Hydration and Athlete Recovery: Getting Back to Action Faster
Intense physical exercise stresses the body. This stress leads to adaptations that improve your ability to perform athletically. But,...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
10 Micronutrients Ultra-Endurance Athletes Need
Optimal nutrition is important for everyone’s health. But when it comes to those training for ultra-endurance events, you need to double...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
11 Daidzein Rich Foods Ranked
In this post, we’ll discuss what is daidzein, some of the latest research related to daidzein and health, list daidzein-rich foods, and...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- May 17, 2020
- 16 min
Sodium Potassium Ratio: Discover Your Ideal Number
The sodium potassium ratio is the amount of sodium divided by the amount of potassium, and its measurement in urine is an excellent...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
10 Tips to Increase your Vegetable Consumption
The following guest post was written for our blog by Anita Fernandes. Anita Fernandes has been writing extensively on health and wellness...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min
Am I Eating Too Much Salt? (2 Questions to Ask Yourself)
If you are wondering whether you are eating too much salt, you should first congratulate yourself. Identifying high sodium intake as a...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min
Sodium Tracker (A Simple, Automated Solution)
Using a sodium tracker can help you elucidate dietary behaviors that are otherwise hard to monitor and track.
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Foods High In Potassium (the Ultimate Ranking of Potassium Density)
Foods high in potassium are important for a healthy diet, especially for those individuals looking to lower their blood pressure....
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
How to Track Sodium Intake (10 Step Guide)
If the food is pre-packaged with a nutrition label, skip this step. But, if you prepared your meal from a recipe...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Aug 22, 2019
- 3 min
Potassium in Beans (24 Beans Ranked by Potassium Density)
Less than 2% of all U.S. adults are meeting the recommended guidelines for dietary potassium intake. So as all of us could stand to eat...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Aug 16, 2019
- 2 min
50 Low Sodium Foods (Ranked)
We've ranked the top 10 low sodium foods by food group, and given you an interactive chart to browse for yourself to see just where your...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Mar 19, 2019
- 3 min
50 Calcium Rich Foods (Ranked)
We crunched the numbers from the USDA Food Database to find the 50 most calcium rich foods you can eat on a calorie-per-calorie basis.
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
50 Folic Acid Rich Foods: Ranked from Highest to Lowest
We've ranked the top 10 low sodium foods by food group, and given you an interactive chart to browse for yourself to see just where your...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
50 Vitamin C Rich Foods: Ranked from Highest to Lowest
We knew vitamin C is an essential micronutrient we need to eat daily to maintain optimal health. In fact, vitamin C is arguably linked to...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
10 Omega-3 Rich Foods: 3 Lists of Fatty Acid Rankings
Three rankings, one for each of the primary omega-3 fatty acids, give the top 10 omega-3 rich foods according to nutrient density.
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Nov 19, 2018
- 4 min
Quantified Self: 8 Devices and Services to Check Out
Here is a list of 8 products designed for measuring various aspects of health and wellness for the general consumer interested in...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
Improving Nutrition: What Gets Measured, Gets Managed
This age-old axiom was spawned in the world of business, but holds true in many aspects of life. That includes fitness and nutrition. The...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
Myricetin in Foods (Myricetin Density of 27 Foods)
Learn more about the potential health benefits of the phytochemical, myricetin, and compare the density of myricetin in 27 foods!
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Oct 18, 2018
- 4 min
Weight Lifting and Protein Intake (Protein Requirements)
Dietary protein can enhance muscle mass development. Several studies have been published that investigate the role of protein intake on...
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Brian Bender, PhD
- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min
Intake's Mission
Proper nutrition should be the first priority in global disease prevention. We believe that a change to healthy diets will have the...
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