Improving sleep in 3 simple steps
You have an important pitch tomorrow, so you work late to deliver the perfect presentation. Exhausted you crawl into your bed, but you just can’t catch sleep.
Saturated fat vs unsaturated fat: All you need to know about fats
Interesting fact: eating fats decrease your body fat. Sounds incredible, doesn’t it? And yet it is true because fats are very important to our body. They are the most underrated macronutrient and perform many vital functions.
Carbohydrates: controversial, but more useful than we think
You eat them every day. Carbohydrates are an important part of our diet, but also one of our most controversial nutrients. On one website you read “carbs are unhealthy”, while another blog titles “carbs are essential for a healthy diet”. What are carbohydrates and what can you believe? In this article, we shatter the myths about carbohydrates and get rid of the many contradictions.
Everything about proteins, the building blocks for a healthy body
You probably know that proteins are an essential part of a healthy diet, but what else do you know about proteins? Admit it: actually not that much. Proteins are often associated with muscle building, but that is certainly not their only function. Proteins are therefore one of the most underestimated macronutrients.
Neurotransmitters: the messengers that control everything in your body
Thousands of miles of microscopic wiring. The complexity of our brain is difficult to grasp. Fortunately, there is such a thing as neurotransmitters. Chemical messengers who keep an overview in all chaos and transmit messages between nerve cells, neurons. In this way, they affect every cell, tissue, organ, and muscle in our body.
Boost your microbiome and your gut health to improve immunity
From the intestines to our skin: a healthy microbiome throughout our body ensures the right balance. Especially in our stomach and the gut, more than 500 different types of bacteria play a crucial role in our immune system.
Hypertrophy: how do I build muscles successfully?
Hypertrophy stands for building muscle mass. For most of you, hypertrophy and gaining strength is the ultimate goal of all training efforts. But through what kind of training do you efficiently build up your muscle mass?