Nutrition is the catalyst to excellent health, strength and body composition. Nutrition is crucial for physical goals (i.e. fat loss) and more health and lifestyle-oriented goals (for example, better focus, energy, detoxification, and blood sugar control).
What we do in training needs to be matched by how we eat and recover, and the saying “we are what we eat” still holds.
The body is very highly connected and there is a link between the organs of the gut and the brain which is termed the ‘Gut-Brain Axis’. The link between the two works both ways, the gut and the things we digest can affect our brain function and similarly stresses to the nervous system can affect our gut. Research in this area originated in around 2004, and since has gained a lot of momentum in the scientific community (1), and can impact your health in numerous ways.
Ever feel fuzzy, have trouble concentrating or remembering things? How about problems sleeping or losing weight? You may have toxin overload.
Have you heard of zeitgebers before? If not, you should learn about it because it’s intrinsically linked to your health, performance, and recovery.
Want to get rid of toxins? Feeling stressed? Not sleeping well? See why healthy methylation affects your overall health.
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Excess gas, bloating, belly discomfort after eating, problems with your poop? Think it’s all in your gut? Find out more about the gut-health connection and how to improve your health.
Are you waking up tired, even after 8 hours of sleep? Always craving something sweet? Your blood sugar could be out of whack.
As we start this decade, many of us will be setting goals and looking to improve our health and our bodies. So as we are in the year 2020, here are 20 tips to help you improve your health and body that are straightforward and easy to integrate into your life.
Our founder Roan Heming recently spoke with Wolfgang Unsoeld, the infamous and hugely successful personal trainer and strength trainer and founder of YPSI.
They covered the fundamentals of Personal Training, becoming a great PT, the basics of opening your own gym, Roan’s personal journey, and much, much more.
In this article, we take a look at some slumber strategies and supplements to help you improve your sleep.