Health & Habits
Post date 11 Jun 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
Buyers Guide: What to Look for in a Protein Powder
Protein plays a vital role in the daily functioning of our bodies and is essential for muscle growth, healing, reproduction and maintaining a healthy immune system. We use protein to build and repair tissue, therefore making it an essential macronutrient for muscle growth. But muscles aren’t the only part of the body that benefit from protein - brain function improves, fatigue is reduced, and even weight loss can occur. Protein breaks down into amino acids (the building blocks of protein) which are essential to the synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters.
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Post date 01 Jun 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
Ayurveda | The Benefits of Turmeric+
Known as the oldest healing system in the world, Ayurvedic medicine has spent 5,000 years cultivating harmony within the body to bring about good health. The term “Ayurveda” stems from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning “life,” and veda, meaning “knowledge.” Its healing philosophy revolves around the body’s three governing elements, or the tridoshas, which, when there is too much of one, throws the body out of balance and creates disease. The doshas are as follows: vata, which governs energy formation and conservation, tissue respiration, and related mechanisms; pitta, related to enzymes and neurological systems and neurological hormones; and kapha, related to water and electrolyte balance.
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Post date 20 May 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
What’s the Best Type of Creatine to Take and Why?
We’ve already covered the creatine basics and safety here, and touched on the details of creatine loading here. For the uninitiated, creatine is arguably the most well-researched molecule in all of sports nutrition, and the subject of hundreds of scientific studies. It’s been proven to help us build muscle faster, get stronger faster, improve anaerobic endurance, and improve muscle recovery. As creatine has grown in popularity, supplement companies have developed new chemical formulations designed to optimize bioavailability, combat digestive issues, and improve functionality. Because creatine today has multiple forms, it can be difficult to choose the right one to help us reach our goals. Let’s take a look at the most common types of creatine on the market
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Post date 07 May 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
"The Complete Protein Myth" Busted
If we think those on a plant-based diet need to eat copious amounts of rice and beans to get “complete” proteins, we must think again. Covering our essential amino acids from such a diet is easier than we think.
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Post date 30 Apr 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
Quality of Nutrition or Quantity of Nutrition?
What’s more important? The quality of our nutrition or the quantity? Trick question - both are equally as important. Our bodies need quantity to fuel and quality to thrive. The number of calories we consume, the quality of food we eat, and our ability to digest it all play critical roles in our health. After all, we’re all different, and should approach this question individually based on our own needs and goals.
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Post date 16 Apr 2021
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By Steven Juergensen
Q&A With IFBB PRO Nimai Delgado
Nimai Delgado is a natural, vegan IFBB professional bodybuilder and creator of veganfitness.com and co-founder of Vedge Nutrition.
He was raised with a vegetarian diet since birth and has never consumed any meat in his lifetime. In his early twenties Nimai decided to transition to a fully plant based diet after he recognized the unethical exploitation of animals for human convenience.
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He was raised with a vegetarian diet since birth and has never consumed any meat in his lifetime. In his early twenties Nimai decided to transition to a fully plant based diet after he recognized the unethical exploitation of animals for human convenience.
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