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Is Acai Worth It's Hype?

n the past few years, perhaps no other fruit has received as much attention as the Açaí Berry. Many nutritionists have proclaimed it’s a superfruit, packed with antioxidants and nutrients that make it one of the world’s healthiest fruits.

Beat the Blues with Blueberries

Blueberries are one of the world's most popular berries, not only because of their sweet flavor and delicious dark purple color but also because they host a wide variety of health benefits ranging from fighting cancer and maintaining brain health to improving memory, eyesight and skin conditions.   Blueberries are particularly high in phyto-nutrients, and they are one of the world's highest natural food sources of antioxidants. Antioxidants combat free radicals, protect the cells and give defense from oxidative stress. The berries' dark color comes from anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have been studied to protect the eye retina from oxygen damage as...

Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is the regular and intentional restriction of food intake for a particular period of time. Although it is often confused with calorie restriction or reduction (i.e. what most people think of as diets), they’re not exactly the same. Unlike calorie restriction, Intermittent Fasting is primarily concerned with when you eat food, rather than what or how muchyou eat. In general, Intermittent Fasting is really about restricting your food intake to set time periods throughout the day (for some cases, even throughout the week).   Several studies and research have linked Intermittent Fasting to a variety of health benefits. These benefits include:  ...

Boost Motivation With These Foods

It’s cold, it’s dark, and you’re feeling like a big bowl of pasta and a night in. Watching Game of Thrones re-runs seems far more appealing than heading outside to the gym or going for a jog with the rest of the flu-spreading treadmill mice.   It is at this time of year that motivation can be at an all time low. You’ve mentally talked yourself into being fine with adding a few pounds and justify your laziness with the thought that no one will see you at the beach over winter anyway and that you’d rather play it safe...

Is Açaí Worth It's Hype???

 In the past few years, perhaps no other fruit has received as much attention as the Açaí Berry. Many nutritionists have proclaimed it’s a superfruit, packed with antioxidants and nutrients that make it one of the world’s healthiest fruits. But is all this praise and attention just marketing hype? How well does it really stack up against other fruits that also have high levels of antioxidants?   Like other berries in its family, Acai Berry contains high levels of antioxidants. But to merely say that it’s rich in antioxidants would be a huge understatement. That’s because Acai Berry has been found to...

Cinnamon: A Natural (and Delicious) Performance Enhancer

Most people don’t normally associate Cinnamon with improving athletic performance. But if you knew all the health benefits that Cinnamon offers, you might just change your mind. If you’re an athlete or fitness enthusiast, these health benefits of Cinnamon should convince you that Cinnamon really can help improve your performance:   It helps reduce pain, inflammation, and muscle soreness Cinnamon is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce pain, inflammation, and soreness - the hallmarks of any active lifestyle.                 May help blood circulation Cassia cinnamon (one of the two types of Cinnamon) is thought to have blood...