The gut microbiome does a lot of good things for us and is essential for our health. We are going to focus on the beneficial bacteria...

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...

Born out of my own restlessness, depression, anxiety and wanting to know the truth - The Experimental Body is a journey of self-discovery...

In previous posts, we have introduced the macro and micronutrients, talked about energy balance, and learned about how to read food...

Along with vitamins, minerals make up the micronutrients. Within the larger group of minerals, there are three smaller categories:...

Last post we discussed some of the basics about fat soluble vitamins. The other broad category of vitamins is the water 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...

The micronutrients are those essential nutrients that are required in small amounts - usually a few grams to less than a tenth of a gram...

Key Points: The relationship between calories consumed and calories used is called energy balance. Energy used relies on the size of our...

Fat is the final macronutrient that we are going to discuss in our Nutrition Basics series. Like protein and carbohydrate, fat has...

Carbohydrates are the next macronutrient on our list. Like protein, carbohydrate provides 4kcal per gram. Carbs, as they are colloquially...

As mentioned in the previous post, Protein is a macronutrient and that means that we measure its consumption by the gram. Protein...

Macronutrients are the components of food from which we get energy: protein, carbohydrate, and fat. They are called that because we...

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...

re you training for weight loss or fat loss? When we talk to people who are starting to work out and question what they want, the most...

When many people start their fitness journey they are more focused on the more obvious aspects of fitness: power, speed, and endurance....

I have the need. The need for speed.

There are a multitude of benefits to strength training for women. In this series of posts, I will discuss in detail the plethora of...

Skill is often overlooked as a component of fitness and it is just as often misunderstood. This is because some displays of skill are...