We don’t often repost content from other sources, but sometimes, we come across an article that is presented in a manner that we find very easy to digest. While we’d never heard of Stack as a media source before, every week, I receive newsletters from the American Swimming Coaches Association, with important articles relevant to swimming. Sometimes, I don’t even read through them, but this headline caught my eye: 4 Simple Ways to Build Stronger, More Resilient Hamstrings.
If you see us on social media, you often see us going big when we eat. Sure, we definitely enjoy dining out and eating big, but most of our meals are pretty dang healthy. That’s how we can afford to eat whole pizzas or all-you-can-eat sushi! Fit works from home which means she typically has the pantry at her disposal. This can mean glory or disaster. Luckily, we keep a pretty clean pantry (ignore the sour candy that Fit stashed behind the electric beater), so there’s not many “bad” options to fall for. Still, she tries to decide what she’s going to eat for lunch at the beginning of the day, or better yet–at the beginning of the week.
On most days, you can find Fit in the kitchen (usually on a phone call or meeting), assembling her lunch. Yeah, I said assembling because she plays it smart. Fit’s go-to healthy lunch is half of a salad kit and a can of tuna. It takes under five minutes to whip up, even when she puts some flair into it! Salad kits are a blessing. Sure, they may not be quite as cost-effective as a huge tub of spinach and some carrots, but they have variety and make a healthy lunch delicious and easy. Making salads from scratch can be somewhat tedious with all the chopping. She usually waits until they’re on sale for like $2.99 and then buys a bunch for the week. And because she has a “baby belly,” she only needs half of one per lunch.
Whew, that title is a bit of a mouthful, huh? Well so are these cookies! Though they be small, they are mighty with flavor and warmth! Yes, another pumpkin recipe. And don’t expect it to be the last! Fall is my favorite season of the year, I think, and although Los Angeles isn’t very good at crisp weather, I’m still gonna do the pumpkin up! Whole-wheat pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, here we come! I based this recipe off of Tried and Tasty’s wonderful recipe!
The nervous system sends signals to your brain from the rest of the body and vice-versa. These signals determine what your body does and how it feels. For example, moving from one place to another or sensing something on your skin is impossible without this system. Sadly, damage to these nerves is possible. This damage may occur because of several factors including diseases such as cancer, HIV, shingles, and diabetes. Physical injuries can also cause it when a particular incident leads to compressed, crushed, or severed nerves. In most cases, damaged nerves lead to an excruciating level of neuropathic pain. Eliminating this pain as soon as possible in addition to improving the condition of your lungs is an excellent idea. Here are 3 supplements that can help with nerve damage.
Here at Hungry & Fit we eat…a lot. We have different styles, but there is always a lot of food involved. Hungry is more of the wolf-type; he will eat an inane amount of food and then be good for a while. Fit is more deer-like, grazing across the day. She eats small snacks and meals…every hour or so. So yes, a lot of food is consumed in the Hungry & Fit household. That means we have to be stacked when it comes to food options. Fit will usually gravitate toward smaller meals or snacks. It’s very important for us to have healthy snack options available at all times so we don’t go down a bad road.
Casein is one of the main types of protein supplements available on the market, however, one could argue that it’s actually underrated.
Many of us are so infatuated with the quick gains and short-term muscle building potential of whey protein that sometimes we just don’t give casein the love it deserves, and the fact that casein is also a bit more costly doesn’t help, but it’s certainly worth those few extra dollars.
Alcohol is no doubt one of the most popular substances used for recreational purposes. As a matter of fact, it is one of the oldest drugs to be discovered by man. Most people use it for the excitement and the apparently temporary calming effect it has on their nerves. As a matter of fact, alcoholic beverages such as beer, vodka, and wine, each have a certain set of benefits in the human body when taken in moderation. Some religions (such as Christianity) and cultures actually embrace the use of alcohol in minimal to moderate amounts. But just like other soft and hard drugs, alcohol doesn’t come without its fair share of risks, side effects, and repercussions, both physically and mentally, as well as emotionally. With addiction and dependence being the most conspicuous problems, the list of disadvantages of alcohol may be too long to fit the scope and volume of this article. But there is good in reducing your alcohol intake or minimizing exposure. This being the case, here are the top 4 benefits to cutting back on your drinking habits.
Lasagna. Thick noodles, layers of cheese, sauce, more layers of cheese. Comes with a side of steaming hot guilt. Oh, did I ruin it? Sorry. Yeah. Typical lasagna is heavy, full of lots of cheese, meat, and white starches. Hey, that’s totally fine in moderation, I’m all for it. However! I have discovered (thank you, American Heritage Cooking) a wonderful guilt-free whole-wheat vegetarian lasagna. Before you turn your nose up, IT TASTES GOOD. It tastes good by my standards, it tastes good by HUNGRY’S standards. That’s when you know it’s good. He takes his cheesy pastas seriously and I kid you not when I would catch him continually digging into the dish of lasagna heaven. I could eat this lasagna without feeling like a ball of cheese after who needed to be rolled to bed. I ate it, I felt great, and then I ate it the next night.
Aside from the healthiness, I was worried about the difficulty. I don’t think I had ever made lasagna before on my own. But really, the hardest part was chopping up the vegetables! So yeah, not too bad. It’s just layers. Layers of the best stuff of life. So yeah, let’s dig in.
Type 2 diabetes is two things:
The 1800 calorie diet is pretty obvious – it’s a diet that restricts you to no more than 1800 calories a day. Being an anti-diabetic diet, it also focuses on reducing your carbohydrate intake.
Today, we’re going to talk you through the basics of the 1800 calorie diabetic diet – what it is and why/how it works.
This diet is more specific than a simple macro based diet plan. Why? Carbohydrates must be restricted and you only have a set number of calories to eat per day.
What is the 1800-Diabetic Diet?
For many people, the summer is the most active season, thanks to time off from work, days at the beach, and a diet that’s more full of fresh fruit and vegetables. However, for many people, especially those in warmer climates, the summer can be too hot to work out as often as they would like to, especially if their workout of choice is running in the great outdoors or playing sports outside. Luckily, now that the fall season is approaching, the weather is often just right for working out. Are you ready to get in shape this autumn?
