Health and wellness practitioners have differing opinions on how to best utilize, or whether to utilize, supplements in a health practice. Some see supplements as an ally to achieving health and fitness goals, while others feel that we should focus solely on diet and exercise before considering integrating supplements into a protocol.
Gut health is a hot topic in the health, nutrition, medical, and wellness communities. The amount of research conducted on gut health has mushroomed in the past two decades, and we have learned and confirmed that the gut is intimately connected to hundreds of bodily functions.
Whether you are learning about gut health as part of a structured course or are learning more about gut health on your own, it can take time to look up key terminology.
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This article is part of a series on Nutritional Psychology and how what we eat affects our brains and moods.
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It’s officially 2023. You know what that means: Yes, it’s time to talk about New Year’s resolutions.
Testosterone is thought to be the root of male aggression. Above-average levels of testosterone have been observed in incarcerated violent criminals and in athletes engaged in semi-violent sports such as football, lacrosse, and ice hockey.
The term “roid rage” has been applied to the explosive and often irrational behavior seen in men and women who use anabolic steroids (especially those that are highly androgenic) on a regular basis above the therapeutic dosage. Many marriages and friendships I have known have fallen on hard times as a result of the severe mood swings that many steroid users experience. The irritability experienced by males and females on anabolic /androgenic steroids are paralleled by a condition that millions of women each month endure, commonly referred to as “premenstrual tension syndrome”. Anabolic steroids, however, also have the opposite psychological effect in many abusers.
At the end of each year, cultures have different traditions for reflecting on the year past and welcoming the year to come. Here at AFPA, we spend some time reflecting on one of our favorite ways of communicating with our graduates and followers: our weekly blogs.
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