by Melissa Boufounos | Nov 10, 2020 | Business Resources, Nutrition
[Disclaimer: I partnered with Meal Garden to bring you this post. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by Meal Garden.] Listen, I’ll be the first to tell you I don’t like meal plans and I don’t offer meal planning services. Or at least, what has become...
by Melissa Boufounos, Tom Surgay | Sep 8, 2020 | Nutrition
I’m sick, should I workout? There isn’t a quick, simple answer to this question. Like almost every answer I give athletes when they ask me a question “it depends”. First, it depends on the intensity and duration of the workout you want to undertake. Of...
by Ann Smajstrla, Melissa Boufounos | Sep 3, 2020 | Nutrition |
Want to eat healthier? Who doesn’t?! On a budget? Who isn’t?! Thankfully, healthy eating and saving money don’t have to be opposing concepts. Sure, hunting down exotic superfoods all over your city and the three cities over is definitely expensive. Sure, packaged...
by Fathima Mahomedy, Melissa Boufounos | Aug 11, 2020 | Nutrition, OCR
Do Your Nutrition Needs Change Over 40? These days it’s not uncommon to hear someone say “40 is the new 30” and so on for every subsequent decade. Age categories don’t mean what they used to in the 20th century. Advances in medicine and better living conditions have...
by Mary West | Aug 2, 2020 | Nutrition
You may have heard that curcumin, the bioactive component of the spice turmeric that imparts the yellow colour, has impressive benefits. Is it all hype? Unlike many supplements on the market that make wild, unsubstantiated claims; science backs up many of curcumin’s...
by Ellen Stack | Jul 29, 2020 | Nutrition
The use of tart cherry juice has become increasingly popular in both elite athletes and the general public. However, the use of supplements and ergogenic aids in the general public often have little or no scientific evidence to back up the current research available....