Featured
Exploring the benefits of intermittent fasting: an in-depth perspective
What is intermittent fasting? What are its benefits?
Wellness
Running VS Weights: which is the best ally for slimming?
When our intention is to lose weight, one of the most frequent questions that assails us is whether it is better to run or lift weights to lose a few kilos. The benefits of physical activity are innumerable, but if we want to lose weight, what is better to do? Dr Massimiliano Febbi explains based on the latest scientific evidence.
Allergies, intolerances and anaphylaxis
Allergies and intolerances can occur when the body reacts to a substance, ingested or by contact, and recognizes it as harmful, therefore, producing antibodies to neutralize it. To know the symptoms and to address the specialists is fundamental. We see together in principle the symptoms and the causes.
Melatonin for Sleep | Functions, What It Is For, Side Effects
Melatonin is a hormone that helps maintain the right balance between sleep and wakefulness and when it is low it causes insomnia and sleep disorders. Let's see what melatonin is, what it is for, the benefits of taking it and the side effects.
Author:
iafstore Staff
March 31, 2023
How to reduce food waste: 5 practical and functional tips
In a world where hunger has not yet been eradicated, it is truly absurd to think that an average of 88 million tonnes of food are wasted every year. But can we do something in our own small way to reduce waste? Read our 5 easy 'anti-waste' tricks and start making a difference!
Nutrition and hepatic steatosis - the 'fatty liver'
Steatosis, a disease known as 'fatty liver', is a pathology linked to the accumulation of fat inside the liver cells. We find out together with Dr Carmine Orlandi what causes the onset of this pathological condition and what dietary measures we can take to prevent it.
Natural Anabolic Steroids, do they really exist?
The body naturally produces steroids to build muscle tissue and for other important processes. We often hear of steroids in reference to anabolic drugs that are improperly and illegally used to increase muscle mass, ignoring the fact that there are natural substances that could, without the side effects of drug therapy, help us increase our training results. Let's find out what they are!
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Nutrition
Nutrition and awareness: how to manage during the holidays?
How to manage nutrition during the holidays? You can adopt some 'strategies' to avoid gaining weight and maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle
Vegan diet: risks and benefits
Pros and cons of the vegan diet: the assumption that the health benefits of vegan diets (vegetarian diets without dairy or egg products) are increasingly popular.
Essential fatty acids: properties and functions
Industrial refining of fats has effectively eliminated essential fatty acids from our food chain. A correct intake of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the diet can bring benefits in terms of health and well-being. Find out with us where they are and all the positive effects they bring.
Author:
iafstore Staff
March 10, 2023
Beautiful and healthy skin from within
Beautiful and healthy skin is everyone’s dream.
Taking care of your skin with proper nutrition and supplementation, as well as protecting it from the aggression of external agents, allows each of us to have the best possible appearance despite the time.
Author:
iafstore Staff
February 28, 2023
Dark chocolate protein bites
Protein truffles are one of the best desserts to prepare with protein powder. Don't know how to do it? Follow Samantha's recipe step by step and surprise those you love with these delicious and protein-rich sweets.
Savory crepes with salted pistachio oatmeal and 100% pistachio cream
Do you love the taste of Pistachio and Crepes? This recipe will come to your mind when you feel like a quick but very tasty lunch or dinner! Loved in every version, sweet or savoury, the recipes with Pistachio conquer the palates of young and old alike and it takes very little to make a simple dish delicious with this "thousand-year-old green hazelnut". What are you waiting for? Get ready to cook with us!
Sport
Making the most of your training: The Power of Superseries in Bodybuilding
In the vast panorama of training with the use of overloads, one of the techniques that has always caught the attention of bodybuilding enthusiasts is the superseries. A superseries is an advanced form of training in which two exercises are performed consecutively without a significant break between them, so as not to allow the energy substrates to recover
Dehydration in endurance sports
In a sedentary person, the daily exchange of water is about 2.5 litres (intake and output), but the liquids that actually circulate in the entire digestive system amount to about 9 litres. In an athlete, the quantities vary considerably due to an increase in outflow, mainly in the form of sweat. These losses must be adequately compensated for by an increase in intake.
Adrenergic fatigue: another enemy to be able to face
It is true that you will not get anywhere without effort, but beware that the degree of fatigue can gradually become more serious and more difficult to recover.
Pre-Workout: with or without stimulants?
When we talk about a pre-workout what we expect is to take something that will give us that physical and mental boost, which will help us to give our best during the whole workout, and here's the crux of the matter: is it better to use pre-workouts with stimulants or without? And for whom or for which phases of the training periodization is it better to use one or the other?
Author:
Agnese Russo
September 01, 2021
Energy bars for cycling and endurance sports
Endurance sports, also known as endurance, are activities that require long aerobic efforts with prolonged muscle fatigue. Energy bars are an excellent solution for replenishing the body with substances that enable prolonged aerobic sports activities and provide the right amount of energy.
Author:
iafstore Staff
August 17, 2021
7 must-see supplements for cycling
Whether you are a road, dirt or track cyclist, here are the 7 must-have supplements for this exceptional sport that requires energy, Energy and endurance.
Author:
iafstore Staff
July 14, 2021