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Intermittent Fasting and the CrossFit Prescription for Nutrition
“The CrossFit nutrition recommendation is to eat meat, vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar while keeping intake to levels that support exercise and not body fat. This focus on quality and quantity is how we reach optimal results in health and performance. However, there are times when sustainability outweighs precision when it comes to diet. The CrossFit Nutrition I online course provides nutrition tactics allowing users to maintain quality and quantity control when precise weighing and measuring and other forms of dietary restriction become counterproductive.”
Source: CrossFit (Story Link)
4 Tips for Managing Family Conflict This Thanksgiving
“Over the next few months, people will be spending the holidays with loved ones, and a familiar scene will play out at family gatherings worldwide. Amidst the laughter and warm conversation, there will be some tense moments and the occasional full-on argument. One moment everyone’s chatting about the weather, and before they know it, they are debating mask mandates and arguing about vaccinations or the latest political scandal.”
Source: Psychology Today (Story Link)