Did you know that an average person sweats between 0.8 and 1.4 litres of fluid per hour of exercise? While many understand the importance of replacing lost fluids, fewer realize that sweating also leads to the loss of essential vitamins and nutrients – not just water and salt. Regardless of [...]
Everyone is unique—whether it be in personal interests like music, film, or hobbies, or individual nutritional needs. Every individual’s nutritional needs are impacted by both internal and external factors, including but not limited to our diets, genetics, activity levels, lifestyles, pre-existing conditions, and even our environment. Take athletes for example. [...]
The B vitamins are a family that often appear naturally combined in the foods we eat. They're commonly known as the B family, or B complex. They work in conjunction with one another for critical metabolic functions, acting as assistant coenzymes to catalyze many chemical reactions involved with nutrient breakdown, [...]
Taking simple steps today can help better our health for tomorrow. Here are some additional back-to-the-basics immunity tips for a preventative care routine: Nutrition Boost Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables lays a strong foundation of quality antioxidants in your diet. Phytonutrient-rich foods Fill up on phytonutrients! These [...]
Optimizing nutrition when you’re an athlete (or even if you workout regularly) can make a significant difference in your health and performance on the court, field or at the gym. Just like exercising your muscles through cardiovascular workouts or strength training is important, so is fueling your body properly through [...]
From digesting food to impacting your immunity, cognitive health, and beyond, your gut has a say in it all. Learn about the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that live inside of you and how balancing your gut microbiome can help you achieve better health.