strong bones Archives - FitFunFusion.com

World Osteoporosis Day – 20 October

Intro GET UP AND GET MOVING – SAY NO TO FRAGILE BONES! Until around age 25, more new bone is added to one’s body than taken away, so bone density increases. From age 25 to age 50, bone density tends to stay stable with equal amounts of bone formation and bone breakdown. After age 50, bone breakdown

World Osteoporosis Day – 20 October Read More »

Beer for Stronger Bones

Leave a Comment / Beer and Wine, Bone Health, Health and Wellness / beer, bone health, dietary silicon, Dr. Charles Bamforth, dried dates, hops, malted barley, oatmeal, osteoporosis, strong bones

Do you enjoy beer? There is another good reason for drinking beer (in moderation of course): beer strengthens your bones thus fighting osteoporosis. Drinking beer may be good for building more than just beer bellies. Studies suggest that drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content. According to the National

Beer for Stronger Bones Read More »

Gone Bananas – Why They Are Good For You

Leave a Comment / Bone Health, Brain Health, Burn Body Fat, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cuisines, Cut Body Fat, Cycling, Dieting and Nutrition, Endurance, Energy Pick-Me-Up/ Post Workout, Energy Pick-Me-Up/ Prior to Workout, Health and Wellness, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Meal Prep, Recipes, Nutrition, Mental Health, Muscle Gain, Nuts and Seeds, Protein-Packed Quick and Easy Meals, Recovery, Recovery Meal, Smoothies, Snacks, Sports Nutrition, Strength, Vegan Diet, Weight Management, Women / allergy symptoms, banana bread, banana muffins, bananas, blood pressure, blood sugar, brain development, Cancer Prevention, carbs, cholesterol, colds, diabetes, diarrhea, faster healing, fiber in the diet, free radicals, gastrointestinal infections, good bacteria, green bananas, gut bacteria, health benefits, healthy bones, heart healthy, IBSlactose intolerance, immune system health, immune sysytem, inflammation, insoluble fiber, irritable bowel syndrome, lose weight, low-carb diet, magnesium, metabolism, minerals, muscles, nutrients, peanut butter banana sandwich, potassium, prebiotics, pregnancy, prevent kidney stones, probiotics, protecting your vision, resistant starch, soluble fiber, strenuous workouts, stroke, strong bones, the flu, urinary tract infections, UTIs, vitamin A, vitamin B6, Vitamin C, vitamins, weight management, workout recovery, yeast infections

What Are Bananas? Bananas are a tasty and convenient source of some important nutrients. People have grown this tropical fruit since ancient times, and its health benefits have been promoted for more than a century. You can eat bananas raw or mixed in your favorite smoothie. You can enjoy your own homemade peanut butter–banana sandwich,

Gone Bananas – Why They Are Good For You Read More »

Is Cheese Good For Your Health?

Leave a Comment / Dieting and Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Healthy Aging, Heart Health, Oral Health, Sleep / aged cheese, amino acid, bifidobacteria, blue cheese, brie cheese, calcium, cardiovascular disease, casein, cheese, Christine Milkstas, dairy, food-borne illness, good bacteria, gouda, gum disease, hard cheeses, health, Health and Fitness, heart, immune system, latobacilli, live cultures, low-fat cheese, moms-to-be, oral health, pregnant women, probiotics, saliva, saturated fat, Sleep, strong bones, teeth, teeth cavities, tooth enamel, tryptophan, WebMD

If your idea of heaven is eating a bit of cheese every day, good news! You may be helping your heart, boosting your immune system, and providing these other benefits. Read on…

Is Cheese Good For Your Health? Read More »

6 Reasons Why You Should Add Deadlifts to Your Workout

Leave a Comment / Abs, Back, Barbell, Bone Health, Burn Body Fat, Butt, Dumbbells, Gym Workout, Health and Wellness, Heart Health, HIIT workout, Home Workout, Inner-Thigh Workout, Legs, lower body, Muscle Gain, Strength, Strength and Weight Training, Weight Management, Weights, Workout, workout equipment / barbell, blood pressure, calories, cardio, Core, deadlifts, EPOC, excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, fat loss, Glutes, Hamstrings, heart rate, high-intensity interval training, hips, Lats, muscle, osteoblasts, osteoporosis, Shoulders, skeleton, spine, strength training, strong bones

We don’t know a more epic way to show off your strength than picking up a stacked barbell from the weight-room floor. The classic strength exercise engages one of the most innate human movement patterns (hinging forward at the hips) and works everything from your glutes and hamstrings to your core, lats, and shoulders. It also lets you move more pounds than

6 Reasons Why You Should Add Deadlifts to Your Workout Read More »

9 Simple Swaps to Upgrade your Breakfast

Leave a Comment / Eye Care, Heart Health, Meal Prep, Recipes, Nutrition, Nuts and Seeds, Protein-Packed Quick and Easy Meals, Strength and Weight Training, Weight Management / almond peanut butter, almonds, antioxidants, bagels, blueberries, body building, breakfast, Brittany Mullins, cacao, calcium, calories, Caroline Kaufman, cashews, cheese, chia seeds, chopped peppers, cold cereal, cottage cheese protein pancakes, cream cheese, diabetes, dieting, Dieting and Nutrition, dried berries, dried fruit, egg burritos, egg waffles, fiber, figs, fitness, fresh fruit, frozen breakfast sandwiches, Granola bars, Greek yogurt, health, Health and Fitness, healthy fats, heart disease, heart-healthy fats, high blood pressure, homemade granola bars, Jen DeCurtins, Lindsay Livingston, low-sugar granola, lutein, magnesium, milk, millet porridge, muscle growth, muscles, mushrooms, nut butter, nutrient-packed veggies, nutrients, nuts, oats, onions, overnight oats, pancakes, protein, pumpkin seeds, Rachel Begun, saturated fat, scrambled eggs, seeds, Serena Wolf, smoothie bowl, Smoothies, sodium, Sonali Ruder, spices, strong bones, sunflower seed butter, toast, tomatoes, unsweetened coconut, vegan peanut butter, Vitamin D, walnuts, Weight Management - Slim Down, whole grains, whole-grain English muffin, whole-grain waffles

Are you in a breakfast rut? If you’re tired of eating the same cold cereal, oatmeal or toast every morning, then it’s time to get a little adventurous. Banish breakfast boredom by upgrading your morning meal with these nine delicious and simple swaps. 1 If You Like Scrambled Eggs… Try Egg Waffles One day, Lindsay Livingston,

9 Simple Swaps to Upgrade your Breakfast Read More »

Over 40? These Problems can sneak up on You

Leave a Comment / Eye Care, Hearing Healthcare, Heart Health, Long Life, Muscle Gain, Pain, Skin Care, Weight Management / age, aging, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, Back pain, bladder control, blindness, blood pressure, blood sugar, blurriness, body building, bone mass, calcium, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, cataracts, cholesterol, chronic disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, climbing stairs, COPD, dementia, depression, diabetes epidemic, dieting, Dieting and Nutrition, disease, eating healthy, enlarged prostate, excessive sun exposure, exercise, eyesight, fitness, genes, genetics, glaucoma, health, Health and Fitness, healthy diet, hearing loss, hearing problems, heart disease, heart-healthy diet, heredity factors, high blood pressure, jogging, joint injuries, kidney disease, lifestyle, lifting heavy weights, loud noise, medications, muscle growth, muscle weakness, muscles, nerve problems, obese, obesity, optic nerve, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, over 40, over 50, overweight, physical activity, plaque buildup, pollution, smoking, stress, stroke, strong bones, vision problems, Vitamin D, weight lifting, Weight Management - Slim Down, weight-bearing exercises

1/16 Outsmart Your Age More than 9 in 10 older adults have some type of chronic disease, and almost 8 in 10 have more than one. So chances are, you’ll have one sooner or later. But there are things you can do to live a healthier life. 2/16 High Blood Pressure As you age, your blood

Over 40? These Problems can sneak up on You Read More »

Raw or Cooked? How to Get the Most Out of Fruits and Veggies

Leave a Comment / Burn Body Fat, Eye Care, Heart Health, Weight Management / antioxidants, apples, blueberries, broccoli, calcium, calories, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, carotenoids, carrots, casseroles, diet, dieting, Dieting and Nutrition, eyes, fat, fiber, fitness, fresh fruit, fruit juice, fruits, fungi, glucosinolate, grapes, health, Health and Fitness, heart disease, juicing, lycopene, magnesium, mushrooms, nutrients, nutrition, pasta, quick steam, raw garlic, sauteeing, steaming, stir-frying, strong bones, sugar, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, tomatoes, type 2 diabetes, vegetables, veggie stir-fries, vitamin A, Vitamin C, vitamins, Weight Management - Slim Down

1/13 Biggest Bang for Your Produce Buck If you’re trying to work more fruits and vegetables into your diet, make sure you get the most out of them. How they’re prepared can make a big difference in the nutritional punch they pack. The right type of heat can bring out the nutrients in some, but

Raw or Cooked? How to Get the Most Out of Fruits and Veggies Read More »

All About Magnesium

Leave a Comment / Health and Wellness, Nuts and Seeds, Supplements / almonds, and vitamin A, antioxidants, avocado, beans, black beans, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood vessels, bone loss, broken bones, brown rice, calcium, cashews, chickpeas, cholesterol levels, collard greens, cooked spinach, cramps, dark leafy greens, dieting, Dieting and Nutrition, edamame, energy level, fermented soy, fiber, fitness, flaxseeds, folate, HDL, headaches, health, healthy heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart-healthy fats, high blood pressure, inflammation, iron, irregular heartbeat, kale, kidney beans, lentils, magnesium, magnesium supplement, magnesium supplements, magnesium-rich, migraines, muscles, nausea, nerves, new bone cells, nutrition, nuts, oatmeal, oats, Okra, osteoporosis, peanuts, pecans, potassium, pumpkin seeds, seeds, soy, soy milk, soy yogurt, strong bones, sunflower seeds, Swiss chard, tempeh, tofu, type 2 diabetes, vegetables, veggies, Vitamin C, vitamin K, white beans, whole grains, zinc

1/17 What Is It? Magnesium is a mineral your body needs to work right. It helps with hundreds of important body processes, including those that control how your muscles and nerves work. It helps to keep your bones strong, heart healthy, and blood sugar normal. It also plays a role in your energy level. You

All About Magnesium Read More »

Eating for a Long Life

Leave a Comment / Brain Health, Burn Body Fat, Eye Care, Skin Care, Weight Management / acai berries, aging, almonds, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, atherosclerosis, barley, beans, beetroot, beets, berries, blood pressure, blueberries, bone health, brain food, breast cancer, brown rice, calcium absorption, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, carrots, cell damage, chickpeas, cholesterol, cholesterol-free protein, colon cancer, complex carbohydrates, constipation prevention, dairy, dementia, DHA, diabetes, diet, dieting, Dieting and Nutrition, digestion, digestive problems, disease, diverticular disease, EPA, extra-virgin olive oil, fatty acids, fiber, fish, fitness, foods, for Better Health, fruits, glass of red wine, glucose levels, good cholesterol, grains, Greeks, HDL, HDL cholesterol, health, Health and Fitness, healthy eyes, healthy skin, healthy weight, heart disease, Heart Health, helping digestion, immune system, infection, LDL, leafy greens, lean meats, live cultures, Long Life, longevity, lose weight, meals, Mediterranean diet, memory, memory impairment, milk, minerals, muscle, nutrients, nutrition, nuts, oatmeal, oats, oleocanthol, olive oil, omega-3 fats, pecans, phytonutrients, polyphenol-rich berries, prostate cancer, salad, salmon, skim milk, soups, spices and herbs, strawberries, strong bones, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, triglycerides, tuna, type 2 diabetes, unsaturated fats, vegetables, veggies, vitamin A, Vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamins, walnuts, weight loss, weight management, Weight Management - Slim Down, whole grains, whole milk, whole-grain, whole-grain breads, whole-grain pastas, wild rice, yogurt

See how you can live longer and live healthier. Foods like berries, olive oil, and nuts can help with your longevity. 1/13 Antioxidants and Aging Eat foods rich in antioxidants to help fight free radicals — unstable oxygen molecules that contribute to the aging process. Antioxidants can be found in colorful vegetables and fruits like

Eating for a Long Life Read More »

strong bones

World Osteoporosis Day – 20 October

Like this:

Beer for Stronger Bones

Like this:

Gone Bananas – Why They Are Good For You

Like this:

Is Cheese Good For Your Health?

Like this:

6 Reasons Why You Should Add Deadlifts to Your Workout

Like this:

9 Simple Swaps to Upgrade your Breakfast

Like this:

Over 40? These Problems can sneak up on You

Like this:

Raw or Cooked? How to Get the Most Out of Fruits and Veggies

Like this:

All About Magnesium

Like this:

Eating for a Long Life

Like this:

strong bones

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: