by Vicky Garcia | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog, Nutrition
Having a bloated stomach is different from gaining actual fat mass around your stomach, since bloating is temporary and mostly caused by air becoming stuck around your abdomen, making it distend outward. In simple words, being bloated is the feeling of having built-up... 
by Vicky Garcia | Nov 2, 2014 | Blog, Fitness
When was the last time you switched up your workout? If your idea of a solid workout is sweating it out on the elliptical for an hour each time—and nothing else—you’re definitely plateauing, and not getting enough out of your time. If you’re doing the same... 
by Vicky Garcia | May 1, 2014 | Blog, Nutrition
After you eat a meal or snack, your blood sugar levels rise and then decrease. You can start to feel tired if your blood sugar levels get too low. Snacks can prevent your blood sugar levels from dropping too much between meals. While sugary snacks can lead to sugar... 
by Vicky Garcia | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog, Nutrition
Salt is sodium plus chloride. Both are minerals. Salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride. It’s that 40% that causes so much concern among doctors today. Their findings point to the dangers of people overdoing salt intake in their daily diets. High blood... 
by Vicky Garcia | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog, Nutrition
All digestible simple sugars and starches eventually get converted to glucose in our body. Most types of cells use glucose as their main fuel source. After we eat sugars or starches, our blood glucose level rises. This signals our body to produce insulin, a hormone,...