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Is Your Diet Lacking Healthy Fats?

Body, Nutrition

Have you recently decided it’s time to make some changes to your diet, and start making healthier choices? Healthy eating shouldn’t be seen as a diet plan; rather, it is a lifestyle choice that helps promote better health all-around.

It’s not meant to be a temporary choice that helps you shed a few pounds – it is a permanent change that you make. With that said, there are some misconceptions out there regarding healthy eating, and one of the most common is eating fats. 

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How Does Alcohol Impact Your Workout?

Body, Movement & Fitness, Nutrition

At one time or another, most of us have experienced what a hassle a single hangover can be. You’re in pain, you cannot possibly focus, you’re exhausted, and you cannot force yourself to eat a single bite of your much-needed breakfast.

Now, imagine going through all of that and hitting the gym – not possible, right? However, while a single hangover is truly unpleasant, it’s wiser to take a closer glance at what alcohol consumption can do to your health and fitness in the long run.

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Health Foods Relabelled

Body, Nutrition

Healthy branding is everywhere when it comes to food shopping. Everyone is lured in by that ‘healthy alternative’ when they’re out buying food. 

We’re constantly bombarded with the need to be healthy, but it seems there are traps everywhere we go. And let’s be honest, how many of us have the patience and time to stringently check, calculate and track the nutritional value of everything we’re putting in our basket? 

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Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

Body, Nutrition

In recent years, milk has come to take on multiple meanings. Made from nuts, seeds and vegetables, plant-based milk alternatives have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years because of their nutritional values and low impact on those with lactose intolerance or digestive disorders.

No matter if you are a vegan, vegetarian or are just experiment with a keto or plant-based lifestyle, plant-based milk is a healthy choice that can easily be made at home in a variety of different flavors. 

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5 Tips to Easily Uphold a Healthy and Balanced Diet

Body, Nutrition

Why is it so important that we stick to a healthy and balanced diet? Has the whole world fallen prey to a marketing fad, or is there something truly beneficial to eating greens, lean proteins, and healthy fats? Without a shred of doubt, it’s the latter.

Eating healthy is the foundation, the pillar of self-care and a thriving, prosperous lifestyle – a lifestyle that will allow you to live out your true potential and become the person you deserve to be.

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