Thirsty? Tired? Hungry? Do you feel hungry even after eating? Or do you feel tired during the day even if you have had plenty of sleep? Believe it or not you may be dehydrated. So many people misinterpret dehydration as hunger and it’s an easy mistake to make considering that ...
The Effects of 3 Months of a Paleo Diet The fact that a diet following a "paleo" prescription can have a positive effect on blood lipid profiles can be hard to believe. Eating red meat once a day and cutting out whole grains seems sacrilegious and goes against everything we "know" about diet a...
Vitamin D & Strength Interesting little article on the correlation between Vitamin D and strength
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Muscle Fat, Decreased Strength In Young People
With Summer coming around the corner, at the very least this is a good reason to get outsid...
Science, Pseudoscience, Nutritional Epidemiology, and Meat The link below is a blog post by Gary Taubes addressing the current buzz about the recent Harvard "study" implicating red meat as cause for shortened life expectancy. Taubes does not so much address whether the conclusion drawn by the researchers is corr...
Kids Nutrition 4: Labels and Packages It is important to talk to your kids about food labels. Let them know how to read a label, especially how to review ingredients and check serving sizes.
See if your kids can pronounce everything on the box. It is important to find out what it is before...
Kids Nutrition 3: Sugar Sugar is one of the most important things you can talk to your kids about. Here are some things your kids should know:
Discuss the many names for sugar: cane sugar, honey, sucralose, aspartame, saccharine … (bigger list) Have your kids help you at the...
Dietary Lectins and Rheumatoid Arthritis For those of you interested, check out the article below by Loren Cordain et al. In the article he proposes the mechanism through which dietary lectins can lead to gut inflammation and, for the genetically susceptible individual, rheumatoid arthritis.
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Kids, Another Reason to Eat Your Spinach Popeye was right: spinach really does boost your muscles
You've always been told eating your fruits and vegetables was good for you, but why? Antioxidants? Fiber? Apparently from a performance stand point it's the nitrates.
Thoughts?
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Kids Nutrition 2: Fat One of the messages kids have gotten from the mainstream media loud and clear is that fat is bad and should be avoided.
1. Discuss the concept that fat can be good, like Omega 3 or Omega 6 fats. Provide parents with resources like What If It’s All Been a...
Kids Nutrition 1: Protein, Carbs and Fats Over the next 6 weeks we are going to be working with our CrossFit kids talking about Nutrition. As a mom, dad, aunt, uncle or even grandparent it is important for our kids to know that food is fuel for them to learn and grow. The better the fuel, the bet...
Nutrition Resources
