The Protein Snack You Need After a Workout — Only 47 Calories
When you need a quick post-workout snack, something with protein and carbs, look no further. Made with only three ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen, these protein balls couldn’t be easier to whip up. At 47 calories per ball, a three-piece serving is 141 calories and offers 8.1 grams of protein and 24…
Why Good Health Starts With Gut Health
With growing interest in the human digestive tract, many individuals are curious about overall gut health. The gastrointestinal tract starts at the mouth and continues through the colon. Throughout the gastrointestinal tract are bacteria, fungi, and archaea, also known as the gut microbiota, which play a major role in digestive and total body health.1,2 (When the term…
Smoking Tinkers With Your DNA, Leaving A Trail
It turns out that, in addition to all the other detrimental effects of smoking tobacco, the habit leaves tracks in your genes. And that may explain how smoking-related diseases develop even years after people quit the habit. Researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences studied the effects of smoking on what is…
Seasonal Eating: Your Guide To November Produce
Why eat seasonal produce? First and foremost, it’s friendly on your wallet: because your food isn’t traveling in from far off places, the cost is cut down significantly. You also have the opportunity to buy from local farmers, who desperately need support in this age of Big Agriculture. Finally, seasonal produce simply tastes better! Seasonal…
I Have a Behavioral Health Issue and an Addiction: What Do I Do?
Here is a great resource: http://www.recovery.org/browse/duvall-wa/ If you have a behavioral health concern and an addiction, it is best to find a facility that treats both. This is usually done in a facility that treats co-occurring mental health disorders and substance use disorders. Treatment Centers for Mental Health and Addiction You have options when it…
When Sitting is Harmful to Your Health
Elliot O’Connor. This entry was posted in Staying Healthy and tagged sitting, sitting disease, UW Sports Medicine. Bookmark the permalink. Dr. Brian Liem and Elliot O’Connor, DPT, from UW Sports Medicine hosted a Whole U Seminar on how to beat the sitting disease (view a video of the seminar here). It filled up quickly and the feedback from attendees was so positive that we…
Eating Disorders, Fitness, and Substance Abuse
By Chris Elkins Chris Elkins is a senior writer and researcher for DrugRehab.com. He writes about addiction-related topics, reports the latest news, and tells stories of recovery. Despite the stereotype, supermodels and teenage girls trying to become what they see on magazine covers aren’t the only people who suffer from eating disorders. An estimated 20…
Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Serve these as a side dish or appetizer at your next cookout. For the romesco sauce: 1 slice crusty bread, cut into cubes 1 cup drained and chopped bottled roasted red bell peppers ¼ cup sliced almonds 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice kosher salt, to taste ½ teaspoon smoked…
Why Sports Nutrition Needs to Look Beyond Proteins
If you go to the gym a couple of times a week and eat healthy, you can’t help but hear the word ”protein” whenever someone talks about their diet. Of course, we all know that protein is required to build and repair muscle, but many have gone a bit overboard with the amount of protein…
The Role of HCl in Digestion
Digestion starts with the sight, thought, or smell of food. When the brain anticipates an incoming meal, the vagus nerve sends a message to the stomach causing the release of acetylcholine. The binding of acetylcholine to G cells in the stomach starts the secretion of gastrin and, in combination with acetylcholine and histamine, stimulates parietal cells…
