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A Simple Guide to Bulking During winter many weight lifters take this opportunity to pack on mass. This year, instead of adding pounds of unwanted and useless body fat, why not take a smarter approach and focus more on gaining quality weight? Bulking shouldn’t mean “getting fat,” and there are smart ways to put on […]

Is Alcohol Really that Bad? I’m sure you’ve heard about or read about how certain alcoholic drinks can be beneficial to your health. Generally, a glass of red wine per day is the recommendation, but what about how other alcoholic drinks affect the body? Are they all really that bad? Alcohol’s Affect on the Body […]

Soy: Breast Cancer’s Buddy or Beneficial Bean? There has been much literature attributed to this flavorless protein in a pod; highlighting amazing health benefits of adding soy to your diet in whatever form you find most appealing, or the least unappetizing. Commonly found in many Asian dishes disguised by creatively flavored tofu, it’s also widely […]

Should You Eat the Egg or Just Egg Whites? If you’ve ever decided to eat healthier–like you might be right now, then you’ve probably asked yourself this same question: “Which is healthier, eating a whole egg scrambled or eating only the egg white?” Many health and nutrition specialists have their own opinions on which you, […]

The Yo-Yo Diet Ahh yes, the Yo-Yo Diet. Aptly called that because so many have succumbed to the ups and downs of weight loss and weight gain. No, there is no actual “Yo-Yo Diet,” but are you one of those people who struggles with your weight, having the ability to lose it, only to gain […]

A Guide to Counting Calories Counting calories is a very important part of weight management. It doesn’t matter if fat loss or muscle gain is the primary goal if you want to improve the way you look, proper calorie intake is critical. For the most part, people are unsure of how many calories they need […]

What is Dextrose? Dextrose is a type of sugar. When rating the speed at which carbohydrates enter the bloodstream we give them a score against the Glycemic Index (GI). The higher the GI the faster the carbohydrate enters the system. Carbohydrates enter the blood stream as glucose and have to be either burned as fuel […]

Eating Fat Helps You Lose Weight Get Fit on Fat? Sigh… the irony of fat intake to foster fat burning-it seems a mystery to make clear the implications of some supplements’ effectiveness at fat burning. Eating fat helps you lose weight? Being on a fat burning mission can be tedious. A lot of the process […]

Dieting for Your Body Type: Ectomorph, Endomorph, Mesomorph Dieting can be a tricky task. With the overabundance of information out there, sometimes it’s hard to know what will and will not work for you. Trial and error is a slow process, and can lead to a lot of frustration. Here is one bit of advice […]