Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

Water is essential

Nutrition Habits That Can Prolong Your Life

Eating well has extensive benefits for our health and well being. It also can help us live longer lives and deal with fewer health issues that used to be thought of as inevitable effects of aging. It turns out that nutritious, healthy eating habits can do way more than keep weight in check. These good [...]

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Power Up Your Workout With Good Nutrition

Did you know that the way you eat has a big impact on the success of your workouts? Good nutrition is a top priority for successful athletes because food supplies the energy necessary to be able to push through a workout. Plus, eating the right foods can help build muscles, repair muscle damage, and prevent [...]

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Snack Your Way to a Younger Look!

Healthy meals seem to get all the attention, but we all know that without healthy snacks, most of us wouldn’t make it through the day. Where would we be without that mid-morning pick-me-up? And there’s no better way to make it through that long late afternoon stretch than to munch on something tasty. But there’s [...]

Eat like an Olympian

Eat Like an Olympic Athlete

The Olympic athlete’s body truly is a temple. Care, effort and training go into making an Olympian’s body into the finely tuned machine that works harder, endures longer, wins medals and breaks records. Often, Olympic caliber athletes train for hours every day, so the fuel they put into their bodies is equally as important as [...]

Corn on the Cob

Summer Foods With Big Health Benefits

With summer comes an abundance of fresh, healthy foods to eat. Did you know that some of our favorite foods of summer also pack a big boost to your health? The next time you attend a summer barbeque, don’t feel guilty for chowing down on these summer favorites. Watermelon: The food most associated with a [...]

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The Best Advice for Healthy Eating in 2012

Over the years, many types of diet and healthy eating advice has competed for our attention. We’ve been told to cut calories, go “no carb,” eat like our ancestors, or add/subtract a variety of foods from our diet based on the opinion of the person giving the advice. It seems like every time you turn [...]

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Add These Anti-Aging Foods to Your Diet to Look Younger and Feel Better

We all know that eating fresh, healthy foods is good for our bodies, but did you know that certain foods have important anti-aging benefits as well? Having a well balanced diet that includes these “super foods” is easy and delicious. It’s just an added bonus that consuming the foods discussed below regularly can provide powerful [...]