Fitness and Health Archive

Have you ever wondered what insulin resistance actually is? Or perhaps what insulin sensitivity is? We encounter these terms in the media on a daily basis, they are commonly used by public health professionals, and yet, you find yourself flustered about what exactly insulin ...Read More

If you’ve gained a certain level of experience with weight training so far, you’re most likely aware of the vulnerability of your back, or more particularly the spine. This area is the most prone to injury in terms of heavy weight exercises, which is ...Read More

Sugar is that magic ingredient which gives our energy levels an instant boost which is then quickly followed up by a sudden crash. Either way, it’s extremely delicious. Baked goods, cookies, brownies, coffee creamer, ice cream, candy, cakes, pastries, pies, donuts, all of them ...Read More

A freshly re-branded Diet Pepsi, containing the phrase “aspartame free” on its silver label has entered the market nationwide, not without the usual fanfare. PepsiCo got rid of the often controversial sweetener aspartame in response to popular demand, replacing it with sucralose, also known ...Read More

Hormones are the chemical messengers in our bodies that trigger, regulate and control the activity of organs and cells. They can coordinate a lot of metabolic activities simultaneously. That is why maintaining a hormonal balance is essential to proper body functioning and even a ...Read More

Your diet affects your brain health and cognitive abilities greatly (Nature Reviews Neuroscience). This means two very important things. One is that eating ‘bad’ foods for the brain can bring your mental acuity down. Nutritional deficiencies might even cause cognition and memory problems and ...Read More

When you’re sick and you’re feeling unwell, in addition to feeling lethargic and demotivated, you are also forced to face a ‘horrific’ fact: you’re going to have to take a break from your training. A question that comes to almost everyone who trains with ...Read More