A food ingredient used in many processed foods to prevent these foods from going bad may be harming your health. Propionate, a food ingredient commonly used baked goods, artificial flavourings and animal food, could be causing disruptions in hormones related to weight gain. Propionate may cause a cascade of metabolic reactions leading to insulin resistance and excessive levels of insulin. …
Care & Feeding of Your Brain
It is not just your body that you need to fuel for performance. In fact, your brain not only responds to exercise but also to a healthy diet. The proper care and feeding of your brain will bring lifelong benefits. Once is good more is better. New research from the University of Maryland has shown that one exercise session increases …
Straw into Gold
You have probably heard the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, by the Brothers Grimm. The story of the little man that helps the miller’s daughter spin straw into gold. Spinning straw into gold is no more possible than turning fat into muscle. Muscle and fat are separate types of tissue and they are not interchangeable. You may have more or less, of …
Is your phone making you fat?
Many people use their smartphones to track calories, or exercise, but they could also be limiting your ability to reach your goals. Think of that person in the gym that is always on their phone. Sitting on the equipment. Not doing as much exercise as texting or surfing. That is an obvious way that smartphones interfere with your progress, but …
Power to Move
Power is the ability to generate force with speed in coordinated movements. More power means that you can do the same amount of work in less time. Climbing stairs requires power. Jumping, running, or cycling uphill, are all examples of power in sport. We also require power in daily activities when lifting or pushing. Power training is popular (think Cross-Fit …
5 New Food Facts
Five studies published this week provide more evidence that eating well (and vegan) is the best way to stay healthy. 1. Probiotics may be harmful to your health. Taking probiotics may interfere with your immune system. The results of this small study, show that probiotics, like many other supplements, may be more harmful than helpful. Taking probiotics changes the balance …
Exercise makes you happy
In a new American study published in The Lancet, researchers followed over 1 million Americans from 2011-2015. They found something that won’t come as a surprise to anyone who exercises regularly. Being active makes you happier than money. Researchers found that physically active people felt as good as people who weren’t active but earned $25,000 more annually. You would need …
Ask Your Doctor
Ask your doctor if eating better is right for you. How does your doctor talk to you about your health? Do they believe that disease prevention is important? The recent study published in The Lancet proves that our diet is killing us and 20% of all deaths worldwide, or approximately 11 million per year, are due to poor diet. That …
Stress
Next on the list of The Top 12 Worst Thing we do to our Health Stress. We have all had times of too much stress. Stress can be emotional, psychological or physical and when we are too stressed we don’t manage it well. Unhealthy coping mechanisms like overeating, alcohol, and withdrawing socially can be temporary solutions which often compound the …
Are you responsible?
A little secret When it comes to our health we do some things that aren’t really helping. This is the next instalment in the list of The Top 12 Worst Things We are Doing to Our Health. One of the things that struck me about the discussion on the 12 Worst Things from the conference I attended was that this …
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