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Tag: Nutrition
December 16, 2013
On RMR and Calories
I saw this posting in Tumblr and was moved to reblog it and share it here. It’s about Basal Metabolit Rate (BMR) and Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR). I’ll let the slides speak for themselves first: (click on any slide for a bigger image) There are few things that I think I really important to highlight here: You need to consume more than your RMR worth of calories just to survive! Eating less lowers your metabolism! I’d never heard of the Mifflin-St Jeor equations, but I think it’s pretty brilliant! For men: (10 × W) + (6.25 × H) – (5 × A)[…continue reading]
December 13, 2013
Follow Friday: The Plant-Based Scientist
Last week’s Follow Friday post was the humourous musings of Mark Remy. This week is something completely different: A scientific-ish blog about health and nutrition from an expert-in-training. Nadiya K’s “The Plant-Based Scientist” is one of my favourite reads, and I strongly recommend you subscribe! Nadiya used to maintain a blog called “Milk and Honey on the Run“. She’s currently working on her Ph.D. and has made a lifestyle change to be plant-based, so milk and honey are no longer appropriate… The biggest things I appreciate about Nadiya’s blog is that she’s brutally honest about the science of nutrition. I[…continue reading]
September 30, 2013
Smart For Life Protein Bar Review
A while back I was unhappy to discover that the Protein Bars I was using from Premier Protein contained the artificial sweetner sucralose. I have since finished with that brand of bar and moved onto something much better. I have been using Smart for Life brand Protein Bars for several months now and I’m very happy. The first thing that immediately impressed me was all of the things that they don’t have: No Preservatives No GMO No Trans Fat No Cholestrol No Artificial Sweetners Gluten-Free When I purchased my first box of these at Costco, I wasn’t even thinking about[…continue reading]
