Ok, so given the extreme popularity of the last post titled “Tailgating recipes”, I’ve decided to make it a weekly post for the rest of the football season! So here are some more great healthy tailgating recipes:
Tailgating.com Recipes
Well, wouldn’t you know it… there’s a tailgating.com! So I researched the site and picked out the healthiest [...]
Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category
Healthy Tailgating Recipes… Part Deux
Posted in Nutrition, The weekend warrior, tagged best tailgate recipes, college football tailgate recipes, college gameday recipes, cooking at a tailgate, health, healthy food, healthy grilling, healthy tailgating recipes, how to tailgate resonsibly, lobster tailgate, low calorie tailgating, salsa recipes, salsas for tailgating, tailgate recipes, turkey chili tailgate on October 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Omega 3 Fatty Acids – Part 2… What are the best sources?
Posted in Nutrition, tagged benefits of salmon, benefits of walnuts, best sources of Omega 3 fatty acids, fatty acids, fish oil, fish oil supplements, foods high in Omega 3 fatty acids, foods rich in Omega 3s, Healthy Oil Planet, healthy oils, Omega 3, omega 3 fatty acids, Omega 3 foods, Omega 3 recipes, salmon, salmon recipes, supplementing fish oils, supplementing Omega 3 fatty acids, walnut recipes, walnuts on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
The wonderful world of fiber
Posted in Nutrition, tagged cholesterol, colon health, digestion, digestive efficiency, digestive system, fiber, fitness, fruits, glucose, health, how much fiber should I be getting?, insoluble fiber, LDL, low density lipoproteins, lower cholesterol, lowering cholesterol, nuts, soluble fiber, stabilizing blood glucose levels, vegetables, wellness, what foods have fiber? on September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So everyone knows that we should be getting fiber in our diet. But how much and why is it important? Here’s a couple of reasons why we need to incorporate a certain amount of fiber in our diets.
The Digestive System
The way I think of it is comparing the digestive system to a system of pipes. [...]
Fruits and Vegetables VS. Multivitamins… the showdown
Posted in Nutrition, Supplements, tagged 5 servings a day, fitness, food vs. supplements, fruit, health, how many vegetables should I eat a day?, how much fruit should I eat a day?, minerals, multivitamin, natural vs. synthetic, proper servings of fruit, proper servings of vegetables, vegetable, vitamins vs. fruits, vitamins vs. vegetables, well being on September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A good portion of our daily vitamins come from fruits and vegetables. However, there are quite a few more benefits from getting our daily vitamin intake from fruits and vegetables rather than just taking a multivitamin daily. For one thing, studies conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health have shown that:
“Eating plenty of vegetables [...]
Analyzing your meal plan using The Glycemic Index
Posted in General health & fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss, tagged 5 meals a day, analyzing your meal plan, blood sugar, diet, fitness, food, glycemic index, health, insulin, meal plan, understanding weight gain, what foods have a low glycemic index?, what foods keep your blood sugar low?, what foods reduce the instance of insulin spikes? on September 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Glycemic Index is a fantastic tool that will allow you to better understand what exactly you are eating. In simple terms, the Glycemic Index of any food will tell you how much your blood sugar will raise as a result of eating it. (Note: when your blood sugar rises, your insulin levels peak and [...]
What is your daily caloric intake?
Posted in General health & fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss, tagged 1 pound a week weight loss, cutting back calories, daily caloric intake, DCI, decreasing calories, fitness, health, how do you figure out your daily caloric intake?, losing weight, maintaining your weight, meal plan, proper way to lose weigt, protein intake, the healthy way to lose weight, weight management, what's the best way to lose weight? on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In my last post under “the newcomer” category, I touched on what is known as your daily caloric intake. I could give you a dictionary definition, but you really don’t need one in this case. It means quite literally, the amount of calories that a person can eat per day to maintain their current weight. [...]
Archives
Categories
- Cheat Days (5)
- General health & fitness (15)
- Lifestyles (13)
- The bartender (1)
- The business person (2)
- The college kid (2)
- The newcomer (3)
- The weekend warrior (4)
- Nutrition (10)
- Proper exercise form (7)
- Supplements (3)
- Vocabulary (1)
- Weight Loss (5)
- Welcome! (1)
Tags
-
Top Posts
- A great ab exercise for the house
- Gaining Definition In Your Abs... more diet, less exercise?
- Fruits and Vegetables VS. Multivitamins... the showdown
- Glutamine - The cornerstone supplement for heavy exercisers
- How accurate are body fat testing machines?
- Proper form for bicep curls
- Top ten tips of avoiding injury at the gym... Part 2
- The Paleo diet
- Analyzing your meal plan using The Glycemic Index
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids - Part 2... What are the best sources?
-
Some photos of me
More Photos
