It’s National Pumpkin Day!

What’s orange and round and making an appearance all over the place at this time of year? Yup, you guessed it; we’re talking pumpkins today in honor of National Pumpkin Day! Whether you carve them, eat them, or even use them for a DIY beauty treatment, this seasonal squash is quite the useful plant to […]

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Nitric Oxide for Distance Running

Being amongst the half million marathon runners in the US (2013 was a record year for the classic distance with more than 1,100 marathons run across the country generating 541,000 finishers with a breakdown of 57% men and 43% women)[1], I like to keep up on new trends and developments in the performance side of […]

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World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.  The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund […]

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Top Five Reasons to Eat Organ Meats

“You Want Me to Eat Guts? I can’t eat guts. That’s gross.” Sadly, this is often the response when I suggest to a new client that they incorporate organ meats. Admittedly, I used to feel the same way but when I think about it now, it makes little sense.  With the exception of religious beliefs […]

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