Reading Time: 8 minutes Coffee consumption has been the center of controversial positions for a long time. In this article I’m going to show many of the benefits of this beverage, and the research that backs up those findings. One thing that is perfectly clear for me is that as Lucretius said, “one man’s food is another man’s […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes From Part 1 of this series of articles, you know that a great training session shouldn’t last more than 60 minutes and that you should minimize your exposure to EMF radiation whether it is a mobile phone, a smart watch or a laptop. In Part 2 I will discuss hydration which is a normally
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Reading Time: 3 minutes If you have read my series of articles “How to prepare for a great training session” you might already know how pre-training food, supplements, stretching, training plan and motivation can improve or totally ruin your workout. But let’s talk about what to do during the workout to make sure the actual training session is
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Reading Time: 3 minutes A guest Blog from Designs for Health Incandescent lighting has served to illuminate the spaces of mankind since Thomas Edison first patented the lightbulb in the late 19th century. After nearly 130 years of service, this faithful lighting technology has suddenly been forced into retirement to make way for the newer, energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LED) lights.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes It is well known that training in a commercial gym is quite a challenging experience, going from people stealing your equipment – even plates on a bar you are using –, to being unable to properly progress on the weight because of the lack of small increments in dumbbells, cables and plates for the barbells.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Health High-carbohydrate foods are rewarding to the mouth Biting into a glazed donut, with the subtle crunch of the sugar coating giving way to soft, pillowy dough underneath, can instantly transform a mind-numbing work meeting into a temporary visit to one’s proverbial “happy place.” (That is, until the guilt sets
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Reading Time: 8 minutes We’ve always been told that we are what we eat. But if you go a bit further, you’ll understand that we are actually what we absorb. Nowadays we have much less nutrients inside our cells than our grandparents. Modern agricultural systems and lower stomach acid levels (HCl) are two of the main reasons. The
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Reading Time: 7 minutes A 2012 study found that 52% of Americans felt that doing their taxes was easier than figuring out how to eat healthy. This begs the question: is it that hard to eat healthy? Well, the environment definitely makes it harder! Healthy food is expensive. Plus unhealthy food is ubiquitous. It may seem that eating healthy
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Enjoy your weekend with these delicious homemade sweet potato fries! Ingredients: 1 sweet potato, peeled and sliced evenly organic extra virgin olive oil Himalayan salt black pepper Directions: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a tray with parchment paper. Toss sweet potato slices with olive oil. Season with salt & pepper. Arrange sweet potatoes on
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Sweeten the end of your week with this delicious homemade caramel that requires only 3 ingredients and 5 minutes of preparation time. It is lactose-free, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with Medjool dates. Ingredients: 10-12 medium size Medjool dates, pitted and soaked for 5 min in boiling water 100g (3.5 oz) smooth organic almond butter 120-240g