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Did you know that over 6.3 million animals enter U.S. shelters every year? Sadly, many of these innocent creatures face an uncertain future, with euthanasia being a tragic reality for far too many. But there’s hope. Celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz, a passionate advocate for animal rescue, is...

Do vegan bodybuilders have the edge? A recent study was reported as showing plant-based protein was more effective for building muscle than that from animals. The higher environmental impact of eating a diet rich in meat and dairy products could also provide a reason for gym enthusiasts to...

BPC 157 as Potential Support for COVID-19 The emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China at the end of 2019 has caused a large global outbreak. COVID-19 is largely seen as a thrombotic and vascular disease targeting endothelial cells (ECs) throughout the body that can provoke the...

by Emily Abbate, C.P.T. With stars like Venus Williams and Jason Mraz singing its praises and research consistently confirming its health benefits, plant-based eating is definitely in the spotlight right now. One recent Massachusetts General Hospital study even associated high-plant-protein...

by Jenn Sinrich Whether it’s to go entirely meat-free or transition to eating mostly plants, more and more Americans are sidelining a meat-heavy diet. In fact, a recent survey by YouGov found that some 32 percent of Americans are planning to consume more vegan foods in 2022. There are all sorts...

by Lauren Del Turco, CPT Whey protein has been the go-to for many a fitness enthusiast for pretty much forever—and a slew of qualities, including high amounts of the branched-chain amino acids leucine, valine, and isoleucine (which are crucial for muscle repair and growth) and quick...

Vegetarianism and the Bodybuilding Lifestyle? From the beginning, vegetarianism has been the red-headed step child of performance-based nutrition; oft maligned and generally portrayed as inferior to the meat heavy diets which characterize modern bodybuilding. It’s not so much the foods...

Clean Eating vs. Healthy Eating “Are they one in the same?” Back in the 80’s, when the term “clean eating” became part of the bodybuilding vernacular, it was primarily used to describe a diet which was low in fat. Most bodybuilders of that era, and even into the 90’s, viewed fat, particularly...

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found mostly in the dairy and meat of ruminant animals (think cows, sheep, goat and deer). As an essential fatty acid, CLA cannot be produced by the human body and must be obtained from other sources. Top natural sources...

Odds are you’ve eaten plenty of animal proteins throughout your fitness journey, and more likely than not it’s been in the form of animal flesh — chicken breasts, ground beef, bison, and so on. But have you ever given thought to eating what’s inside the animal? Organ meats, such as chicken...

Over the past few years, there’s been a raging debate over whether elite athletes — such as bodybuilders and Strongmen — can compete while eating a plant-based diet. People like Nimai Delgado and Patrik Babamouian seem to be proof that you don’t need ground beef and scrambled eggs to find...

Personal trainer and nutritionist Paul Kerton said he was “blind as a bat.” That is until he switched his diet and went vegan, according to an interview with the Daily Mail. The 45-year-old of Norwich, England, said that within the first six months after removing animal products from his diet...

I'm sure many of you guys have read the study that says if you're middle aged stop eating a high animal protein diet, or it will kill you.......Here's Jim Stoppiani's reply to that study. I've read the study and it's absolutely ludicrous...