Healthy Recipes & Nutrition Tips
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Post-Workout Snacks & Nutrition: What To After A Workout
We put a lot of effort into our daily workouts. From trying to lift heavier or run faster, our body uses a lot of energy during this short amount of time. What we eat after a workout is just as important as what we eat before. Post workout nutrition looks a bit different from pre workout. -
How To Start Eating Healthy (Every Day & On A Budget)
A balanced, varied diet is important to allow your body to work properly. Every macronutrient and micronutrient is important in the daily functions of your body. Let's talk you through finding a balanced diet that works for you. -
Brain Food for Memory & Concentration: All You Need To Know
There are some important nutrients to keep the brain healthy and sharp. Omega 3s help protect our cells which increases blood flow to our brain. This improves our overall function of our brain. A great meal from Tone & Sculpt app is the Spinach Salmon salad for lunch! Fish can be included in a meal and even a sandwich! We also have the tuna crunch sandwich for an easy on the go lunch at work!
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Pre-Workout Snacks & Meals: What To Before A Workout
Motivation to workout can be tough to come by sometimes. A lot of people utilize pre workout food to give them that essential energy and motivational boost before heading out to the gym. We want to fuel our body in the best possible way, but when it comes to pre workout nutrition it can feel a bit complicated. -
Food To Increase Oxytocin: How To Boost Oxytocin Level
Oxytocin, also called "love hormone", can be found in a different variety of food, especially the one containing Vitamin D, Vitamin C, magnesium and dietary fats: fatty fish, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, spinach, avocados and many more!
Oxytocin is considered our “love” hormone because this hormone is increased when we hug and feel intimate with others.
Specifically for women, oxytocin helps with bonding between mother and baby.
Overall, oxytocin contributes to our emotional well being and there are things we can do to increase our feel good hormones.
Certain nutrients help increase oxytocin production. -
Vitamins & Minerals For Women: List & Functions
Macronutrients are very important but so are those micros! Micronutrients have a variety of functions such as keeping our eyes, skin and bones healthy. Here is a guide to essential vitamins and minerals specifically for women. -
Facts About Fiber: Benefits, Food and Example Meals
Dietary fibre is found in plant based, carbohydrate rich foods, that cannot be digested by the body. It’s job is to help the digestive system move the food that we consume along the intestines, allowing the body to absorb essential nutrients, and to help push any waste out of the body.