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Navigating Ozempic

Balancing Weight Loss with Muscle Preservation: Weight loss journeys are as varied as the individuals embarking on ...

Should You Eat Before Endurance Exercise

Researchers at the Sports Performance Research Institute and the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand com...

Fiber Is An Essential Component of A Healthy Diet

Fiber, an essential part of any healthy diet, comes in two forms: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber, unlike insolu...

Defining “Moderate” vs. “Vigorous” Exercise

When long time fitness guru Mackie Shilstone was asked, what is the difference between moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) an...

Coffee Consumption Does Not Seem to Increase Risk of Rapid Heart Rate

Coffee is one of the most prevalent beverages consumed worldwide – estimated in 2020/2021 to be around 166.63 million...

Walnuts are a Life-Extension Food

ike other nutrient-dense foods, are high in beneficial unsaturated fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals (magnesium) and...

Retired NFL Players Carry Considerable Damage into Their Next Life

With the NFL back at full strength post-Covid-19 pandemic’s major restrictions, the players and their respective fans...

Short-Term, Intense Exercise Might Curtail Your Daily Step Count

In the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, researchers from the Human Performance Lab...

Edible Mushrooms May Lower Risk of Depression

In November 2021, researchers at Penn State University’s College of Medicine reported that mushroom consumption may lower the risk of depression. Their findings, published in the Journal of Affected Disorders, highlight the potential mental health benefits of mushrooms, which contain ergothioneine, an antioxidant believed to protect against cell and tissue damage.

The Amino Acid Glutamine Is Another Weapon for COVID-19 Prevention

In March of 2021, Mackie Shilstone offered a column on the positive effects, which the conditionally essential amino ...

Resistance Exercise with Nutritional Supplementation Increases Lean Muscle

The synergistic combination of sports nutrition and performance training – such as resistance exercise (RET) – have b...

Nutrition & Physical Activity May Modify Covid-19 Risk

With the surge of the Delta Covid-19 variant, the world has a new pathogen enemy among us – the hidden villain that s...
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