Animal foods possess some critical compounds that the body needs to optimally thrive in health. Not only that, many of the vitamins offered in animal foods are in superior forms…

 Prior to my journey of studying nutrition, I had a shallow idea of what stress was. I thought stress was just that feeling you had when you had 5 minutes…

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the entire world. An estimated 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world everyday! Brazil remains the top global…

There are many many ways to burn excess body fat, everything from sleep, movement, fasting, dietary abstinence, and more. Before you jump into a new diet or exercise program I…

Today there seems to be a laundry list of debatable nutrition topics. Everything from people thinking diet soda causes cancer to fruit causing diabetes. They seem bizarre on the surface…

Hunger Hormones: Peptide YY, Cholecystokinin, Ghrelin, and Leptin Have you ever wondered why you can be stuffed full and if you are offered another serving of meat or salad you…

Whenever people set out with goals to become healthier they are often driven by an incentive whether it is to have better skin, greater energy, to look a certain way,…

2 years ago when I went in for a yearly dental cleaning and check up I was told that I had a handful of cavities. This came to me as…

For the longest time I was convinced that vegetables like spinach were a great source of iron. A big spinach salad has as much as 30% of your Daily Recommended…

Injuries, aches, and pains are the enemy of any committed athlete. As most exercise enthusiasts would consider themselves Type A, these setbacks just make the itch of feeling accomplishment every…