N.A.S.M CERTIFIED
631-209-PUMP
Joe@HomeFitnessTrainer.net
These are among the best sources of protein, fiber, and all the other ingredients and nutrients that help fight fat. In fact, they’re so good for you that they’ll just about single-handedly exchange your fat for a toned, lean body and sexy abs. You can base entire meals and snacks around them, but you don’t have to. Just be sure to follow these simple rules.
Read More @ Fitbie
First it was pink slime. Then, it was crushed cochineal beetles in your favorite strawberry-flavored Starbucks drinks. Briefly, it was tuna scrape. And any day now, it’s going to be meat glue.
More than ever before, it seems consumers are demanding to know what’s in their food and why.
“I’m beginning to see now that consumers are pushing back,” Michael Doyle, Ph.D., director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, tells The Huffington Post. “They want more transparency. Pink slime was a great example. It wasn’t whether the food was safe or not but, ‘Hey, they’re putting ammonia in my ground beef, and I don’t like that.’”
Understandable, considering ammonia is usually associated with household cleaners or fertilizers. But not liking ammonia in ground beef is entirely different from ammonia in ground beef hurting our health.
That said, the health concerns “may be moot,” HuffPost blogger and director of the Yale Prevention Research Center David Katz, M.D., writes. “If people don’t like the idea of eating it, it will go away.”
This power of the public to make changes to Big Food has been largely fueled by blogs and social media, says Doyle. “Foodies and people who are maybe more purists in their food are more concerned, spending more time on the blogs,” he says. “They use the blogs to get their perspective out and put pressure on the retailers, who put pressure on the processors.
Read More @ Huffington Post “
Overworked and sleep-deprived, more people are using caffeine as an energy crutch than ever before, experts say. That’s not all bad: In fact, 250 milligrams of caffeine per day—that’s two to three cups of joe—wakes up the brain, improves concentration, relieves stress, and may also help you live longer. But if intake is turning into addiction, you may notice side effects , including dehydration, trouble sleeping, anxiety, an upset stomach, and even problems during prenancy.
If you’re trying to cut back, you’ve probably already reduced the amount of coffee, tea, and sodas that you consume. But the sneaky stimulant can pop up in unexpected places. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t require manufacturers to list caffeine content on nutrition labels, it’s often hard to tell whether a product contains the stimulant, and how much. These 12 sources of caffeine—some hidden, some just plain weird—could be giving you the jitters.
Read More @ Health.Com
Eating gross things is fascinating when other people do it. It’s why kids pay a dollar to get a weird kid to eat bugs on the playground and the reason NBC has been able to produce 150 episodes of Fear Factor. But when you’re the one eating the gross stuff, it’s not as fun. And there are a lot of disgusting and weird things out there that crop up in our everyday food.
Some of them just feel kind of off-putting, but in the grand scheme of things aren’t that big of a deal. I know how cheese is made and I’m still going to eat five pounds of it if you put it in front of me. Others just feel plain wrong though, chemicals that should be in paint, or food that’s not fresh being made to look fresh. Here are 20 food facts that will make you think twice next time you’re at the grocery store.
Read More @ blogs.babble.com
In theory, you should be able to digest just about any type of food you put in your mouth.
But changes in food processing and preparation (think fried) not to mention lifestyle (think sedentary) mean our stomachs don’t always react well to everything we eat.
It’s best to avoid some food—like fatty meats—to avoid upset tummies. But, fortunately, nature also provides foods that can ease our digestion. Here’s a guide to what’s good and what’s bad when it comes to keeping your system running smoothly.
Read More @ Health.com
Oranges have some pretty good PR behind them — for years, we’ve turned to the citrus as our go-to source for vitamin C.
Read More @ Huffington Post
You wouldn’t sit down to dinner at your favorite restaurant and order a stick of butter a la carte. You’re too smart for that — you know there’d be lots of calories and little nutrients and, most of all, lots and lots of fat.
Read More @ Huffington Post
