Wellness & Research Blog: Weight Management

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The Connection Between Stress, Gut Health, and Weight Gain

Daily stress changes how your whole body functions. From digestion to energy regulation to fat storage, even low-grade tension can shift hormone levels, disrupt...

The Connection Between Stress, Gut Health, and Weight Gain

Daily stress changes how your whole body functions. From digestion to energy regulation to fat storage, even low-grade tension can shift hormone levels, disrupt...

Veggies-for-muscle

The missing component for building and maintaining muscle: vegetables

When it comes to supplementing the nutrients necessary to build muscle, protein, creatine, glutamine, magnesium and isolated amino acids usually top the list. Clearly...

The missing component for building and maintaining muscle: vegetables

When it comes to supplementing the nutrients necessary to build muscle, protein, creatine, glutamine, magnesium and isolated amino acids usually top the list. Clearly...

Culmination-of-supp-history

Supplementing evolved a lot in 3,500 years, and Custom Nutrient Pak...

If you think nutritional supplements are something new, think again. Supplements in a a pill or tablet form go back about 3,500 years, and...

Supplementing evolved a lot in 3,500 years, and Custom Nutrient Pak...

If you think nutritional supplements are something new, think again. Supplements in a a pill or tablet form go back about 3,500 years, and...

Energy-drink-vs-herbs_LR

Addicted to energy drinks? Know the risks. Consider the healthier a...

During the past decade energy drinks have skyrocketed in popularity. An energy drink is defined by JustAPedia as: "A type of drink containing stimulant...

Addicted to energy drinks? Know the risks. Consider the healthier a...

During the past decade energy drinks have skyrocketed in popularity. An energy drink is defined by JustAPedia as: "A type of drink containing stimulant...

Ice-plunge-outdoors

Ice fountain of youth? One week of cold plunges slows down aging at...

Cold plunges---also known as cold therapy and cold water immersion---have numerous health benefits. Studies have shown that taking a plunge into cold water can...

Ice fountain of youth? One week of cold plunges slows down aging at...

Cold plunges---also known as cold therapy and cold water immersion---have numerous health benefits. Studies have shown that taking a plunge into cold water can...

Sleep-disruption

How important is quality sleep? Study finds a single disruptive ni...

You've probably thought of insomnia as a minor annoyance that just leaves you tired and less productive the next day. But according to a...

How important is quality sleep? Study finds a single disruptive ni...

You've probably thought of insomnia as a minor annoyance that just leaves you tired and less productive the next day. But according to a...

Mealworms-vs-whey_LR

Mealworm larvae protein approved in the EU, but new study reinforce...

In January 2025 the European Commission approved a new "food ingredient" made from dried and ground mealworm larvae---the young form of beetles. The approval...

Mealworm larvae protein approved in the EU, but new study reinforce...

In January 2025 the European Commission approved a new "food ingredient" made from dried and ground mealworm larvae---the young form of beetles. The approval...

Omega-3-caps

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementing increases exercise benefits and pr...

Two studies published a month apart are reinforcing the numerous previous studies documenting the cardio benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids. The first study, conducted...

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementing increases exercise benefits and pr...

Two studies published a month apart are reinforcing the numerous previous studies documenting the cardio benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids. The first study, conducted...

Gut-microbiome-closeup

A healthy gut with the right microbes can lower cholesterol, accord...

Maintaining a healthy gut microbiome as been linked to better health in a number of areas. In 2024 alone studies have demonstrated a positive...

A healthy gut with the right microbes can lower cholesterol, accord...

Maintaining a healthy gut microbiome as been linked to better health in a number of areas. In 2024 alone studies have demonstrated a positive...

Ashwagandha-collage-4_LR

Study shows ashwagandha should be one of your go-to nutrients for h...

A 2023 survey by the American Psychological Association found that 89 percent of U.S. adults feel stressed during the holiday season. "Holiday season" typically...

Study shows ashwagandha should be one of your go-to nutrients for h...

A 2023 survey by the American Psychological Association found that 89 percent of U.S. adults feel stressed during the holiday season. "Holiday season" typically...

Processed-food-graphic

Undeniable: Studies from around the world link ultra-processed food...

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that regular consumption of ultra-processed foods leads to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Type...

Undeniable: Studies from around the world link ultra-processed food...

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that regular consumption of ultra-processed foods leads to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Type...

Ultra-processed-worst-foods

The worst of the worst: study shows some ultra-processed foods more...

An Australian study published in the British Medical Journal in February 2024 linked ultra-processed foods to heart disease and diabetes, among other health conditions....

The worst of the worst: study shows some ultra-processed foods more...

An Australian study published in the British Medical Journal in February 2024 linked ultra-processed foods to heart disease and diabetes, among other health conditions....