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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Nov 15, 2018
- 6 min
The Gut Microbiome: Part 1
TL;DR The gut microbiome is mostly made up of bacteria. There are loads of bacteria throughout our GI tract and they affect our health i...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 14, 2018
- 6 min
Nutrition Basics: Putting it all Together
In previous posts, we have introduced the macro and micronutrients, talked about energy balance, and learned about how to read food label...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 12, 2018
- 4 min
Nutrition Basics: Food Labels
Key points: It is important to pay attention to the serving size and the servings per container. The label contains information about the...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 9, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: Minerals
Along with vitamins, minerals make up the micronutrients. Within the larger group of minerals, there are three smaller categories: macrom...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 7, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: The Water Soluble Vitamins
Last post we discussed some of the basics about fat soluble vitamins. The other broad category of vitamins is the water soluble vitamins;...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 5, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: The Fat Soluble Vitamins
Today we are introducing the fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K. They are so called because they are generally absorbed in fat globules...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Mar 2, 2018
- 2 min
Nutrition Basics: Introduction to the Micronutrients
The micronutrients are those essential nutrients that are required in small amounts - usually a few grams to less than a tenth of a gram ...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 28, 2018
- 4 min
Nutrition Basics: Energy Balance
Key Points: The relationship between calories consumed and calories used is called energy balance. Energy used relies on the size of our ...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: Lipids
Fat is the final macronutrient that we are going to discuss in our Nutrition Basics series. Like protein and carbohydrate, fat has calori...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 21, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the next macronutrient on our list. Like protein, carbohydrate provides 4kcal per gram. Carbs, as they are colloquially...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 18, 2018
- 3 min
Nutrition Basics: Protein
As mentioned in the previous post, Protein is a macronutrient and that means that we measure its consumption by the gram. Protein provide...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 16, 2018
- 2 min
Nutrition Basics: The Macronutrients
Macronutrients are the components of food from which we get energy: protein, carbohydrate, and fat. They are called that because we consu...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Nutrition Basics: An Introduction
In the next series of posts we are going to go over some of the basics of nutrition as science and finish with some practical application...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Nov 27, 2017
- 1 min
Why Good Form is Vital to Your Fitness Goals
When many people start their fitness journey they are more focused on the more obvious aspects of fitness: power, speed, and endurance. D...
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
So You Want to be Fit: Speed
I have the need. The need for speed.
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Steven Shuster, MS, CISSN
- Sep 18, 2017
- 1 min
So You Want to be Fit: Skill
Skill is often overlooked as a component of fitness and it is just as often misunderstood. This is because some displays of skill are ver...
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