This week, read about difficulty in achieving sodium and potassium guidelines, beet juice improving intermittent exercise, cognitive function, and fast cadence cycling, benefits of pistachios, canned tuna concerns, fast food for exercise recovery, negative calorie food myth, illness after stage races, and more. Are current guidelines for sodium and potassium reasonable? A study published this […]
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This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about two behaviors that blunt the influence of fatty meals on vascular health, research that challenges ice for treating muscle injuries, air pollution and exercise, how bike lanes & shared streets pay for themselves, new studies that question the benefits of fish oil supplements, Easter cooking ideas, and more. Fatty Meals Impair […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week read about how endurance sport can improve how we respond to stress, motivational self talk, whether icing injuries delays recovery, cotton workout clothes, superfood combinations, and more. Does endurance sport make athletes better at coping with stress? Stress isn’t always a bad and shouldn’t be avoided, according to health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, a […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how saunas might promote health, addictive foods, fats or carbs for athletes, big breakfast/light supper best for diabetics, avoiding muscle soreness, is 45 the new 35 for athletes? 5 nutrition rules for athletes, strength training for runners, emulsifiers and health, and more. The Strange Connection Between Saunas and Longevity A study […]