Your Brain on Creatine
Creatine has long been in the spotlight for increased sports performance, but it’s now being recognized for having positive effects on brain function like cognition and memory.
Too Many Kids Are Overweight or Obese and YOU Can Do Something About It
It’s National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in the United States. Isagenix Director of Science Communications David Despain, M.Sc., explains how weight and obesity are really measured for our kids. “The growing number of children considered overweight or obese since 1970 is staggering,” says David, “and it’s unfortunate because we know what we’re supposed to do to turn this around.”
How to Make Your Third Meal on Shake Days A Success
On Shake Days, breakfast and lunch are practically no-brainers. You have the choice of Creamy Dutch Chocolate, Creamy French Vanilla, or Strawberry Cream IsaLean® Shake to blend and drink. The difficulty comes when you have to plan your third meal that won’t undermine your Shake Day.
WEIGHT a Minute! I Shouldn’t Stand on the Scale Every Day?
Nutrition Communication Specialist II Lindsay Gnant explains that the scale is only a measurement of your weight, not your overall body composition. “There is more to look at when it comes to measuring your results, because you could be carrying extra water weight, which many scales won’t be able to distinguish,” Lindsay says.
Can You Gain Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?
The short answer: Yes. Gaining muscle and losing fat can happen when your nutrition and exercise are aligned properly. However, most people go about it in the wrong way.
Recover Faster From Athletic Injury With Isagenix
Ever felt so sore after a workout that you can barely get yourself dressed, let alone hit the gym for another intense workout? While pushing your body to the max is important for achieving performance gains, overtraining can do more harm than good. Recovery is arguably the most important part of your training and can prevent detrimental injuries.
High Intensity interval Training: May The Force Be With You
Most athletes are familiar with the Decade Rule. That is, you need to put in about 10,000 hours of training to approach mastery in any sport. That equals training for 20 hours every week for ten years.
AMPED Power: Enhancing Your Workout Without the Bloat
By no means is creatine the main and only ingredient in AMPED™ Power, but it is one that causes confusion about its function in the body. Though athletes have concerns that creatine causes water retention and weight gain, the research behind creatine in AMPED Power suggests otherwise.
Sugar Smarts: How Sugar Is Used Purposefully in Isagenix Products
When you look at ingredient labels of Isagenix products, you’ll probably notice that some of them include small amounts of sugar. These might occur in different forms or a combination of forms, including dextrose, sucrose, fructose, honey, molasses, and agave syrup—the total of which never exceeds the amount of a medium-sized apple.
Think Fast With Fats: Fish Oil for a Sharper Memory and Better Reaction Time
Fish oil supplements can boost memory and reaction time in healthy young adults and provide different benefits for men and women.
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists in New Zealand found that the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found abundantly in fatty fish and fish oil, supported memory and reaction time (1)