Nutrition

I’ll never forget the first time I got handed that little bottle of ginseng. Ginseng for metabolism and stress wasn’t even on my radar—I thought it was just some wellness buzzword. Picture this—I’m three years deep into lifting, grinding away…

It’s way past midnight, you’re hunched over a steaming bowl of chili that’s practically daring you to take another bite. And somewhere between mouthfuls of fire, you gotta wonder—wait, is this actually burning fat, or am I just torturing myself…

So, protein isn’t just there to help you flex in the mirror or rock those biceps—it’s actually a total calorie-burning ninja. Seriously, out of all the macros, protein is like the overachiever. Your body has to hustle way harder to…

A while back, if you’d said “vitamin D,” my brain would’ve flashed to those cheesy milk commercials—some grinning kid outside, parents nodding approvingly, the whole “strong bones” shtick. That was it. Vitamin D = bones. End of story. However, vitamin…

A couple of years back, I honestly thought “gut health” was just code for “don’t eat stuff that makes you fart at work.” Maybe chuck in a probiotic yogurt if I went a bit too hard on the late-night kebab.…

A couple months back, I got way too into counting every damn calorie that hit my plate. Seriously, I was deep in the macros game—wanted to get shredded, you know? Total nutrition nerd rabbit hole. Anyway, one night I’m poking…

You know that old chestnut—“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Yeah, everyone and their grandma has thrown that one at you. Parents, friends, random fitness dudes on TikTok, they all act like skipping breakfast is basically a…

So, picture this: I’m fresh in the gym game, absolutely convinced that protein is basically magic. Like, if Zeus had a supplement line, it’d be nothing but tubs of whey. Suddenly I’m shoveling chicken breast into my mouth like I’m…

You know that feeling when you open your pantry and it’s a shrine to convenience? Cereal boxes crammed in next to “healthy” snacks, maybe a questionable energy drink or two. I’m not judging—been there, still there sometimes. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs)…

Let’s be real—there’s a bottle of something in your kitchen right now. Maybe it says canola. Perhaps it’s sunflowers, possibly corn. You reach for it when you want to fry something or, let’s be honest, when you’re pretending to bake…

Okay, picture this—you’ve just dragged yourself out of the squat rack, sweat dripping everywhere, legs wobbling like you’ve just survived a tornado. And instantly, there it is: that little voice screaming, “Chug your shake or your muscles will straight-up evaporate!”…

Picture this: I’m hunched over a tiny table in some hole-in-the-wall Amsterdam café, legs still shaking from squats, sipping a not-quite-hot oat latte, when the classic question pops up again. You know the one. The “So, can vegans actually build…