HEALTHY IS A STATE OF BEING.
A healthy life can take many forms. And it will change over time. At different stages, we prioritize different things. Maybe you don’t have the same bandwidth you once did to hit a spin class 6x a week or the flexibility to spend half your paycheck at the fanciest food store in town. Whatever healthy looks like today, it’s a series of small choices that bring you joy.
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Sleeping For Better Snacking
Winding down at night can be ritualistic and oftentimes includes late night Netflix’ing with a glass of wine, a sweet treat, or maybe crunching on some salty snack foods like chips or popcorn. The following day snack time looks something like this: a three o’clock visit to the vending machine at ...Published at: -
Can Pregnant Women Consume Protein Drinks?
Protein shakes are a popular choice for pregnant women who want to get some extra nutrients into their diet. However, not all protein shakes are created equal. Some contain too much sugar while others do not provide enough protein. To ensure you are getting the most out of your protein shake, con...Published at: -
Can a keto diet help you lose weight?
Before the discovery of phenobarbital to control epileptic seizures, a ketogenic diet was often implemented to treat epilepsy. This high fat, low carb diet lost its popularity when treating epilepsy with drugs became more widespread. However, in the early 1990s as parents looked to find more natu...Published at: -
Low Sugar Foods
Sugar finds its way into our diet every day without us even realizing it, and before we know it the sheer quantity is astoundingly high. Hidden in multivitamins, condiments, added to dried fruit, and more recently the addition of ingredients deemed “healthy” like coconut sugar and maple syrup are...Published at: -
Drinks That Can Boost Metabolism
Our Registered Dietitian friend, Aimée explains what drinks can boost metabolism. Buyer-beware when it comes to weight loss or detox “teas.” Ingredient lists may include several different forms of caffeine, herbal stimulants such as guarana, laxatives, and even more harmful chemical additives. Pu...Published at: -
The Correlation Between Protein and Metabolism
We're sure that you've heard people say that protein can help keep you fuller longer, but have you ever been curious how that works? We had our Registered Dietitian friend, Aimee, dumb it down for us! Read what she has to say below. Information regarding varying metabolic impacts of different typ...Published at: -
Fresh vs Frozen. Which is best?
Ever found yourself holding a $7 carton of berries and thought, “What the heck?” Yeah, we’ve been there. Then you’re rolling your cart through the freezer section and you see those same berries in much greater quantities for much cheaper. There’s gotta be a catch, right? Actually, no. Generally,...Published at: -
Is Stretching Really That Important?
It’s sort of stealthy, this idea that we all need to stretch. You probably don’t remember who first told you that stretching was important. And most of us don’t know how much we’re supposed to stretch, or when, or how. And if stretching is really that big of a deal, why aren’t more of us doing it...Published at: -
Easy Tips for Improving Your Posture
You know good posture is important. Right? You know it, but that doesn’t mean it’s always at the forefront of your mind. And you’re not alone. So many of us are slumping and slouching our way through the day. This issue is only being exacerbated by the fact that a lot of us spend our time hunched...Published at: -
What are Branched-Chain Amino Acids?
If you’ve checked out our product pages, you’ve probably noticed our easy-to-access amino acid profile. And within that profile, you’ll see that we’ve marked three of the amino acids as branched-chain. But what does that mean? And, more importantly, why should you care? Great questions! Here we g...Published at: -
Distance v. Pace: Leveling Up Your Runs
Whether you’re doing your first couch-to-5k or you’re an ultramarathoner, you’re probably running to get at least a little bit stronger and faster. There’s something about besting your PR that’s super sweet. But that begs the question: which PR should you be trying to beat? In running, there are ...Published at: -
What’s the best thing to eat before a workout?
What’s the best thing to eat before a workout? Finding the right food to eat before you workout is almost as important as your workout itself. You don't want something too filling that may cause you to cramp up or feel sick, but you do want fuel to give you energy to push through your workout. We...Published at:
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