Lauren Bedosky

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Samantha McKinney

“Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that regulate many of the functions of our body,” says sports dietitian Hillary Ake, MS, RD, CSSD. Your cells use electrolytes — which include calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium — to spark the electrical charges your muscles need to contract. Those electrical charges also support many chemical reactions, including the ones that help your body maintain healthy fluid levels.

2 weeks ago | bodi.com | Lauren Bedosky

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2 weeks ago | aarp.org | Lauren Bedosky

A dash of table salt to liven up a bland dish here and there may not seem like a big deal, but you’re probably getting more salt than you think. While the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day, most Americans are getting 3,400 mg a day on average. “Salt adds flavor to food, but eating too much of it can lead to some health issues,” says Laura M. Ali, a culinary nutritionist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2 weeks ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Lauren Bedosky

For the better part of 30 years, I belonged to a ragtag collection of basketball junkies who gathered once a week for a couple of hours to demonstrate to each other why we were never skillful enough to earn a place on our high school squads. I maintained some level of (relative) proficiency into my late 50s and sank my last midrange jumper more than a decade ago at the age of 62.

3 weeks ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Henry Emmons |Gina Wagner

“Amino acids are the tiny but mighty building blocks of protein,” Shaw says. “Not only are they responsible for helping your body break down food, but they also provide support for tissue repair and growth, hormone function, enzymatic reactions, and more.”Plus, any amino acids that aren’t used to make protein can be used for energy when you’ve depleted other fuel sources, Ake says. This way, your body doesn’t have to dip into your protein stores during long workouts.