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Helder Barroso
Feb 24, 20244 min read
The Krebs Cycle
Explaining the Krebs cycle can be challenging due to its complexity, but I will try to simplify it as much as possible. Here's a basic...
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Helder Barroso
May 27, 20232 min read
The Fasting Debate: Unraveling the Link between Muscle Building and Strength Gains
Introduction: Fasting has become a hot topic in the fitness world, with some claiming its benefits outweigh those of traditional...
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Helder Barroso
Mar 6, 20232 min read
The Importance of Dietary Fiber for Health: A Comprehensive Overview
Dietary fiber, a type of non-digestible carbohydrate found in plant-based foods, plays a crucial role in our health. In recent decades,...
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Helder Barroso
Feb 27, 20235 min read
The Low Down On Fermented Foods
What are fermented foods? Fermented foods are obtained through the action of microorganisms, namely bacteria, yeasts, and mycelial fungi,...
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Helder Barroso
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Milk & Milk Products
Whilst out hunter gatherer ancestors did not use milk products, there are many healthy nomadic and agricultural societies, dating back as...
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Helder Barroso
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Understanding Carbohydrates: The Fuel for a Healthy Body
Introduction Carbohydrates are often misunderstood and unfairly vilified in the world of nutrition. However, they play a pivotal role in...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Finding Your Maintenance Calories
To determine the appropriate amount of calories to consume for your planned muscle building or fat loss phases, you must first establish...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Best Approaches To Tracking Food
One of the biggest reasons I advocate you should weigh foods, as opposed to measuring their volume (when possible), is because...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Why I Hate Rigid Meal Plans
The main reason I don’t write meal plans for my clients, other than providing them as an example so my clients can initially see how to...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Tracking Calories
Accuracy, Flexibility, and Consistency Implementing quantitative changes to your diet is all about balancing these three qualities. If...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Hydration
LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER INTAKE Water is essential for cellular homeostasis and life and without it we can only survive a matter of days....
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Helder Barroso
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Calories In VS Calories Out
Total body weight is ultimately determined by:
calories in vs calories out
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Helder Barroso
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Blueberries
Blueberries are a popular food and frequently supplemented. The antioxidant and anthocyanin content of blueberries makes them...
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Helder Barroso
May 19, 20203 min read
The Popcorn Experiment
Have you ever finished a bag of chips even though they were cold and soggy? Have you ever ate stale crisps just because the bag was there...
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Helder Barroso
Jan 28, 20202 min read
I can't stop eating junk food
Helder If only I had more willpower, I could stop eating so much junk food. Can you help? For me this is not the fact that you have less...
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Helder Barroso
Jan 11, 20205 min read
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is popular spice worldwide. It exerts numerous biological effects on the body. Cinnamon is frequently treated as an...
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Helder Barroso
Dec 12, 20197 min read
All About Glycemic Index
What is the Glycemic Index? The glycemic index (or GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to...
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Helder Barroso
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Can you gain weight from eating too little?
Thermodynamics don’t lie! Thermodynamics is a way to express how energy is used and changed. Put simply, we take in energy in the form of...
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Helder Barroso
Sep 1, 20193 min read
How much protein do you need?
As with most things in nutrition, there’s no simple answer. Your optimal daily protein intake depends on various factors, notably your...
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