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While “buddy” or “pal” is a popular term for North Americans to call their friends and comrades, the word “mate” has been missing in action despite its immense popularity in other English-speaking lands like Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. One man: Luke Milton, is changing the...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms within the digestive system, to provide insights into overall well-being...

COFFEE ANYONE? I've got this buddy who seems to love going out for coffee with members of the opposite sex. Wait, let me clarify. He loves going out for coffee with exceptionally good-looking members of the opposite sex. Almost every time I call this guy during afternoon hours, he's on one of...

The phrase “fat shaming” has been in the news a lot lately. Support groups have popped up to say that overweight individuals can still be healthy and fit even if they don’t look like Sadik Hadzovic or Amanda Latona. It’s great to be happy with yourself, but let’s not assume that all weights are...

A list of the unheralded benefits associated with protein you may have never heard of. By Sarah Butcher Proteins are one of the primary building blocks of a viable and healthy diet that’s essential for building muscle, but you already knew that. Regardless, there are a lot of other reasons...

When training, you need to take in enough protein to build muscle. Working out breaks down your muscles, and protein helps repair your muscles after your workout. Aside from meals, you can eat protein snacks before or after your workout. Here is an in-depth guide on why protein is essential, how...

It may not come as a surprise that 12.9 million Americans follow the keto diet each year. As of 2024, keto lovers across the globe contributed to a whopping 27 million keto hashtags on Instagram, making this high-fat, low-carb diet a household name. If you or anyone you know has tried living...

ro-Metabolic” is a term I’m coining for the foundation of my diet philosophy here at Train. Eat. Live. #prometabolic (ha, just kidding. But not really). The result? You’ll be working WITH your body making your fitness goals much easier to achieve while setting yourself up to live a ‘truly’...

Fats are organic molecules made up of carbon and hydrogen elements joined together in long chains called hydrocarbons. These molecules can be constructed in different ways, which creates different types of fat and their unique properties. The molecular configuration also determines whether fats...

Hold onto your nachos with cheesy beef, but it appears that beer is fast approaching "health food" status. (And is it my imagination, or did I just hear a chorus of football-jersey wearing frat boys and former frat boys erupt in a damnable chorus of "Dilly-dilly"?) Wine gets all the accolades...

A common mistake people make when they want to get to a healthy weight is trying to lose body fat too quickly. This either results in a person sacrificing their muscle mass and/or health problems that make their eating habits unsustainable. The verb "can" has no intrinsic limit in the context...

When that mid-afternoon hunger strikes, it can be tempting to reach for unhealthy snacks, but you can add healthy low-calorie snacks into your diet without too much hassle. No, really. These low-calorie snack options will not only satisfy your cravings but also give you a boost of energy...

YET ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID INFLAMMATION Gaining fat increases low-grade systemic inflammation, leading to a mountain of health problems. Sure, everyone but Lizzo knows that, but now we have another reason to avoid gaining fat: the resulting inflammation makes everything taste bad except junk...

Workout consistency often feels unattainable in our busy lives. For many people faced with handling multiple family and professional responsibilities, it oftentimes feels easier to believe we can’t find the time instead of working to make the time to get in a good sweat. Some of us would rather...

So the researchers at Harvard University conducted a pretty cool report. This study had 123,000 volunteers that shared their medical records and answered a lifestyle questionnaire. They asked this questionnaire to gain an understanding of how much longer someone would live if they followed a...

Constantly hearing people say they can't afford to eat healthy is bogus. They talk about not being able to eat healthy while talking on their $800 iPhone, walking around in $200 shoes, driving a car they can't afford, and drinking their favorite Starbucks coffee. If there's one thing I learned...

So what do you do if you want to lose weight the right way? It doesn't take changing everything up in your life, it doesn't take completely removing food groups from your life, and it certainly doesn't mean you have to develop OCD so that you eat every 2.12 hours. Losing weight sucks at first...

#1 – Quit Thinking Resolution The first thing we think about is starting a resolution to do something. Instead of saying that and ultimately not following through on your wishes, it’s time to take a different perspective. If you want lasting success, you’re going to have to create habits that...

Most of us have probably felt it at one time or another: that sluggish, fuzzy, out-of-sync sensation like your brain is running a few seconds behind the rest of the world. Welcome to brain fog. What Is Brain Fog? Brain fog isn't a specific medical condition unto itself. It isn't a recognized...

by Jacob Wilson, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.*D. As someone who has studied skeletal muscle function for over two decades now, I can tell you countless ways to get stronger, bigger, and faster. And if you have the motivation to train hard, eat right, and sleep well, you can go very far. However, what limits...