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Why breakfast is an important meal

Why breakfast is an important meal

There’s no conspiracy here that people should think breakfast is just another way for companies to nickle and dime people out of their money. This is actually more science based on why it’s good for the body to eat breakfast. There’s many benefits of eating breakfast that you may or not have known, but the main one is that breakfast can make or break your day. It’s very hard to always wake up early on … Read entire article »

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Should I run before or after I eat?

Should I run before or after I eat?

Many people tend to have different ideas of if you should eat before or after a run, but it’s not really a personal preference it’s what your trying to do with the body. If you eat before a run lets say 2 hours your going to be using that energy on the run. This means you won’t be running on your own energy the food will be your source of energy. On the other side … Read entire article »

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How to gain weight if you are underweight

How to gain weight if you are underweight

If you don’t know what a hard gainer is your probably not in the same boat as them or are probably on the opposite side as in you’re problem is losing the weight. Hard gainers have the problem with putting on mass whether it be muscle or fat because of their genetics. It’s really one of those things people tend to be jealous of until that person needs to gain some weight for something such … Read entire article »

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How to help boost your metabolism

How to help boost your metabolism

B-vitamins: If you are looking for something to take that isn’t expensive and isn’t dangerous your best bet would be B-vitamins. B-vitamins are a great way to help raise your metabolism plus b vitamins also help with something that is almost as equally important. B-vitamins help to raise your energy levels in the body. Which means you’ll extra energy to workout and you’ll have a higher metabolism. … Read entire article »

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MIT food printer

MIT food printer

It looks like something you’d see out of a science fiction movie, but it’s actually something that is being developed by two MIT graduates and is very real. MIT’s new food printer is not something your used to seeing. It is designed to create custom meals for you, but it goes outside the realm of conventional cooking by the way it actually prepares the food inside the chambers. The top has canisters that hold different … Read entire article »

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High Fructose Corn Syrup Vs. Aspartame

High Fructose Corn Syrup Vs. Aspartame

Which of the two is better for your body high fructose corn syrup or aspartame? They are both found in soda pop as the main sweeteners of the drinks. High fructose corn syrup is found in normal soft drinks when you think of soda pop such as anything non diet or low calorie. Aspartame on the other hand is the sweetener found in diet drinks and many low calorie drinks as a way to sweeten … Read entire article »

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How much sugar is in your drink?

How much sugar is in your drink?

Sugar makes drinks taste better and gives you a rush of energy, but that rush of energy will soon cause you to crash and you’ll be craving more sugar. This isn’t a good road to go down because you’ll just be consuming excess calories which will hurt your body if your trying to lose weight or stay healthy. Sugar is not something you need to cut out of your diet entirely, but it’s something you … Read entire article »

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Supplements filled with caffeine or sugar

Supplements filled with caffeine or sugar

You wouldn’t drink soda before a workout unless you needed a quick burst of energy, but to be honest it won’t last very long if your doing a tougher workout. The sugar will cause you to crash and the caffeine just won’t cut it after a while. It will leave you burned out like you actually got a workout, but most of the time your just tired due to not having the correct type of … Read entire article »

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