In today’s world, we hear this all the time… increasing your protein intake can help you lose fat. While this is true in some degrees, it may not be in the way you might think. Does protein burn fat? Let’s dig into this a bit and […]

What are vitamins?

Such a simple question, yet a fairly involved answer.

To start vitamins are micronutrients. There is a big difference between micronutrients and macronutrients.

So let me explain both before we […]

With signs of summer and warmer weather, the need to consider factors such as water intake and dehydration become more important. Here in the good old Midwest, temperatures and humidity levels will continue to rise, making it more and more difficult for the body to cool itself. The body cools itself by sweating and during this process, water is lost from [...]