If you live in a country that consumes a lot of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), then you are more likely to die of type 2 diabetes. That’s the result of a recent study that examined the HFCS consumption ... Continue Reading
Dissecting Anti-Nutrients: A Closer Look At Saponins
Within the Paleo framework, saponins, along with lectins and prolamins like gliadin, are considered toxic anti-nutrients that are best removed from the diet. Robb Wolf, in The Paleo Solution, frankly ... Continue Reading
Colostrum Supplementation Protects You From Exercise
Exercise is one of the greatest ways to stay healthier, stronger and live better. That’s a statement you’ll find very few people in disagreement about. But it’s not all sunshine and lollipops when it comes ... Continue Reading
Science Says: Fish Oil Improves Memory
Fish oil is touted as improving everything from body composition to athletic performance to memory. Barry Sears, the inventor of the Zone Diet, said “it’s as close to a miracle drug as I’ll see in my ... Continue Reading
Modern Day Meal Planning: Eating to Promote Fat-Burning
The Problem with the Unplanned Modern Diet When we consider the extremely high rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, or even emotional illnesses, it is difficult not to consider that diet ... Continue Reading
Want More Muscle? Science Says Eat More Protein
Scientific literature clearly shows that greater protein consumption is associated with superior body composition. But still, a few studies have failed to demonstrate this link. A recent review of this ... Continue Reading
5 Paleo Meal Hacks to Sink Your Teeth Into
Though still in its relative infancy, the paleo diet has been utilized by a ton of people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, despite the built-in simplicity and effectiveness, it can sometimes be ... Continue Reading
Train Like A Man, But Eat Like A Woman!
Ladies, we have made some amazing strides in a short amount of time. We’ve moved from pink weights to swinging kettlebells almost as heavy or heavier than we are. Women of all types and ages have taken the ... Continue Reading
NO-Shotgun and NO-Synthesize Increase IGF-1 and Hypertrophy
The benefits of nutritional supplements like creatine, beta-alanine, amino acids, and caffeine are well-established. But have you ever wondered about the multi-ingredient supplements that mix all of them ... Continue Reading
Overeating When Pregnant Can Harm Infant Health
In recent Breaking Muscle articles there has been discussion of the benefits of exercise during pregnancy. But what about eating right? Sometimes while pregnant, good nutrition can go right out the window. ... Continue Reading
7 Healthy (And Delicious) Holiday Recipes
Looking for healthy recipes to celebrate the holidays? If you eat a gluten-free, corn-free, paleo, raw, or any other 'special' diet, you don't necessarily have to give up your habits to enjoy holiday ... Continue Reading
ATP Supplementation: Does It Work?
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a fun little chemical that should be on the mind of anyone interested in exercise. Over the course of the last few years it seems to be coming more into the consciousness of ... Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Dinner: Fresh vs. Processed – Does It Make a Difference?
During my two-year stay in Belgium for graduate school, there were a few gaps in the usual American calendar. Naturally, one of those was Thanksgiving. No turkeys, no pilgrims and cornucopias, no Indian ... Continue Reading
Pass the Protein Shake: Digging into Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
Back in 1998, way before I had any inclination to make nutrition a career, I was an overweight college student. When life finally saw fit to get me into the gym, I fell into a routine consisting of daily ... Continue Reading
Breakfast Eaters Are Slimmer, More Active, and Less Depressed
Obesity is a complex topic woven with myriad issues like education, physical activity, and income. But in Delhi, India, childhood obesity is most closely linked to this surprising factor: breakfast. ... Continue Reading
The Ugly Truth: Holiday Foods and Their Caloric Content
It’s that time of the year. You know what I’m talking about. That stretch of days that run from the calorie-hoarding period of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday through Christmas and into the New Year. Wait. ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
The summer bounty has come and gone. School buses had competition for the color yellow and the school buses won. And the bountiful zucchini of summer is but a distant memory. Unless you have a batch of ... Continue Reading
Is Paleo Ketogenic and Is That a Good Idea?
With the popularity of high protein diets such as the paleo diet in recent days it’s important to delineate advantages and disadvantages to eating this way. From a health perspective it’s hard to beat a ... Continue Reading
Two Heads Are Better Than One: An Interview With Andrew and Sarah of Squarebar
Andrew and Sarah Gordon are newlyweds, just married in August 2012. However, they didn’t spend their honeymoon snorkeling in Hawaii or touring the Mediterranean. Sarah and Andrew spent their honeymoon ... Continue Reading
Gluten Gone Wild: What Is It & What Is It Doing to Our Guts?
In the last ten years, gluten has gotten a lot of attention. It makes sense, especially given the relatively recent increase in reported cases of celiac disease (self-diagnosed or not) as well as disorders ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Holiday Pumpkin Parfait
Six years ago, I was on my way to becoming a professional vegan baker. I baked a few hours a day perfecting recipes and at the time, nothing brought me joy like creating something beautiful from simple, ... Continue Reading
Drinking Cold Water Could Aid Your Performance
After a hard workout on a hot day there is nothing like a cold shower and guzzling ice water. It’s a primal human urge to seek out nice, cold, delicious water when your insides are piping hot. There’s a ... Continue Reading
Phosphatidic Acid Increases Strength and Lean Body Mass
In order to gain strength and lean mass, athletes frequently use supplements to help achieve their goals. Most everyone is familiar with the likes of whey protein, branched chain amino acids, and creatine, ... Continue Reading
What You Need to Know Before Eating Artificial Sweeteners
The following is a guest post from Sarah Bolandi of Bumfuzzled Jane: While created in the late 1800s, artificial sweeteners seem to have overtaken food products in recent years. Food producers ... Continue Reading
