Health & Nutrition

Shrimp, Kale, and Zucchini Sautéed in Avocado Oil. With Minced Garlic, Paprika, and Himalayan Pink Salt. In todays microwave age, food isn't the only thing people want fast. But it seems to be lower on the quality scale than most other things people want. A large number of the people here in America skip meals like breakfast everyday because they just don't have the time. Or they rely on fast food drive thru's and or heavily processed, breakfast foods/cereals high in refined sugars, and other unhealthy ingredients like preservatives, artificial colors, artificial flavors, gluten, soy, and more. Besides breakfast, lunch time seems to be the second most neglected. Not just skipping lunch, but what people eat on their lunch. Most Americans go to work everyday, and unless they take the time to pack themselves a healthy lunch everyday (highly recommended) chances are they aren't putting the best fuel in their bodies. What seems to be the common factor in why people neg...

It seems like there are new diets popping up every other day now. From Vegetarian  to Paleo , there is a wide variety of lifestyles, and diets that people follow. One of those diets in particular, is the Vegan diet . Although I do not practice a vegan diet, I do admire the compassion for the animals, and their suffering. I do eat meat, but I try to make sure it's not Factory Farmed meat. I wish that the meat I do eat was from animals I hunted myself. To me that is the best way of going about getting your meat ,if you choice to incorporate it in your diet. This article is about vegan foods and supplements though, so back on track. Vegans tend to be thinner, have lower serum cholesterol, and lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart disease. However, eliminating all animal products from the diet increases the risk of certain nutritional deficiencies. Micronutrients of special concern for the vegan include vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, and omega-3 fatty acids....

It seems like you can't listen to any radio station without hearing commercials for some drug that helps men with low testosterone . They tell you all the side effects of low testosterone like, lack of energy, mood problems including depression, increase of body fat, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased libido or sex drive and erectile dysfunction. But none of them seem to ask, why do all these men have low testosterone now? What has changed that has made males testosterone levels decrease? The answer lies in many areas including, diet, exercise and environment. To try and figure out how or why so many males testosterone levels are dropping, you must first look at how the body produces testosterone. In humans and most other animals, testosterone is produced primarily by the testicles in males, and to a lesser extent, the ovaries in females. Like other steroid hormones, testosterone is derived from cholesterol. The first step in the biosynthesis  invo...