How to Determine Your Daily Fluid Needs
An adequate intake of fluids daily is very important to achieve your athletic success whether you are a recreational or competitive pickleball player, tennis player, walker, runner, triathlete, ultramarathoner or cyclist, etc. Getting an adequate amount of fluids each day is also a great strategy for your overall health.
Adequate Daily Fluid Intake is a Key to Athletic Success
Drinking an adequate amount of water (fluids) is essential for top athletic performance. Water (fluid) is the most often nutrient neglected by athletes. If the you do not drink enough water (fluids), you will become dehydrated. When you become dehydrated, strength and endurance will be cut in half. If dehydration is not treated successfully, then you will continue to perform poorly, risking a heat illness. Heat illnesses can be life threatening!
Chia Seeds: Antioxidant & Nutrient Superstars
I have recently have become a big fan of chia seeds because they at antioxidant and nutrient superstars. I put the chia seeds in my steel cut oatmeal every morning with fresh blueberries, fresh blackberries and some walnuts. My breakfast has become my daily antioxidant & nutrient mega-blast.
Fast Facts on Dietary Fiber and Your Health
Dietary fibers are the non-starch forms of carbohydrate from plants and the human body cannot digest. Dietary fiber has many health benefits.
WaterStep Filtration Systems Provide Safe Drinking Water
Founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1995, WaterStep is a nonprofit organization that believes everyone deserves access to safe water and that no one should die from waterborne illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), access to safe water is a global health crisis, with more than 2 BILLION people lacking access. This crisis is entirely preventable with the right tools, intervention, and resources. This is where WaterStep comes in!
Beginning a New Chapter in Your Life: Get Fit and Sassy!
When moving from high school to college, research has suggested a college freshman will gain the ‘freshman fifteen’ pounds. But moving from college to the real world and your first job takes you living far from your family, on your own in your own apartment is yet another potential time to gain an additional ring around your waist unless you are not careful.
Is Eating a High-Sugar Diet Killing Americans?
Most people have a sweet tooth because we all love to eat brownies, cookies, candy and ice cream. These foods are actually considered comfort foods in today’s world. Medical research has been suggesting for years, high sugar intake is the main culprit in increasing your risk of all of the killing diseases in America.
America’s Wall of Honor: Honoring US Military & First Responders
America’s Wall of Honor pays tribute to U.S. Military, and every First Responder in both Law Enforcement and Fire and Rescue.
How Vitamin D Can Help Keep You Healthy
Vitamin D is unique in that it is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. Research has suggested adequate vitamin D may help with bone health and muscle strength, help to prevent depression, prevent some types of cancers, treat heart disease and type 2 diabetes and help create a strong immune system.
Recommendations on Proper Food Storage?
Keeping your family safe and healthy begins with proper food storage. It all starts when you come home from the grocery.
