I’m sure you’ve seen a commercial like this many times before. You see a weight loss supplement that offers almost instant results, and it appears too good to be true. Wait a minute?? At the end of the commercial, a doctor approves it and tells you how he/she has been using it to get these rapid results? This product may
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It’s that time of the year again. The temperature is cold and the days are progressively getting shorter. What does this mean? This means a lot more time being spent indoors. Indoor locations are breeding grounds for bacteria and infection. When more people spend time together in a confined area, they have a much better chance of getting sick. This
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Joints…are some of the most problematic areas in the human body. In my last blog, I informed you about Crossfit and how that could lead you down a world of arthritis, joint pain, and all the issues you don’t want to have when you are in your 60’s and 70’s. A lot of the joint problems come from inflammation or
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After Tom’s last post about supplements, I have been receiving a lot a questions about them. A lot of people are confused as to what to take, how much to take, and even when to take them. I understand it can be very intimidating walking into a supplement store and not knowing what to take. If you did that, you
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If you have ever been inside a GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, or Vitamin World, you have probably seen more energy drinks and pre-workout supplements than your brain can comprehend. While these supplements may have different names, they still tend to have most of the same ingredients in them. It is common in energy drinks and pre-workout supplements to find ingredients such
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Last week, a tragic accident occurred where a 14 year old girl is now dead. It is believed that the energy drink known as “Monster” may be the cause of this death. She supposedly drank two 24 oz. Monster energy drinks before her death. The autopsy report attributed her death to “cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity.” Should we begin
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This topic has come into question ever since the evolution of sports drinks. Some of the top brands: Gatorade, Powerade, and Accelerade have evolved over the years. For instance, since its debut in 1965, Gatorade has gone from having just two flavors (lemon-lime and Orange) to having a number of flavors. Gatorade also introduced situational drinks such as the G-series
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So you come home from a long day of work, you grab something to eat, and you head to the gym for a quick workout. While driving, you start to feel sluggish, then tired, then wanting to make that U-turn to head back home because now you don’t feel like going to the gym. So instead of making that U-turn,
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