Quality protein doesn’t always have to mean chicken, turkey or fish. Ecological, ethical, health concerns…There are plenty of reasons to replace meat with a plant-based diet. Continue reading “5 BEST PLANT COMPLETE PROTEIN SOURCES FOR ATHLETES”
LEGUMES AND GRAINS ARE BAD FOR YOU ? PALEO MYTHS
I do agree with most of the paleo diet principles, but after endless hours spent on finding at least one conclusive study in favour of not including legumes and certain whole grains in my diet, I came into the conclusion that all the exposed paleo reasons for the banning of legumes and grains sound lame, to say the least. Continue reading “LEGUMES AND GRAINS ARE BAD FOR YOU ? PALEO MYTHS”
VEGAN DIET HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE ?
Are We Herbivores ?
Although some studies suggest that physiological and anatomical characteristics clearly label us as herbivores, they tend to miss and explain many other factors that make herbivores theory not as obvious as it seems to be. There are also studies contradicting a human being as intended to naturally eat plants only. It simply leaves us, not scientific minds to choose to believe one side of the argument. Continue reading “VEGAN DIET HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE ?”
THE PROS AND CONS OF INTERMITTENT FASTING
While our knowledge of fasting used to be restricted to religious practitioners and hunger strikers, nowadays everyone is talking about wonders of restricting their regular meals. Although fasting can play a big role in healing our bodies, in nutrition world for every study showing health benefits of fasting there is another study showing detriments. Continue reading “THE PROS AND CONS OF INTERMITTENT FASTING”
DEADLY DIET – THE pH BALANCE DILEMMA
What is pH ? Although we all learnt about it in chemistry class, many of us simply forgot that quick, nevertheless so important lesson about pH balance and its influence on our bodies. And even though it’s so crucial to your health and well being, you hear nothing about it from your doctor. Continue reading “DEADLY DIET – THE pH BALANCE DILEMMA”