How to Meal Plan and Prep for a Busy Week
Blog by Riley Houston about how to meal prep for busy weeks. Save time & money.
Wine Not Wine?: Part 1
Winemaking (vinification) has been around for millennia, and winemakers continue to study to improve the wine. Oenology – the science of wine and winemaking – has been reviewed by vintners (winemakers) to continually improve their products. Their studies have supported the health effects of wines. To understand the impacts on our health, you must first […]
Everything You Need To Know About Alcohol
Alcohol makes us think of drinking – good times, regrets (like those late-night texts), crying on the street, and our parents. But for chemists, it is a blanket term for countless compounds of varying functions. Although chemists used alcohol to refer primarily to ethanol, alcohol now refers to technically refers to any organic compound (compounds […]
BMI Is Bullsh*t
The term BMI (Body Mass Index) is known universally, and it’s been hailed as a valuable tool to estimate your body fat. People learn to use this number because they have been told over and over again by doctors, fitness instructors and the media that it is an accurate assessment of body composition. However, the […]
Dieting Explained By A Dietitian
I love food, especially eating, but dieting not so much, which is ironic coming from a registered dietitian (RD)- diet is literally in my job title. This is because a diet takes commitment and discipline, but most importantly, dieting needs a reason, which I don’t have, and why would I? I don’t have kidney damage, […]
Everything You Need To Know About Caffeine
Chemical Structure of Caffeine Caffeine, the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug to date, has been subject to praise and scrutiny since 3000 BCE; its history, usage, and health effects are well worth discussion. It’s difficult to imagine a person in today’s society that hasn’t heard of caffeine, whether as a daily essential or absolute abstinence; […]
