The media is meant to reflect our collective experience as a society. Media is meant to inform, to entertain, to teach, and to enlighten. Throughout history, however, women have had their position compromised by racist and sexist standards in the media. The White, male point of view overpowers this industry. Latina women, thus, face unique… Read More Latinas In the Media
Recently, I did some research on protein for an assignment in my nutrition class, specifically, protein as it relates to muscle growth while resistance training. It seems nowadays there’s added protein in everything: pasta, cookies, drinks, you name it. The macronutrient is becoming a lot more popular among most people, but a high-protein diet has… Read More Protein for Muscle Growth
With staying home all day every day (And you should be! Keep people alive please!), I have a lot of extra time in my hands. I’ve never been much of a boredom snacker, per say, but this whole social distancing thing has me craving aaaaalll the baked goods. And salty snacks. And comfort foods. Stress… Read More Eating Healthy During a Quarantine
Right now, unfortunately, is a time filled with extreme uncertainty and anxiety. As we all find ourselves confined in our homes, keeping away from others so as to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it is often hard to remember that these measures are for the common good. This in particular because public places such… Read More Working Out From Home
Our society has never been immune to the diet and fitness industry. Even before it was worth the 72 billion dollars it is worth today, doctors and other so-called health professionals thought up some highly particular diets that claimed to increase health and promote weight loss. Here’s some of the strangest diets throughout history:… Read More On Trendy Diets: A Blast From the Past
Macronutrients are the three main nutrients that we must consume in the largest quantities in our diet for proper growth and development, as opposed to micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) which we consume in only small amounts and do not get any energy from. The three macronutrients are carbohydrates (which yields 4 calories per gram), protein… Read More On Trendy Diets: Tracking Macronutrients
The Netflix documentary The Game Changers, released in October of 2019, is the most recent addition to the streaming service’s slew of nutrition and health related films. However, where some choose to highlight animal mistreatment and/or improved health, the documentary stands out among the sea of veganism-promotion by highlighting the performance advantages experienced by plant-based… Read More On Trendy Diets: Veganism
So… what’s the deal with the ketogenic diet? The ketogenic diet gets its name from ketones which are chemical compounds that build up in the body to provide energy in the absence of carbohydrates. The process which our bodies enter when they switch from glucose/glycogen (carbohydrate) to ketones for energy is known as ketosis. Aiming… Read More On Trendy Diets: Keto
As the new year starts up, a new, healthier diet is likely among many people’s resolutions. With so much nutrition information available nowadays, how does anyone know which nutritional approach to pick? In the following blog posts, I want to help you, dear blog reader, better understand diet trends that you may be thinking about… Read More On Trendy Diets: Intermittent Fasting
We’ve all had them. Days where we just feel… bleh. You’ve just woken up to your early alarm, it’s beckoning you to go the gym before class. You think: “Give me five more minutes,” and hit snooze. Maybe you hit it again. A few times. Then, you finally get yourself into your workout clothes and… Read More Advice for a Not-so-Great Day