Hydration is 🔑 Why is it important? The list is endless. But here are a few benefits of drinking water: It boosts energy because your brain is strongly influenced by hydration status. It protects and lubricates your tissues, spinal cord & joints. Dehydration can compromise the stability of your joints and causes pain and discomfort. Boost metabolism – drinking […]
GREEN DRINKS – WHAT ARE THEY? Combinations of dried plants that have blended into a powder form. Greens drinks are an easy way to get an array of health-boosting vitamins and minerals. Common ingredients include wheat grass, spirulina (an algae), chlorella, kale, kelp, beets, green tea extract and many more! Some brands also contain prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes. BENEFITS […]
FAD DIET OR NAH? The Keto diet was discovered in 1920 when doctors put patients on low carb diets and found it helped with epileptic seizures! HOW IT WORKS: lowers insulin levels shifts primary fuel source from glucose to ketones Calorie breakdown: 75% fat, 25% protein, < 5% carbs WHO DOES IT HELP […]
Yep, you read that right! Surprisingly enough, bananas are actually considered berries, while strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are not! To be a berry, a fruit must have 2 or more seeds and develop from a flower that has one ovary. TIP: Try incorporating 1-2 servings of fruit each day. Fruits provide sources […]
When you want to lose weight, what’s your instinct approach? Probably to eat less food. Getting “healthy” is more so about eating better, not less. To keep it simple, losing/ gaining weight is about calories in vs. calories out, but the quality of your food is equally, if not more, important. If […]
By: Jared Graybeal Sleep is one of the most important needs in life. Without it, we break down mentally and physically. Lack of sleep can cause moodiness, lack of concentration, and sluggishness. (1) Do you love sleep? (duh) Since you may not be able to get MORE sleep, wouldn’t you like to start getting […]
The phrase “Paleo Diet” has been around since 2002, and popular since 2012, but so many people are still unsure of what exactly it is. In this article, I’m going to make it very simple for you. I will outline the history of the diet, what you can and can’t eat, pros and cons and […]
By: Jared Graybeal I’ve been working out consistently for almost 12 years now, so I’ve tried and competed in a handful of exercise modalities from bodybuilding, powerlifting, races, and mud runs. I’ve enjoyed them all, and like most things in life, they were seasonal for me. So in this season, I’m trying Crossfit. […]
By: Jared Graybeal My team and I run a fully customizable, healthy meal prep company, so these two terms get thrown around a lot. If you work in health and wellness, the restaurant industry or any field where you are having conversations about food, you need to know the difference. What is a […]
By: Jared Graybeal To know whether or not processed foods are bad for us, we have to actually know what they are. So what are they… really? According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), processed food is defined as any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, […]
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