Ekaterina Gorbacheva

We didn’t evolve to exercise… so why do we need it?

Endurance exercises like walking and running over extended periods of time are necessary to activate many of the muscles anti-inflammatory and metabolic regulating functions, as well as maintain cardiac health. While weight training does not provide these benefits to the level of endurance exercises, it is critical to maintain muscle mass, strength, and functionality of the muscle itself, especially as we age. Exercise won’t help you stay healthier if you’re too weak to even exercise.

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5 Ways to Lighten up Holiday Cooking

While most people are trying to cut sugar, added oil has a much larger effect on weight gain. We usually don’t notice it when poured onto a pan in stir fries, or drizzled on salads. It’s really dense, and while baked vs fried potatoes may appear like the same amount of food visually, anything fried is usually more than double the calories!

Fat has 9 calories per gram while carbs (sugar is a pure carb) has 4 grams. So, if you’re choosing what to cut in a recipe – keep in mind that

one 13 g table spoon of oil has 120 calories!! Same as one medium sweet potato! Whereas sugar has only 48 calories. That’s 2.5 times the difference!

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Peanut Butter banana chocolate swirl muffins

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Muffins⁠ swirl

These muffins are EVERYTHING a great muffin truly wants to be:⁠⁠ One bowl⁠ Chocolate  Peanut butter⁠ Bananas “duh!”⁠ 13 g PROTEIN per serving⁠ And perfect fluffy consistency.⁠ Ingredients:⁠⁠ 4 T, PB Powder⁠ 0.75 cup(s), Stevia⁠ or any other sweetener that replaces sugar 1:1. 1 tbsp(s), Sugar⁠ 1 tbs, Acv⁠ 1 tsp baking powder⁠ 1/2 tsp

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