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Why Athletes Need to Worry about Iron
Our bodies lose small amounts of iron when we sweat while exercising. Without enough iron, we can’t use oxygen properly to produce energy. This can impair an athlete’s ability to compete because without enough energy they can’t fuel their performance. Why is iron so important in the body? Iron is…
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How Nutrition Affects Athletic Performance?
Did you know that weight loss is actually more attributed to what and how you eat as opposed to how much time you spend in the gym? As an athlete, exercising your butt off will keep your body in peak physical condition. However, to be the best you can be…
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What are the Best Athletic Performance Supplements
Nothing feels as good as breaking through your own fitness barriers, running further and lifting heavier weights. We’re addicted to the endorphin-fueled high we get when we’re sweating bullets. Any athlete wants to excel and, more often than not, the best of them get a little help – from dietary…
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What are Minerals and Vitamins?
Minerals and vitamins are essential for the body to function properly. Minerals are nutrients found in foods. These are similar to vitamins which are just as essential for good health. These are a part of all cells, tissues, muscles and fluids in the body. Minerals and vitamins are needed for…
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Why You Need Protein to Aid in Recovery After Exercising
Understanding what nutrients your body needs when working through a rigorous exercise routine gives fitness enthusiasts and athletes alike a better shot at seeing the positive results of their efforts in less time. When it comes to recovery after training, this concept rings ever truer. This is especially where protein…
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Myths about Carbs Exposed
Carbs get a pretty bad rap from fitness blogs and diet plans the world over. Just one look at an active person’s Facebook feed and you will likely see scores of stories about how carbohydrates lead to weight gain, shorten one’s life expectancy or are responsible for a series of…
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What do you Need to Study to Become a Nutritionist?
Do you spend most of your evening preparing your food for the next day? Do you gravitate to the nutrition magazines when you’re waiting in line to pay at the grocery store? Are you meticulous about what you eat and follow a clean eating plan? If you answered yes to…
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The Secret to Good Nutrition for Your Children
Children grow rapidly from the time that they are born. In the first year of life, it is estimated that they triple their birth weight and grow up to 25 centimetres. And they keep growing in leaps and bounds after this! To aid in this growth, you need to feed…
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What Should Good Nutrition Mean to You?
There are many variations of eating plans out there. Banting, low-carb, gluten-free, keto… The list is endless. While there are many reasons behind why people choose to eat the way these diets dictate, there are a number of principles that you need to stick to in order to make sure…
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Training and Nutrition: Two Sides of the Same Coin
When it comes to self-improvement and exercise, there are two very important factors to consider. Each of these plays a crucial role in enabling the other. These two factors are correctly conducted and stimulated training as well as following a beneficial eating plan. This regime will allow you to take in the…
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Green tea: Elixir in Disguise
Tea.  The stuff your aunty says will cure anything, from the Monday blues, to a bad case of the flu. Well, she’s right, as long as she’s talking about green tea. Green tea is one of the least processed forms of tea available. This means that the good chemicals that…
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Dangers of Eating Too Much Fruit
We grow up being told to eat a lot of fruit. That the vitamins and minerals in fruit are powerful. And certainly, they are. But is it a good idea to turn into a fruitarian (someone who lives off nothing but fruit?) No. In fact, you should avoid eating too…
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