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If you've ever read any ingredients list for... just about anything, there's a very good chance that you've seen soy lecithin. Included among the vast assortment of products that sport this additive is protein supplements. And, since you presumably take protein in order to actively support your healthy lifestyle, it's worth questioning this ever-present additive. So, then, what is soy lecithin? More importantly, should you avoid protein powers that contain it? What It Is Lecithin its...

If you've ever read any ingredients list for... just about anything, there's a very good chance that you've seen soy lecithin. Included among the vast assortment of products that sport this additive is protein supplements. And, since you presumably take protein in order to actively support your healthy lifestyle, it's worth questioning this ever-present additive. So, then, what is soy lecithin? More importantly, should you avoid protein powers that contain it? What It Is Lecithin its...

Requiring its users to maintain extremely low levels of carbohydrate intake, the ketogenic – or keto – diet can be pretty difficult to get used it. The biggest trouble is still getting adequate levels of other nutrients, like protein and fat, so that you can keep your energy levels up while doing without your primary source of fuel. In this regard, protein powders can be powerful tools. There is sometimes confusion, though, about whether or not adherents of the ketogenic diet need to find ...

Requiring its users to maintain extremely low levels of carbohydrate intake, the ketogenic – or keto – diet can be pretty difficult to get used it. The biggest trouble is still getting adequate levels of other nutrients, like protein and fat, so that you can keep your energy levels up while doing without your primary source of fuel. In this regard, protein powders can be powerful tools. There is sometimes confusion, though, about whether or not adherents of the ketogenic diet need to find ...

Nutrition, like most aspects of health and fitness is a pretty complex topic. Often things are made much more confusing than they have to be – thanks in large part to the overwhelming amount of theories and blatant misinformation that bombard us daily. Take, for example, the issue of protein distribution. Is it better to load most of your protein into just one meal? Or should your daily protein intake be spread out evenly over the course of the day? Does it even matter? To Load or Not T...

Nutrition, like most aspects of health and fitness is a pretty complex topic. Often things are made much more confusing than they have to be – thanks in large part to the overwhelming amount of theories and blatant misinformation that bombard us daily. Take, for example, the issue of protein distribution. Is it better to load most of your protein into just one meal? Or should your daily protein intake be spread out evenly over the course of the day? Does it even matter? To Load or Not T...

Originally created in 1924 by Dr. Russell Wilder as a treatment for epilepsy, the ketogenic (Keto) diet uses an extremely low carb in order to change the way that your body uses nutrients for fuel. Instead of relying as heavily on carbohydrates are it normally does, a body on the keto diet will depend almost entirely on fat. The low carb intake also, as the diet's name suggests, stimulates the creation of substances called ketones. These chemicals show up when your body does not have enoug...

Originally created in 1924 by Dr. Russell Wilder as a treatment for epilepsy, the ketogenic (Keto) diet uses an extremely low carb in order to change the way that your body uses nutrients for fuel. Instead of relying as heavily on carbohydrates are it normally does, a body on the keto diet will depend almost entirely on fat. The low carb intake also, as the diet's name suggests, stimulates the creation of substances called ketones. These chemicals show up when your body does not have enoug...

You know that breakfast is important – you've heard that since you were a kid from your mom, your teacher and just about everyone else you've ever met. Still, breakfast is also kind of hard. Of course, there's the whole challenge of actually preparing and eating something first thing in the morning with enough time left over to get out the door. But then there's also the issue of content. The fact is that most people just break their fasts wrong. Fortunately, there's the protein shake. How...

You know that breakfast is important – you've heard that since you were a kid from your mom, your teacher and just about everyone else you've ever met. Still, breakfast is also kind of hard. Of course, there's the whole challenge of actually preparing and eating something first thing in the morning with enough time left over to get out the door. But then there's also the issue of content. The fact is that most people just break their fasts wrong. Fortunately, there's the protein shake. How...