September 21, 2010
The name carbohydrate means “watered carbon” or carbon with attached water molecules. Carbohydrates ( or Carbs for short) are substances that contain sugars, Starch and cellulose( indigestible plant fiber). How one digests a particular carb in his or her gastrointestinal tract all depends on the complexity of the carb’s molecular structure; the more complex it ...
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September 7, 2010
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have, the FATS of life. That’s right! There are good fats and bad fats. There are even Essential Fats Acids, or EFAs, but how do you know which ones are which. I’m not a nutritionist but I am one hell of a googler ...
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monounsatruated fats,
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omega 6,
polyunsaturated fats,
saturated fats,
trans fat,
true about fat
September 3, 2010
So, I’ve decided to write a fitness journal. If any of you followed my other blog, you would know that I recently fell onto some hard times. I had some family health issues, a breakup from a 3 year relationship and an injury that put me in a funk for a long time….well…a long time ...