Fitness + Well-Being

Are Long-Term High-Protein Diets Safe?

For healthy and active individuals, adopting a diet high in protein can be key to achieving weight loss and athletic performance goals. Yet as the popularity for protein increases, people have raised questions about the overall safety of raised intakes over an extended period of time.

Are Carbs More Fattening Than Fat?

Because they often contribute to weight gain when consumed in excess, the carbs and sugars people eat have recently garnered attention and lead to a fundamental question: Are carbohydrates more fattening than fat?

Podcast: Is Caffeine Good or Bad?

There has been a long-standing debate about whether caffeine belongs in a healthy lifestyle. David Despain looks to the vast body of research and clinical studies on caffeine to explain how it’s not only safe, but can actually be beneficial to you no matter what your goals may be.

Ingredient Spotlight: Milk Thistle

During the development of Isagenix Product B and its subsequent reformulation as IsaGenesis®, one of the goals was to provide an optimal blend of herbal extracts and bioactive nutrients that would protect the body by helping to bolster antioxidant defenses. And among those important herbal extracts was milk thistle (Silybum marianum).

Women: Are You Getting Enough of These Key Nutrients?

Good nutrition is important for everybody, but it plays a unique role in supporting women’s health. Unfortunately, many women are at risk of falling short on key nutrients for protecting long-term health, especially nutrients that support strong bones and a healthy heart.

How Much Protein Can Your Body Use?

If you’re an athlete, or someone who lifts weights, the amount of protein your body can use may be much more than the average daily requirements, a recent study reports (1). Published in the Journal of Nutrition, Canadian researchers found the average requirement of protein in resistance-trained male subjects to be 2.6 times greater than the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine.