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Why You Feel Bloated After Healthy Meals (And What We Recommend)
You finally did everything right: a big salad for lunch, roasted broccoli and lentils for dinner, maybe a smoothie loaded with fruit. Then an hour later your waistband feels two sizes too small. At Protea Nutrition, this is one of...
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Why Protein Matters More Than Ever in Perimenopause and Menopause
If your body feels like it's playing by new rules in your 40s and 50s, you're not imagining it. Menopause brings a drop in estrogen, and that decline is linked to more visceral fat along with lower bone density, muscle...
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How Your Gut and Digestion Change With Age
If you have noticed that certain foods no longer sit as well as they once did, meals leave you feeling more bloated, or your digestion seems less predictable, you are not imagining it. Our digestive system can change over time,...
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Not All Energy Is Created Equal: Understanding Caffeine + Meet Blue Hawaiian Vitality+
Caffeine is one of the most widely used stimulants in the world. But if you’ve ever had one energy drink that made you feel great and another that left you shaky, anxious, or crashing a few hours later, you already...
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Do OTC Cold Medicines Actually Work? What to Know Before Cold & Flu Season
With back to school happening, most families are starting to think about the up coming cold and flu season. With it comes the familiar trip down the pharmacy aisle looking for something, anything, that will make a stuffy nose, sore...
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How AnxDefy+ may Improve Heart Rate Variability (HRT)
A decade ago, most people had never heard of heart rate variability (HRV). Today, thanks to smartwatches and smart rings that track it automatically, HRV has become a daily health metric for millions of people looking to better understand how...
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Why Some Moms Get Their Period Back Quickly and Others Don't
After having a baby, it can be quite frustrating trying to gauge when you will get your cycle back. Whether you’re trying to conceive again, or just looking to be able to better track your fertility, without a period, it...
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The Gut-Brain Connection: Why Stress Affects Digestion
The connection between stress and digestion is more prominent than many people realize. Researchers often refer to it as the “gut-brain axis,” which is the communication network between the brain and the GI tract. When stress levels rise, the body...
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The Hidden Vitamin Deficiency That Could Be Slowing Your Metabolism
When most people think about boosting their metabolism, they reach for caffeine, crank up their cardio, or start tracking macros. But there's a quieter, more foundational force at work behind your body's ability to turn food into energy and it...