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Dear Mark: Collagen vs Whey Follow-Up

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark , I’m answering questions from last week’s Collagen vs Whey post. You guys had a lot of questions, mostly about collagen, and I’m here to answer them. Can collagen help with plantar fasciitis? Should you take collagen and whey together in the same smoothie, or do they cancel each other out? If a person can’t have whey, is there an equivalent protein powder source? Is glycine a good replacement for collagen? What about liquid whey from raw milk—how does it compare to powdered whey? If I wanted to get my glycine from foods, what would I need to eat and how much of it? Let’s find out: Is there any evidence that collagen supplements can help with plantar fasciitis? Suffering from this recently and the stretching from MDA has helped but looking to get that last 10% of healing so there is no pain. Fascia is basically pure collagen. If collagen supplementation has been shown to improve pain in other parts of the body made of collagen, like the knees or

5 Habits I’m Changing

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Atomic Habits My mom recently read James Clear’s  Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.  Since then, habits are her favorite topic! She wrote a blog post about her quest to change her everyday habits, and at the time she had 43 she was working on. Lest you think she has that many bad habits, she has broken some bigger ones down into several layers, so she’s tackling one at a time. (She is so nuts about the book she is giving away two copies so go over to her blog and enter!) Your Daily Habits Matter Most I have always lived under the mantra that the things you do everyday are what make or break your health. Having a giant piece of cake or 3 glasses of wine every other week isn’t going to make much of a difference in your overall health, but stopping for a daily grande Starbucks drink or drinking 3 glasses of wine  a day will have a big impact. So with that in mind, your daily habits are really quite important. Since mom and I have been

Review of Club Med in Sandpiper Bay, Florida

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I can’t wait to share this review of Club Med in Sandpiper Bay, Florida! A little backstory first… We had originally planned a family vacation to the Punta Cana location of Club Med, but with all of the craziness happening there, we decided to switch our trip to Sandpiper Bay, Florida. Thankfully, Club Med was very accommodating and switched our lodging with just a small penalty. The airline, however, was not so accommodating. Whomp whomp. Mal and I joke that we took the most expensive trip EVER to Florida. We had a great time, but, whoa, it was expensive. (FYI: This vacation was not sponsored in anyway; I’ve had no contact with Club Med’s influencer/media team.) Instead of my usual vacation blog recap, I decided to go a different route with a video review. I had a lot to say about our vacation and wanted to make sure that I gave you guys a full review of everything. We absolutely loved our time at Club Med Sandpiper Bay and highly recommend it, especially if you have kids. We re

How To Make Oatmeal

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Wondering how to make oatmeal properly? It’s not rocket science, but it does help to know which oats to use to get your desired results, and how to cook them properly to get those expected… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2XZ60Ql