Did you know that caffeine is considered an ergogenic aid? If you don’t want to spend a ton of money on fancy pre-workout drinks, plain old black coffee might be more than sufficient before your workout!
2020
One of social media’s hot wellness trends is collagen. You can find it in lots of different forms, from plain flavorless powder that you can add to any drink or meal to yummy flavored collagen creamers you can put in your morning coffee. A simple Google search shows reported effects of better skin elasticity, less wrinkles, and overall slowing the signs of aging. So are these supplements worth taking?
If you don’t have a plot of land to grow fresh vegetables, then you should think about growing sprouts or micro greens. If sprouts are the infants of the produce world, micro greens are the youngsters!
For this self-care blog post, I thought I’d share a podcast I recently listened to by a colleague of mine in the fitness and wellness world, Katie Hake, RDN. Ep 143 "I'm Stress Eating all my Quarantine Snacks" - How Nutrition Can Be a Form of Self-Care. Enjoy!