Here's something that might surprise you: not all plant-based diets require elimination of meat. From "meaty" to minimal to meat-free, there are a variety of plans to choose from. And whatever plan you choose, you can be confident that your plant-based diet will help enhance fitness performance, reduce your risk for acute illness, and help …
Worldwide interest in the health protective benefits of Vitamin D has increased exponentially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We now know that low Vitamin D levels are common among people of different ethnicities, geographic regions, and age groups. More importantly, low Vitamin D status has a strong association with serious, chronic health conditions …
The basic nutrients for human health include proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Regarding dietary fats, recent articles indicate fats can increase obesity and cause heart disease. Yet, fats are necessary for our bodies to survive. How are we supposed to know what's "good" and what's "bad"? And with carbohydrates, the same question exists. Luckily, we do …
A fresh, whole-foods diet is the optimal way to obtain nutrients. However, environmental conditions and farming practices have depleted the soil of key nutrients we would typically obtain from food, making it impossible to get everything we need from food alone. One example of this is magnesium which is needed in over 300 chemical reactions …