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Optimizing your Diet for Weight Loss

Pt. 3: Building a Sustainable Diet Model Intro to Weight Loss Weight loss is fundamentally dependent on two variables. Calories being consumed and calories being expended. To lose weight, the number of calories being consumed must be less than the number of calories being expended. This is what we call being in a calorie deficit. […]

The Weight Loss Journey

Pt. 2: Overcoming the Obstacles How Does it Work? Losing weight at its fundamental core revolves around thermodynamics. Namely, that energy cannot be created or destroyed, rather, it can be transferred from one form to another. A plant receiving lots of energy from sunlight can transfer that energy into storage substances. If the plant is […]

Keep the Weight Off!

Part 1: Prevent Excess Fat Accumulation after Dieting New Year New You As the 2022 holiday season concludes, a long list of goals for 2023 start to gain traction. Among them, losing weight is both popular yet extremely difficult. It takes months to adjust your appetite and pick up valuable training information, and it takes […]

A 2022 View on the Impact of Microplastics

What are Microplastics? Plastics are durable, waterproof, and extremely cheap, making the exponential rise in use and production inevitable. With great demand in fields such as medicine, packaging, and electronics, the amount of plastic waste accumulating in the United States alone exceeds 40 million metric tons. Even with astounding advances in recycling engineering, the plastic […]