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According to studies, women who eat a high glycemic index (GI) diet are especially susceptible to the development of type 2 diabetes. A newer study also shows that high GI and glycemic…

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What are the best foods to eat before hitting the gym? To keep your energy up throughout your workout, you’ll need foods that have a low glycemic index and are “slow burning”. Low sugar fruits such as apples and bananas are good…

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If it looks like brown bread, and it tastes like brown bread, so it must be made with whole grains and, therefore, fabulously healthy for me, right? Right? Not so fast. You can’t tell based on color and texture if brown…

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While the most elite competitive athletes have the luxury of a team of coaches, advisors, and dieticians to consult with on a regular basis, the average endurance athlete preparing for an event isn’t so lucky. That’s where Monique Ryan comes…

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We hear the word “willpower” hurled at us from several different areas of our lives: work, relationships, diet, fitness.  When we fail to buck up and drop the hammer toward the end of a 5K, we mutter to ourselves that we didn’t have…

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