It has become very popular these days with the rise of the Keto diet for personal trainers and people in the health and fitness industry to go around saying that insulin is the reason you’re not losing fat or its the reason you’re putting fat on. They have tarnished the reputation of this hormone that is is so important for our bodies that if it doesn’t work properly, it can lead to serious complications. In this article we will answer some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding insulin.
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Buying organic food is a very popular culture now especially for health seeking individuals. It's gone from being an organic section in a supermarket to having entire supermarkets and grocery stores than sell only organic products, everything from meat to fruit can be bought you can literally do an entire food shop and only buy organic.
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Most studies that are ever done regarding whether or not vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters all come back in favour supporting vegetarianism as a healthier way of life, with less risk of illness and disease. However most of these studies done are ‘observational’, meaning the researchers just look at trends and what ‘tends to happen’ with a group of people with similar habits but there are far too many confounding variables with studies like that.
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Gluten is a very hot topic right now in the world of nutrition and it's very fashionable to slam it regarding it as the thing thats stopping you from losing weight, building muscle and is also ruining your digestion, but what I want to talk about today is is gluten really that bad or are it’s bad press and poor reputation ill deserved?
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If you're even the slightest bit interested in health and fitness, been to a gym, picked up a fitness magazine or even been to a supermarket recently it's very likely you’ve had the word ‘Protein’ thrown at you 1000 times, but what is it exactly? Protein is essentially the building block of your body, it's what makes up muscle, bones, enzymes, hormones, hair, skin, nails, teeth you name it chances are it's made up of proteins.
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Fasted cardio is a widely used tool in the fitness industry today, mainly used by people aiming to lose fat/weight. For the unaware, fasted cardio is exactly what it sounds like, you wake up on a morning and before putting anything in your body that could be used as fuel, you go and do some cardio.
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