Home One of the most common questions I get asked as a Registered Dietitian is what one should eat after training to ensure they reach their goals. Regardless of what that goal is, post-workout nutrition should always follow a few simple guidelines. Contrary to popular belief, the “anabolic” window no longer requires you to store your tub of protein in the trunk of your car for an after workout shake. Instead, we know the timeframe in which your body utilizes nutrients to repair and restore nutrients in the body after exercise looks more like it can utilize these nutrients from 24 to e ..read more

When it comes to improving your overall health– people start with fitness first; signing up for a gym membership, sticking to cardio, getting more physical activity are all examples. What happens concurrently to these new changes, is that eating healthier will often become a part of the picture as well. It’s a no-brainer that eating the right foods will improve your overall health, so what about eating the right foods before exercise? Today, we’ll be discussing nutrient timing, or, just another fancy way to describe the ingestion and timing of certain nutrients in relation to training.  M ..read more

Plant-Based Chick’n Bites Smoothies and shakes are amazing staples, but have you ever thought of using protein powders as part of a main dish? True Nutrition athlete @vegan_danielle shares how she creates a faux fried “chikn” recipe, with tofu and True Nutrition Pea Protein Isolate. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan (of course), and 100% delicious. Read on to learn how she does it! Ingredients 1 block extra firm tofu Batter 1 scoop True Nutrition Pea Protein Isolate (unflavored/unsweetened) 3/4 cup unsweetened Almond Milk 1/2 tsp Cumin 1/2 tsp Coriander 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika Dash ..read more

April 7 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day! World Health Day is an annual day to celebrate and discuss the important health issues that impact us all. In honor of World Health Day, we brought in Tiffany Ma, Registered Dietitian, to discuss the ways you can keep yourself and your immune system important during this time. Continue reading below to find out more! Micronutrients and Immune Function Our bodies are smart, and oftentimes, we don’t recognize just really how intelligent they really are! All of what we can see is pretty much surface level; but the complexities and th ..read more

When faced with a mountain, do you kick and scream the whole way there? Or do you carefully evaluate your options before you attack? If while you’re climbing that mountain, it begins to crumble beneath you— what do you do? …Meet Lydia. This powerhouse has been through the unimaginable, and we’re honored to share her story. So let’s begin! Some people just find the gym at the right time, or should we say— the gym finds them. Lydia began her fitness journey at the ripe young age of 16, wasting no time in hiring a personal trainer to coach her form. The idea of competing on stage didn’t waste any ..read more

I’m sure we can all agree: 2020 feels like One. Long. Day.   All of us, whether we admit it or not, are under more stress than usual. Regardless of our individual situations, one thing is certain: succumbing to stress inhibits our progress in the gym. There are a number of ways stress impedes our fitness goals. A primary reason is cortisol. When we are stressed, our body releases this hormone as a part of our natural “alarm system.” However, when we are chronically stressed, all the cortisol our body releases can have a number of negative effects. One of these is that cortisol increases ..read more

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(Plus— a tasty keto-friendly recipe for Wild Berry “Dough-tein” Muffins) You’ve likely heard the term ‘keto’ slung around more frequently than ‘low fat’ or ‘sugar-free’ over the last few years. But did you know that there are different types of Keto? We caught up with Daniel Calabrese (AKA Cala) to discuss Cyclical Keto. This diet is often compared to carb cycling— but we can assure you, it’s not the same thing. Meet Cala: “I’m a guy who had some auto-immune flare-ups in the past, so I decided to be more mindful of nourishment. By doing so, I’m able to manage inflammation and still be able to ..read more

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