Nutrition and Diseases - AnatolijFitness

When we speak about how food is essential for our health and performance, we think about calories, how much protein and carbs you need in your diet and whether you are getting enough micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). But we are not always thinking about our digestion. Optimizing digestion is very critical for our health and performance. Compromised digestion can cause gas, bloating, diarrhoea, and constipation, impairing the breakdown and absorption of nutrients. All these problems are not nice and will…

5 Body types, according to Dr Eric Berg.

The main rule for losing weight is to burn more calories than you consume. In other words, the secret of all diets is a calorie deficit. Unfortunately, this rule is not always working correctly. Every rule always has an exception. Calorie deficit theory will not work if you have issues with some of your endocrine glands. In a previous article – “How hormonal imbalances can affect your weight loss”, we already spoke about problems with hormones like cortisol, insulin, thyroid…

How hormonal imbalances can affect your weight loss.

Many personal trainers and nutrition advisors will tell you that, regardless of your diet, the fundamental principle for weight loss is creating a calorie deficit - burning more calories than you consume. More about this principle you can read in my article: "The secret of all diets". However, it's not always that simple. Even if you eat less and exercise more, weight loss may still be tricky. This is because weight gain can be caused not only by poor eating…

All you need to know about blood pressure.

Blood pressure is a measure of the force that blood applies to the walls of the arteries when it flows through them. We are measuring blood pressure using two numerical readings, Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the artery walls during the contraction phase of the heartbeat. Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the artery walls during the relaxation phase of the heartbeat. When we have normal blood pressure, our blood…

An overview of nutrition-related diseases. We are what we eat!

There is a saying that 80% of all diseases start in the gut, that we are what we eat. This means it's essential what food you are putting in your mouth. To stay healthy, we should eat more fresh, natural, whole foods, giving us all the necessary macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Unfortunately, because of busy lives or other factors, we tend to eat more processed, sugary, high-fat, and too salty foods. And this can…