By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Research found that caffeine and caffeine-matched coffee can boost energy and improve aerobic exercise performance when consumed one hour prior to exercise.
What is dietary nitrate? Can it improve my blood pressure?
By Gabe Sanders, Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Nitrates can provide a natural way to boost biological available nitric oxide in the human body, which can have a beneficial effect on blood pressure and vascular health.
Are Artificial Sweeteners a Healthy Substitute? The verdict is still out!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Sweeteners are a valuable sugar substitute for diabetics, and people with insulin resistance and sensitivity, but the verdict is still out on if they are a healthy substitute.
Alcohol Disrupts Circadian Rhythm and Health
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Alcohol consumption especially excessive alcohol consumption drastically interrupts the circadian rhythm, by disrupting sleep patterns.
What’s the Worst Sugar in the World?? You are what you eat!
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Over time, the constant ingestion of sugar leads to total body inflammation that affects your muscle, organs, and blood vessels and can result in brain fog.
Holiday eating in moderation… It’s possible!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS It is common for people to overindulge by 1,000-1,500 calories per day throughout the holiday time and those added calories add up, quickly. Burning the excess is not so easy, as well know!
Highly branched cyclic dextrin (HBCD). Is this beneficial for an athlete?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Carbohydrates often get a bad reputation in the news as they can be associated with weight gain, which is not entirely true and is very misleading. If you are an athlete, at any age, or if you engage in a lot of exercise and physical activity, consuming carbohydrates is essential to provide you with energy and help you maintain the muscle mass you have worked so hard to attain.
Exercise or Diet to Override Insulin Sensitivity?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Many health professionals are frequently asked by patients and clients if exercise is the key component to overriding insulin sensitivity, or if the diet is more of a major factor?
Suffer from Diet Derailment Syndrome?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Diet derailment syndrome occurs when you begin a diet and you stick to that diet; then you encounter an event in which food is abundant and the food available lacks healthy options!