Clean Eating, Health, and Fitness

    In everyday eating, the average male consumes around 27 grams of sugar per day. Factories produce sugar through a large amount of processes such as cutting down plants, bleaching, boiling, and chemicals that are used in order to increase its flavor.  (This is just 1 gram of sugar) In a can of soda, around half of the product is made up of sugar. (picture provided)  Sugar is made in several ways such as molasses and brown sugar. None of these different types of sugars are good for you nor natural. Companies and Factories are making billions off just Americans alone just by producing sugar.  Health risks of Sugar  vascular disease diabetes fatty liver disease tooth decay  weakened immune system weight gain  increases aging risk of heart attack or stroke Inflamed kidneys       There's a lot more symptoms of eating sugar, but it would likely cover the whole page. But, sometimes it's okay to have ice cream or something sweat once in a while. As long as you don't over consume

    In the United States, foods that contain fat are usually unhealthy in a diet. Food sources such as McDonalds, Burger King,  Hershey, Taco Bell and many others have grown to popularity and explains exactly how the obesity rate in the US is 40%. However, fats are needed in a human diet and are contained in a lot of foods that are completely natural. I'm going to provide some healthy fats that should be included in a diet. 1. AVACADOS Fun Fact: Believe it or not, it's actually a fruit! Nutrition Facts (1 avacado) 322 calories  More Potassium than bananas 4 grams of protein 29 grams of fat  13 grams of dietary fiber   2. ALMONDS Fun Fact: Without Bees there wouldn't be almonds because of Crop Pollination  The calories are meaningless, from personal experience just by having a handful of them will fill me up.  The calories are already provided, but they do contain a lot of protein and fibers! 3. PISTACHIOS (probably my favorite of this list) Fun Fact: Comes from a tree! Nutr

    My Journey With Health And Fitness        All my life, I've struggled to fit in at school. Growing up in one of the most depressing states, Pennsylvania, where the weather was always cold, and there was nothing to do but go to the movies or go to the mall, life felt like a perpetual cycle of boredom. As I graduated middle school and began my ascent towards high school, I joined the Varsity Football team and it was the worst experience of my life.      Despite breaking my back for two full seasons, I never managed to play a single game. I watched my parents sitting in the stands with disappointment in their eyes. At the end of my sophomore year of high school, I moved. I gave up football, and my life began to tailspin. Upon not being able to make friends, heartbreaks with girls', struggles in the classroom, and feeling as if I did not fit in no matter where I was, I dove into a deep depression. It was at that moment I promised myself to become a better person. I started this