It’s common knowledge that exercise benefits physical and mental health. Research shows that strength training for women, in particular, is beneficial in unique ways and doesn’t have to mean lifting heavy weights like a bodybuilder.
There’s a good amount of internet buzz around the terms macro dieting and flex dieting these days. What is it anyway? Is it healthy? Is it the right fit for everyone?
Lining up the walls of various supplement stories are a variety of protein powders promising to pile on muscles or squeezing that waist line. The real question is does it really work? We sit down with nutrition therapist Jacque Schwartz, RDN, LMNT, to get the big scoop on how protein powders work and what you can do with it to reach your goals.