5 Drinks You Had No Idea Were As Bad As (or Worse Than) Soda
With its high calorie and sugar count—and totally vacant vitamin and nutrient content—soda is considered by many to be public health enemy No. 1. But even if you pitch all your [...]
Is Nutritional Yeast the Next Big Thing in Health Food?
Despite its dull name, nutritional yeast has all the ingredients of a food that could explode in popularity.
11 Easy Tricks for Drinking More Water
Water is absolutely essential to good health and high performance.
Why Health Nuts Are Freaking Out for Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut seems like an unlikely superfood. While it’s often accompanied by sausages and steins of beer, sauerkraut has nutritional benefits that should not be underestimated. This traditional Eastern European staple [...]
Build a Healthy Nutrition Foundation for Youth Athletes
Healthy nutritional habits and a healthy lifestyle start in the home and environment for youth athletes. What kids learn in the home carries on with them for a lifetime, so [...]
Test Your Almond Knowledge
Almonds are a popular snack not just because they are nutrient-rich but primarily because they are crunchy and taste yummy. When snacks replace meals in this day and age, you [...]
Why Agility Ladders are Overrated
Suppose you were to poke your head into any number of sports performance facilities across the world. In that case, chances are that you will find an agility ladder littered [...]
Quick Meals Athletes Can Make On Their Own
Busy (or idle) teenagers who get hungry will often reach for the quickest solution to ease their hunger pangs. Unfortunately, this often means eating processed food that comes straight out [...]
7 Rules for Keeping Hydrated
Ever find yourself suffering from cottonmouth or intense cramps in the middle of a practice or game? If so, you were probably dehydrated. (Learn the Dehydration Warning Signs.) Keeping hydrated [...]
What Can I Eat To Recover Faster?
Does diet expedite recovery from a torn ACL, Achilles tendonitis, or broken bones? Would more vitamins be helpful? What about collagen supplements? At the 2020 virtual conference of the Academy [...]