Paleo nutrition is a hot topic these days. Maybe you call it ancestral health or Primal eating, but it is all related and can be highly confusing. To help people sort out the Paleo lifestyle, Sean Croxton, ... Continue Reading
Arsenic in Your Rice: The Hidden Danger of Organic Brown Rice Syrup
While many people these days are avoiding high fructose corn syrup by reading labels and shopping wisely, they may be unknowingly ingesting large amounts of arsenic instead. A study conducted by ... Continue Reading
Babies and Iron: What’s a Mom to Do?
Like any mom, I want to provide my children with the best nutrition possible, which is one reason I chose to breastfeed my daughters. So, I was surprised (and discouraged) to learn my baby had low ... Continue Reading
Eat for Endurance: 4 Things Pros Do
Wouldn’t it be great to be a pro athlete? Surrounded by handlers giving you the exact right thing at the exact right time? Nowhere is this more evident than in endurance events. In a sample study done on ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Vega Sport Performance System
The Vega Sport Performance System is a vegan supplement product line developed by super athlete, Brendan Brazier, to support people committed to a whole food plant-based diet. Brazier knows the importance ... Continue Reading
Vegan CrossFitter / Mad Scientist: What a Vegan Athlete Eats
The question “Where do you get your protein?” is OLD SCHOOL! Vegans have been asked this since the word vegan first slipped out of Donald Watson’s mouth in 1944. Nowadays, people seem savvier about ... Continue Reading
Top 5 Superfoods You Should Be Eating
Every day there are new products being thrown at athletes promising to enhance their performance and strength. From protein powders to meal bars, it can be overwhelming as to what is really good for your ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Make It Paleo” Cookbook by Bill Staley and Hayley Mason
With Paleo, Primal, and ancestral nutrition gaining in popularity, one of the benefits is a sudden influx of Paleo cookbooks available to consumers. Make It Paleo is one of the latest additions to this ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Go Gluten-Free & Still Eat Your Holiday Pumpkin Bread
I admit it. I have a weakness for the Pumpkin Loaf at Starbucks. The leaves change color, the angle of the sun changes, the air is crisp, and before you know it goblins make way for turkeys. And my taste ... Continue Reading
Avoid Sleepiness with Protein: New Science Shows Sugar Blocks Orexin Cells
Even those of us who eat healthy experience the urge to take in some carbohydrates when we feel the late-afternoon sleepiness hit. A new study conducted at the University of Cambridge, however, found ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Coco Cafe – Coconut Water Cafe Latte
When I first encountered Coco Cafe Latte, I was told by a friend, “Don’t drink it or you’ll become instantly addicted. It’s that good.” Everyone I knew was raving about it. I thought, “It can’t be THAT ... Continue Reading
10 Day Juice Fast: What Does It FEEL Like?
In the article 10 Day Juice Fast: Is Juicing Good For You? we talked about the potential health benefits of juicing but as a lifetime athlete, I’m always far more interested with people’s hands on ... Continue Reading
10 Day Juice Fast: Is Juicing Good For You?
Today is day eight. Since this is my first writing assignment here at Breaking Muscle, I thought it would only be appropriate to open with a dramatic statement like that. Today is day eight. “Day eight of ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Found to be Effective at Lowering Cardiometabolic Risk
Cardiometabolic risk is defined as a cluster of risk factors such as; high blood pressure, high glucose, high triglycerides, abdominal obesity defined by waist circumference or hip-waist ratio, smoking, ... Continue Reading
Fish Oil Increases Lean Mass and Decreases Fat
Athletes are becoming more aware of the empirically based data recommending fish oil supplementation for performance, recovery, and health. New research in the Journal of the International Society of ... Continue Reading
Product Review: CORE Meal Bar
There are a lot of protein bars, snack bars, and meal replacements on the market. You might be thinking, “Why do I need to read about another bar?” Well, regardless of whether you think you need the ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Steve’s Original Paleokits
I have been doing CrossFit for over six years and one of the first snack products targeted toward CrossFitters I remember appearing on the scene was Steve’s Original Paleokits. Paleokits are the invention ... Continue Reading
What Do Athletes Really Know About Nutrition?
New research in International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, examined the level of nutritional knowledge in athletes as compared to non athletes. An extensive literature review was ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Barlean’s Fresh Catch Signature Fish Oil
Fish oil is all the rage these days as a supplement. As a coach, it is one of the few supplements I recommend for all my students. I believe fish oil is genuinely good for you and worth taking for its ... Continue Reading
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice on Soreness in Trained Athletes
Intense exercise is often followed by a period of weakness and soreness that can last for days or weeks. The peak of soreness, known as delayed-onset muscle soreness or DOMS, happens in the first day or ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Paleo People Gourmet Granola Snacks
Finding healthy snacks that are grain/gluten free and tasty can be a challenge for any mom. If you are gluten free or have a family member that is gluten free and you have been searching for a nutritious ... Continue Reading
The Role of Nutrition and Functional Fitness in Therapeutic Interventions for Erectile Dysfunction
Many men suffer silently with the debilitating condition of erectile dysfunction. ED is a medical condition that can affect men over the age of 40. ED is usually diagnosed in middle aged men and increases ... Continue Reading
Using Calcium and Vitamin D to Prevent Stress Fractures
Calcium and Vitamin D are two widely available and popular nutritional supplements used for bone health. A wide array of peer reviewed research has demonstrated that the use of Calcium and Vitamin D can ... Continue Reading
What’s So Great About Coconut Water?
You may have noticed a lot of people drinking coconut water these days. There are a number of brands that can be found in any of the large grocery stores and drug stores and they all make a number ... Continue Reading
