “The Bikini Challenge”, a four week diet and exercise plan to lose weight for swimsuit season. It has [...]
Gaining Definition In Your Abs… more diet, less exercise?
Posted in General health & fitness, Nutrition, tagged ab routine, ab workouts, abdominal muscles, abs, burning the fat, definition, diet, exercise, fitness, gaining definition in your abs, gettng cut, health, how to get a six pack, how to look good naked, how to tone your stomach, mid-section, more diet less exercise, obliques, sculpting, shaping, slimming down, stomach, toning, toning your core, training your core, what does it take to get ab definition? on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A lot of people want to know the key to getting either a flat stomach or a six-pack. In this post, we will look at testimonials of those with a great set of abs, scientific research and my own personal experience with sculpting my mid-section. The truth is: there’s more than one way to do [...]
A solution to Lactose Intolerance?
Posted in Supplements, tagged Andrew Ritter, dairy, dairy pains, dairy regiment, dietary supplement, eating dairy without the pain, fitness, health, how do you get rid of lactose intolerance, how to eat dairy products if you have lactose intolerance, Lactagen, lactose intolerance, milk, preventing diarrhea, preventing stomach cramps, solutions to lactose intolerance on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is a disorder that affects almost 50 million people in the United States alone. And I was once one of them. Until the age of 14, I suffered from lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is defined as the, “Inability to properly digest lactose (milk sugar) and related dairy products” (as stated by the health blog [...]
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