What is anabolic resistance? Is there anything I can do about it?

What is anabolic resistance? Is there anything I can do about it?

Anabolic resistance is something that occurs as we get older. This is when our bodies are not able to absorb amino acids as well as when we were younger which means that our muscle tissue responds differently to training and nutrition. The muscle tissue doesn't repair as quickly as it used to and does not build muscle as efficiently.

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"What Can I Do To Reduce Inflammation?"

"What Can I Do To Reduce Inflammation?"

“What can I do to reduce inflammation?” is probably one of the most popular questions that I get from people! First things first, inflammation itself is not necessarily bad. In fact, inflammation is critical in our bodies to maintain our health, fight disease and heal cuts. However, excessive inflammation is where the problems can begin.

What happens when there is too much inflammation?

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How to Complete the Stress Cycle

How to Complete the Stress Cycle

Did you know our hearts beat approximately 100,000 beats every single day of our lives and pump about 5 liters of blood per minute? When we're exercising, our hearts can actually pump 15 to 20 liters of blood per minute. Pretty amazing for something that's the size of a fist, right?

Even though our hears are amazing just as they are, we can actually be a great team player and help our hearts work their magic. Sound nutrition is one way to help our hears. Use the I love My Heart Grocery List.

Another way that we can help our hearts is by completing the stress cycle.

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