You may know by now that abdominal obesity, or belly fat, is a clear and present danger, in terms of both causes and effects. That’s because fat collected around the midsection has been shown to significantly increase your risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2...
Protein is a vital macronutrient, providing structure to every cell in our bodies, facilitating the work of crucial enzymes, hormones, and antibodies, and building and maintaining cells and tissues. Dietary protein consists of 20 amino acids, 11 of which we make...
You may often hear that you should be consuming enough protein each day, but how can you be sure you are consistently getting enough? It can be tricky, because your needs are based on several different factors, including your age, body weight, and activity level....
In The Truth About “Clean” Eating: Part One you were presented with some compelling evidence suggesting that animal products and clean eating are mutually exclusive. Here is some additional support for that premise: Meat contains compounds that promote chronic...
The “clean eating” notion can be confusing. What foods actually merit the term? Most clean eating “experts” include meat/animal products in their guidelines. And yet, It could be soundly argued that animal products and clean eating are mutually exclusive....
If you’ve been interested in plant-based eating for long, you may be familiar with the raw foods’ movement. Though it sounds revolutionary, it’s really an age-old concept. The phrase “going raw” typically means embracing a diet based primarily on fresh plant foods....
