Olympic Weightlifting and the Silent Thief

Have you ever taken an empty piece of honeycomb and broke it apart with your bare hands? It was not too difficult, was it? The thinner the honeycomb, the easier it is to break. The shape of the honeycomb is similar to a microscopic cross-section of our bones. Healthy...

Are You a Couch Potato? Thank Mom

We have known for a while what a mother eats or drinks may have a profound effect on a developing baby for the rest of the baby’s life. For example, we know how women who drink alcohol throughout pregnancy have children with fetal alcohol syndrome, a disorder with...
Fiber: Eatin’ the Roughage

Fiber: Eatin’ the Roughage

Fiber is one of the most popular nutrients that intrigues scientists, yet we learn that there is continuously more to know. We know it’s good for us, but what is it? Where can we find it? Does it help with fat loss? What else is there? Here we try to answer these and...
More Isn't Necessarily Better: Symptoms of Overtraining

More Isn't Necessarily Better: Symptoms of Overtraining

“So if working out a little is good, then doing more must be better.” When you’re looking for getting new and better results in the gym, the name of the game is about consistency. If you don’t go, you’ll have nothing to show. When we go to the gym on a consistent...