Tag: diet

Carb loading and running

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 by Jen

Jen

I'm sure you've heard the old saying, "Eat a mountain of pasta the night before a race!" Even to this day, I have people ask me if I'm going to eat pasta before the big race I'm training for. I'm here to break apart this old, nauseating thought that we…

Tapering off sugar

June 13, 2017June 30, 2017 by Jen

Jen

After seeing a sugar free trend on Facebook, I decided to do some research into the idea of not consuming sugar. What I found was concerning. Not only does sugar lead to heart disease and diabetes, it's also considered a powerful drug. People get addicted to sugar similar to or even worse…

Eat your veggies

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 by Jen

Jen

It's been a vegetable-themed week. The importance of vegetables is often overlooked, though. A lot of people think they are healthy if they eat a carrot once in awhile, but what they don't know is that they should be eating 2-3 cups of vegetables a day. This may seem like…