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How to Easily Improve Your Nutrition

Eating the right food is the most important step you can take in ensuring that you stay healthy. These days there are so many unhealthy food choices that surround us all the time that it can be difficult resisting the temptation. Some…
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How to Set Realistic Body Goals (and Achieve Them)

Sometimes during peoples’ busy lives they suddenly have an epiphany. They ‘wake up’ and say, ‘Things need to change - I need to get my act together.’ Perhaps they have had one hangover too many, or their doctor has warned them they are at…
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What Can CBD Oil Be Used For?

Over the last few years, CBD has been widely used by everyone. Many studies have been focused on finding beneficial uses of CBD. Furthermore, it is now made easily accessible with a lot of options to utilize. You can utilize cannabidiol in…
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The ABC’s of Sports Nutrition

Believe it or not, eating a good sports diet can be simple. Yet too many runners have created a complex and confusing eating program with good and bad foods, lots of rules, and plenty of guilt. Let’s get back to the basics and enjoy…
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Sports Nutrition: What Runners Should Be Eating

As a runner, you often wonder whether to eat whole grains, fruits, carbs, or proteins after a workout. By knowing what to eat and when to eat it, you can have an edge when running. The proper diet will build up your stamina and make you…
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Runners, Injuries & Nutrition

Runners get injured. Seems like it’s part of the deal. Be it a torn ACL, Achilles tendonitis, or a pulled muscle, the questions arise: What can I eat to recover faster? Would more vitamins be helpful? What about
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Midlife Weight Gain

“I used to be skinny when I was a runner in college. Look at me now. My BMI says I am “obese.” “I’ve always been able to manage my weight by eating a little less and exercising a little more. Since I turned 50, that’s not working for me
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Winning the War Against Snack Attacks

Day after day, I hear runners complain about their (seemingly) uncontrollable snacking habits. Some believe they are hopelessly, and helplessly, addicted to chocolate. Others believe eating between meals is sinful and fattening;…
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Runners Should Trust Thirst, New Study Says

If you’ve ever run a marathon, half-marathon, or any other long race, you’ve undoubtedly had a hydration plan: a detailed assessment of what you intend to drink, when you intend to drink it, and how you intend to obtain it. But a paper in…
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Intestinal Distress: Gutting It Out

While some runners have cast iron stomachs and few concerns about what and when they eat before they exercise, others live in fear of pre-exercise fuel contributing to undesired pit stops during their workouts. Be it stomach rumbling, a…
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