What Purpose Does Insulin Have and What Is Its Effect on The Body?
Are you wondering what purpose insulin has and what role it plays in the body? These are important questions to ask as this directly affects...
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Healthy Lifestyle May Attenuate Diabetes-Associated Risk for Hypertension
Jessica Nye, PhD Credit: Getty Images The investigators reported that the risk for hypertension was decreased in patients with diabetes who demonstrated an optimal healthy...
What is The Starchivore Diet and Why We Are Starchivores
If you are curious about the starchivore diet, you are in the right place. This is a unique diet that is a spin-off of the...
Try Different Plank Variations to Spice Up Your Workout
by Stephanie Vlach, MS Add some fun challenges to your core workouts with these variations on the basic plank. Forearm plank, side plank, plank with hip...
Thru a Zen lens – Another way to look at Cholesterol
Your Nutritional Moment of Zen A Cholesterol Family Photo Album: It all starts with a 17-carbon, four ring structure (three 6’s and one 5), add...
The Function of Fat – Part III, In Search of that 10%…
Your Nutritional Moment of Zen But first, some “Fun” Facts about Fat: Where to Find Your (Omega-3) Fat: First though, I want to remind you...
The Function of Fat – Part II, Too much of a good thing…
Your Nutritional Moment of Zen (Editor’s Note: A bit late this week due to homework! Had to research and write a paper on “The Joys...
The Function of Fat (In Humans…)
Your Nutritional Moment of Zen We have a love / hate relationship with fat: Nobody wants to be fat, so we try to avoid foods...
Yoga Workout: The 5 Essential Pieces You’ll Need
When you first start practicing yoga, your biggest challenge might not be mastering the poses or finding a studio that feels like home. Rather, it’s...