health

Living an anti-sitting lifestyle is difficult and sometimes you cannot get away from work or have no time to train before or after work due to early mornings, late nights, or a lack of energy. You go straight from the car to the office chair, back to the car, and home to bed or the couch...

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day occurs annually, during the last Wednesday in September, and was founded to highlight women’s health issues; encouraging ladies to look after themselves and get a handle on their fitness. M&F talked to Dr. Maria Luque, a contributing author to the NASM...

Regan Stiegmann was very active growing up. She called herself an “absolute sports nut.” The Colorado native is a longtime fan of the Denver Broncos, and she was the only female at the 2000 John Mobley Football Camp. Stiegmann played soccer, basketball, and softball as well. “Sports was my...

When you hear the phrase, metabolic health, a speedy metabolism may come to mind. Although that’s part of it, there’s much more to metabolic health than simply how fast food is digested and calories are burned. Metabolic health is the absence of metabolic diseases like diabetes, heart disease...

Summer is officially upon us and thoughts are quickly turning to ‘out of office’ replies and lazy days in the sun, but if you’ve failed to get that summer-ready body that you’d hoped to achieve this year, just like in previous years, then you are certainly not alone. Losing weight is one of the...

One of the many reasons that people get into fitness and training is because they’re trying to work through something. Whether it’s something from the past that is haunting them, overcoming self-esteem issues, or using the weights as therapy, physical health has been an outlet to help people...

Rodney “Hurricane” Carter Jr. is a fitness expert and a competitive boxer, and is making a difference in New York’s Harlem community by marking Juneteenth with a day of empowerment, health, and wellness. “Hurricane Fit Day” is a way to lift up the underserved who face challenges with...

With an already jam-packed schedule, setting aside an extra 20 minutes to work out can seem impossible. After all, most of your day is spent focusing on time-sensitive things like work, kids’ schedules, house chores, prepping meals for your family, and so on. However, when placing everyone’s...

Are you taking advantage of the benefits of l-glutamine? Check out the top 5 benefits of l-glutamine and why this supplement should be in your post-workout shake! Glutamine could be one of, if not the most underrated and undervalued supplements when it comes to improving your health, wellness...

Boost your overall wellness with apple cider vinegar! Learn how ACV can help you ward off infection, boost digestion, improve weight loss, and increase energy. Apple cider vinegar (ACV for short) is a superfood health elixir that has been around for centuries. Apple cider vinegar is typically...

Mastering the methods that can boost your mental health should be a daily occurrence, and not reserved for Mental Health Awareness month, but May is as greater time as any to take stock of our lifestyles and ask ourselves if we are nurturing our minds with the level of care that we deserve...

Traditionally, spring is the time of year when many of us undertake a deep clean of our home, finally prioritizing our attention to decluttering our cupboards and throwing out unnecessary objects. Still, with all that time spent devoting ourselves to resetting the environment around us, many of...

Cracking the Soy Code: Is this Plant Protein Healthy or Not? Touted as a superhero and denounced as a villain, soy remains at the center of ongoing controversy. Although soybeans may have been grown in China as early as 9,000 B.C. and soy foods are a staple of diets throughout Asian countries...

This forgotten food has been rediscovered and science is pretty excited about its many healthful effects. Flaxseed: The Comeback Poor old flaxseed was once a rising star in the nutritional world. It was touted as being the highest non-ocean source of omega-3 fatty acids, so if you didn't like...

Red wine in moderation may protect gut health New research suggests that drinking red wine in moderation improves the bacterial diversity in our guts and may protect our overall health. A moderate intake of red wine may protect the health of our guts. Many scientific studies have looked into...

Alternate-day fasting has health benefits for healthy people A new study shows that strict alternate-day fasting may be a valid alternative to counting calories and may have similar results, while also benefitting various biological processes. Fasting may have benefits for healthy people, new...

Clean Eating vs. Healthy Eating “Are they one in the same?” Back in the 80’s, when the term “clean eating” became part of the bodybuilding vernacular, it was primarily used to describe a diet which was low in fat. Most bodybuilders of that era, and even into the 90’s, viewed fat, particularly...

Choose the right sources and dairy is not only healthy, it's also a muscle-building powerhouse. Most of us aren't big fans of conventional dairy due to poor production, poor quality, loss of important fatty acids, and maybe even high estrogen content. But here's something you may not know...

Milk thistle is used as a natural remedy to treat a range of health conditions. But are there any proven health benefits of milk thistle? The active ingredient in milk thistle is called silymarin. Milk thistle is also known as Mary thistle or holy thistle. It is mainly used to treat liver...

What is TUDCA? Tauroursodeoxycholic acid, or TUDCA, is a bile acid derivative that occurs naturally in the body. It’s been used therapeutically in traditional Chinese medicine for millennia, for hepatic and biliary disorders. We only make small amounts of this health-giving compound in our...