For millions of us, mornings just wouldn’t be the same without a steaming hot cup of coffee, and while caffeine had previously gained a bad rap for purportedly causing dehydration and thus effecting our performance, more recent work on the subject has debunked the idea that a single a cup of...
Incredibly, the average American is more likely to reach for a cup of Joe than a glass of water with research suggesting that 66% of the population drinks coffee every day, at an average rate of 3.1 cups. So, it follows that we would want to know more about this wildly popular beverage, and...
Utilizing coffee as a pre-workout supplement is nothing new — it’s been a morning ritual for generations. However, a simple coffee preparation — in this case, cold brew coffee — has changed the game for coffee lovers (and athletes) globally.
Steadily gaining popularity in recent years because...
Since making the decision to make CrossFit her profession, Dani Speegle has not only found her athletic calling but she’s also become an inspiration for women to embrace their strength as equally their beauty and never be scared to enjoy a good cookie.
While gearing up for her fourth CrossFit...
More testosterone and less estradiol in coffee drinkers
People who drink a few cups of coffee a day have more testosterone and less estradiol in their blood than coffee abstainers. Epidemiologists from Harvard University write this in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A noteworthy...
Losing weight doesn’t always have to be about deprivation and denial. In fact, it shouldn’t be. Successful, sustainable weight loss is far more attainable when you focus on the quality of food rather than the quantity. Eat wholesome, nutritious, (and even calorie-filled) foods and you’ll be far...
Nutrigenetics is the theory of how genes interact with certain food ingredients. Each person is unique in their genes and responds differently to certain foods, and this budding industry promises to recognize what foods the body tolerates and which ones it doesn’t on the basis of genes.
It...
A big part of the appeal of fast food, at least for this late-night shame-eater, is that you don't really know too much about the "cooking" process. What you experience, of course, is the end result: the creamy soft serve, the salty grill-marked burger, the giant ice-cold fountain soda...
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Fitness experts have long known the benefits of a daily cup o’ joe, but scientists may have discovered yet another reason to love coffee.
Researchers at the University of Nottingham in England recently found that coffee activates the body’s fat-fighting mechanism, known...