Naked Nutrition International

Summer can be a tricky time for athletes and exercisers. Of course, you want to look your best for beach season – which generally means losing weight. Unfortunately, cutting back on calories can also decrease your strength and even have broad impacts on your athletic performance. Which can be a real problem when competition seasons rolls around again in the fall. Even for those who do not compete, just losing fat sometimes isn't enough. Usually, people also want to look muscular while stru...

Summer can be a tricky time for athletes and exercisers. Of course, you want to look your best for beach season – which generally means losing weight. Unfortunately, cutting back on calories can also decrease your strength and even have broad impacts on your athletic performance. Which can be a real problem when competition seasons rolls around again in the fall. Even for those who do not compete, just losing fat sometimes isn't enough. Usually, people also want to look muscular while stru...

You should be able to assume that your protein powder is healthy and good for you. After all, that's why you take it, right? Unfortunately, unscrupulous manufacturers often add things into the mix that are... less than beneficial. In fact, these additives can often have surprisingly negative effects on your overall health and well-being. One common, and particularly concerning, additive is Acesulfame Potassium – sometimes called Acesulfame K or simply Ace-K. What's It Doing in There? ...

You should be able to assume that your protein powder is healthy and good for you. After all, that's why you take it, right? Unfortunately, unscrupulous manufacturers often add things into the mix that are... less than beneficial. In fact, these additives can often have surprisingly negative effects on your overall health and well-being. One common, and particularly concerning, additive is Acesulfame Potassium – sometimes called Acesulfame K or simply Ace-K. What's It Doing in There? ...

Kids crave sugar, that's just science. As a health-conscious parent, though, you're deeply interested in keeping your kids healthy and teaching them how to eat right. To support your noble efforts, we humbly present the following recipe for gluten-free protein powder muffins. Each muffin packs about 7g of protein, 20g of health carbs and just 2g of fat. This particular recipe is for blueberry muffins but you can easily tweak things to incorporate whatever flavor you'd like to feature. ...

Kids crave sugar, that's just science. As a health-conscious parent, though, you're deeply interested in keeping your kids healthy and teaching them how to eat right. To support your noble efforts, we humbly present the following recipe for gluten-free protein powder muffins. Each muffin packs about 7g of protein, 20g of health carbs and just 2g of fat. This particular recipe is for blueberry muffins but you can easily tweak things to incorporate whatever flavor you'd like to feature. ...

Although people forget it sometimes, your skin is an organ. It's alive and directly connected to the rest of your body. That being the case, what you eat can have a huge impact on the appearance and health of your skin. To keep it looking, feeling (and working) it's best, your skin needs to have plenty of water, healthy fats and antioxidants. At the same time, you'll want to avoid anything inflammatory and try to incorporate anti-inflammatories instead. This vegan protein smoothie recipe h...

Although people forget it sometimes, your skin is an organ. It's alive and directly connected to the rest of your body. That being the case, what you eat can have a huge impact on the appearance and health of your skin. To keep it looking, feeling (and working) it's best, your skin needs to have plenty of water, healthy fats and antioxidants. At the same time, you'll want to avoid anything inflammatory and try to incorporate anti-inflammatories instead. This vegan protein smoothie recipe h...

Although many people seem to think otherwise, vegans who eat a variety of foods generally have no problem getting adequate levels of protein. The difficulty, though, becomes finding ways to sneak more of that plant protein into your diet in interesting and delicious ways. Of course, using a quality plant protein powder can help. Still, you're going to be faced with the challenge of using that powder creatively. To get you started, here are 10 easy ways to boost plant protein in a vegan die...

Although many people seem to think otherwise, vegans who eat a variety of foods generally have no problem getting adequate levels of protein. The difficulty, though, becomes finding ways to sneak more of that plant protein into your diet in interesting and delicious ways. Of course, using a quality plant protein powder can help. Still, you're going to be faced with the challenge of using that powder creatively. To get you started, here are 10 easy ways to boost plant protein in a vegan die...