Food and Fitness Fundamentals Adequate hydration is of key importance for everyday physical health, and is especially crucial when exercising in the extreme heat that summertime often brings. Fluid needs are quite individualized and dependent on many factors such as health condition and personal fitness, body size and gender, normal daily activity, exercise routine, (intensity […]
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Pulses – Beyond the Seeds
Food and Fitness Fundamentals As you may recall from my last blog, the topic of discussion was pulses, the edible seeds found inside the pods of legume plants. As a continuation, here are more unique and unusual ways to incorporate pulses into your culinary endeavors. For example, in addition to consuming pulses as reviewed in […]
Pulses – The Seeds of Life
Food and Fitness Fundamentals Pulses are the edible seeds found inside the pods of legume plants. The most widely known pulses are lentils, chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) and dried peas. Because pulses come in such a vast variety of colors, shapes, sizes and textures, they are ideal foods that can be added to […]
More Dieting Dilemmas
Food and Fitness Fundamentals In my last blog I discussed the top 5 best diets overall listed in a recent study that researched various meal plans of 2012. If you are still in search for ways to improve your eating habits but haven’t found the one that best suits your lifestyle and food preferences, check […]
Diet Dilemmas!
Have you tried countless diets only to give up and feel like a failure after a week or two? When you do start a new eating regime, are you frustrated with the abrupt and sometimes ridiculous changes which you face, not to mention the numerous disruptions you find in your daily routine when trying to follow through?
