Whole Food vs. Supplements

Whole Food vs. Supplements

We need a wide variety of vitamins and minerals to improve and maintain our health. These vitamins and minerals can even prevent serious diseases from ever occurring. It is easy to buy vitamin supplements at the store or online, but this may not be your best source....
Prevention Through Nutrition

Prevention Through Nutrition

We all know that nutrition is an important aspect of staying healthy, but what exactly is nutrition? What makes nutrition good or bad? Merriam-Webster defines nutrition as “the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances.”...
Legumes and Grains and Nuts, oh my!

Legumes and Grains and Nuts, oh my!

Digestive problems are not fun for anybody, and they can even be embarrassing. If you’re constipated, you are likely bloated and have stomach pain. If you have diarrhea, you probably can’t even let yourself relax. One of the simplest solutions to digestive problems is...
Basic Building Blocks of the Human Body

Basic Building Blocks of the Human Body

There’s a medical term that we’ve all likely heard, but most of us may not understand it–amino acid. There are at least 20 amino acids in the human body, and they are necessary for us to survive. What is an amino acid? Put simply, amino acids are the compounds...
You Need to Do Both of These Things

You Need to Do Both of These Things

Certain things complement each other, go hand in hand, and simply make each other better. An example of this is exercise and nutrition. There are several aspects of life that we simply don’t have much control over. But luckily to help our current and future...