Protein is a compound containing nitrogen, that’s found in plant and animal tissue. When digested, proteins are broken down into amino acids and absorbed into the blood stream. These amino acids are vital for muscle growth and repair. But the question remains, what to eat for protein? Flesh from an animal, bird or fish is…
Anyone serious about body-building wants to know what to do to gain muscle, lots and lots of muscle. Like any construction job, you need lots of energy to build muscle. The construction industry gets it from oil and electricity. Your body gets it from a balanced diet. You actually need more calories than you burn…
Being closely involved in the sports nutrition industry (as a manager at the Vitamin Shoppe store) I often get asked one question: “What is a good whey protein?” Unfortunately, although the question can be really simple, the answer isn’t. When I’m at the store I usually don’t go into the deepest detail, but here in…
Many have this question on their minds, and it’s probably on yours if you are reading this right now. Firstly, you can gain weight even without any protein in your diet! How is that so? Notice that we are talking weight. If we were to say “how much protein do you need in order to…
“Isn’t that something”, you say. As we are just becoming aware of the true harming effects of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats, now there is a new type of fats – interesterified fat – that’s about to replace the trans fats, and it’s not safer at all, compared to trans fats. Two very respected in…
How Important It Is To Understand Nutrition If You Want To Be Fit And Healthy I remember in my early years in bodybuilding I read what Dorian Yates (six times Mr. Olympia) once said “I can’t tell you in percentages how important nutrition vs. exercise is. Some say nutrition is 70% of the success in…
You hear about organic food around every corner. You also probably know that organic food is more expensive than conventional or “chemical” food. Yet many people prefer to pay the extra money. Do you know why that is? Why is that organic food is better than chemical food? The answer is below, but first let’s…
We have all been lead to believe that saturated fats are bad for us. They raise serum cholesterol levels and bad cholesterol (LDL). IS THIS THE CASE IN REALITY? If we have to give a straight answer “yes”, it is. But leaving it at this will actually not be very accurate. A little background is…
Is this you? Do you starve yourself during the day, eat only once at night and still no pounds are coming off? In my opinion this is one of the greatest misconceptions in the modern world. People still think that by severe calorie restriction they can safely loose body fat. Well, the truth is in…