Gerald Fitz's Articles in Nutrition


  • 8 Cups Of Water Per Day An Urban Legend?
    You’ve probably heard that it takes 8 glasses of water per day to have a healthy diet. Is it possible that this could be an urban legend?

  • Add Endurance To Improve Your Running
    People love to run marathons. Marathons are a way of helping people to stay motivated with their weight loss goals. It is hard for many people to get on a treadmill or an elliptical machine and run for hours without having a goal in mind to help motive them.

  • Add Endurance To Your Cycling
    Lance Armstrong, ever since he started winning the Tour De France, has breathed new life into the sport of cycling in the United States. Cycling is a great part of any weight management program.

  • Alternative Ways To Add Bulk To Your Frame
    Bulk seems to be a very funny word when it comes to weight management. It seems that when anyone ever thinks about adding bulk, they think about adding weight. People think about the huge linemen in the NFL with large bellies and wide butts.

  • An Easier Way To Count Calories
    If you’ve never done it before, counting calories can really be tedious. You probably aren’t used to putting a number to the quantity and type of foods that you eat every day. The truth is, if you don’t start learning how to count your daily calories, you won’t know what progress you’re making and you won’t be a ...

  • An Ode To Chocolate
    It could be considered the food of love. We give it to our sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, doting parents give it to their children in the form of a bunny on Easter, it sweetens the beginning of a date in a heart-shaped box.

  • Are Multivitamins Good For Children?
    The proper care of a child requires constant daily decisions. You need to decide what they wear, what they eat, what toys they use, how they are disciplined, and on and on.

  • Are Organic Foods Worth The Money?
    Food prices have risen faster in recent years than ever before. As many of us are feeling the pinch, it is time to reevaluate some of our food purchases. The term â€organic†has been thrown around in the shopping aisles like sprinkles on the jelly donut you’re trying to avoid

  • Basketball Fitness Starts With Diet
    One of the underappreciated aspects of basketball is the management of one’s weight. Even for a person that is simply looking for a hobby that will help them to get into the shape that they have always wanted will benefit from the strenuous action of basketball.

  • Cravings And Good Nutrition In Pregnancy
    Achieving a healthy diet is one of the most important tasks during pregnancy.

  • Decreasing Your Appetite
    In the battle to lose weight often the greatest initial hurdle is to eat less food. You need to decrease calorie intake and increase calorie burn in order to start shedding pounds. So the question isâ€"how do we decrease our desire to eat food?

  • Diet Smart With Sugar, Avoid The Crash
    Your physical appearance is a reflection of what is going on under the surface. It shows not only the kind of food you eat, but also the kind of person that you are.

  • Eat A Rainbow Of Foods
    If the old axiom â€you are what you eat†is right, then why not eat a vibrant assortment of foods? Our eye is naturally attracted to deep green of landscapes and the rich red of roses, then why do we eat a mottled gray colored diet? French fries, hamburger, and an artificially flavored drink.

  • Excitement Is The Key To Diet Success
    Any time you venture into a new area in your life, whether you are applying for a job, starting a new business, starting up a new hobby, or beginning a new diet, the key to success is excitement.


  • Fiber Crazeâ€"what Is Fiber?
    Lately you may have seen a few commercials on television for products containing fiber. What is fiber? How can it benefit me? There are two types of fiber, dietary and â€functional†fiber. Functional fiber is what is being added to these products we are hearing about in commercials.

  • Five Essential Changes For Good Health
    There are a few simple changes you can make in your lifestyle that will benefit your health. Simple things tend to have the greatest impact. Adapting and adding these essential five things can help you meet your fitness goals and to live a longer and healthier life.


  • Foods That Will Destroy Diets
    Even if you are a workout fanatic, you still need to watch your diet in order to lose the weight that you want. There are many different programs and diets to choose from.

  • Genetic Engineering And The Search For Non-gmos
    When it comes to genetics, any organism, We live in an age of advanced scientific exploration. Genetic research is at an all-time high and new discoveries in this field are cropping up every day, literally.

  • Get Into Baby Shape
    Fewer and fewer women who are between the ages of 20 and 34 years old are living a lifestyle they should before becoming pregnant. If you are thinking about having a baby, then there are many things you can do to help your body be ready to have a baby.

  • Get On A Bike And Pedal
    You might not be the next Lance Armstrong, but you can still get a good workout and have fun on a road bike.

  • Getting Off To A Good Start
    We live in a fast paced world. Much of society is always in a hurry. Sometimes that means we neglect our health and wellness. Neglecting our health can cause many bad things to happen.

  • Good Fats! Essential Fatty Acids
    How often do we hear about the harmful effects of fat? We are taught as children to shun the stuff.

  • Good Ideas For Family Health
    We try to make good health choices for ourselves. It is only natural that we want to share what we know with those who are closest to us.

  • Healthy Living As A Student
    Student life is a unique mixture of excitement and stress. Finding a healthy balance is often difficult when faced with so many demands for your time. As a student you are responsible for your emotional, social, spiritual, and physical needs as well as your schooling and perhaps a job.

  • How To Burn More Calories
    When people are losing weight, they are concerned about burning calories. The secret to losing weight is to burn more calories than you eat or take in. When you are burning calories, your metabolism is at work.

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