Normally I buy just the ZMA which is Zinc, Magnesium, and Vitamin B6, but I thought I would give this a try since it has the 5-HTP included in it. They are all roughly the same price, but I think the quality of the product is where you need to look. SNAC stands for Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning. It was started by Victor Conte a sports nutritionist that was dedicated to helping elite athletes get that extra edge they needed to win.
Category Archives: Exercise
Better Health on A Better Budget
With everything going up in price now people tend to put their health on the back burner and not make themselves or their health a priority. But it shouldn’t have to be that way and today I am going to show you how you can still be healthy and live a healthy, happy life without compromising your wallet or your health.
Nighttime Eating and Your Health
So, do you eat late at night? Do you snack before bed? What do you eat? Is it healthy? Are you diabetic? Well, there is plenty of research that shows the negative effects of eating and there is also research that shows the positive effects that it has. Let’s look at the old and new perspectives on eating at nighttime.
What are the Blue Zones?
Welcome to my blog, Harmony Shift. Have you everwondered about the people you hear about living to 100 years old and beyond?Have you ever wondered what their secret is? Or how they do it? Well, I ranacross this great Netflix original series about the Blue Zones and thought Iwould share it with you just inContinue reading “What are the Blue Zones?”
Exercising at Home? Use Household Items as Workout Equipment
Commonly found household items can easily serve as good alternatives to gym equipment. For example, filled water bottles make great dumbbells! You can start with smaller 500ml bottles before moving on to 1L or 1.5L bottles. You can do biceps curls, triceps kickbacks, and even do some overhead presses with water bottles. Dry towels are another great addition to helping you get a workout in. Use them to stretch out before/after an exercise. To add a challenge, you could use a damp towel too.
4 Pre-Workout Supplements and Their Benefits
Pre-workout supplements, also known as “pre-workouts,” are intended to give you energy for when you exercise. The main ingredient in most of them is caffeine. These supplements often come in a pill form or a powder form, with powder being the most popular. Some of the ingredients in certain pre-workouts (read the labels) can be good for your health and your workouts. But the supplements can bring on side effects as well that you’ll need to be aware of.
The Mighty Benefits of Strength Training
Since lean muscle mass naturally diminishes with age, it’s imperative to do some sort of resistance training at least 2 times per week. In addition, your body fat percentage will increase over time if you don’t do anything to replace the lean muscle you lose over time. Strength training can help you preserve your muscle mass at any age.
4 Workout Tips for Women Over 40
As women get older, you’re more susceptible to illnesses and chronic pain, including heart disease and osteoporosis. Even though moving around may be the last thing you want to do, inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease. Studies show that a little under 23 percent of U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 ( https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr112.pdf) are getting the recommended amount of exercise per week, and 28 percent over the age 50 are physically inactive. Unfortunately, sometimes age becomes a reason people feel they shouldn’t bother working out. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Simple Ways to Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau
To lose more weight, you need to either do one of two things, increase your physical activity or decrease the calories you eat. Using the same approach that worked at first may maintain your weight loss, but it won’t lead to more weight loss hence the plateau.
Wellness and Self-Care; Different Types and Meaning
There are a lot of different meanings to wellness. There are a lot of different ways people can talk about being well or living a healthier lifestyle by focusing on their wellbeing. So, let’s explore the different types, meanings and ways to stay healthy and live a more balanced and harmonic life.
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