Myth Or Fact: Beer Is A Good After-Exercise Drink
c Bella Breakdown Everybody knows that drinking Gatorade, a protein shake, or even chocolate milk after a workout is good for you. After your body exercises, it needs sugars, fats, and protein to help restore energy and continue to build those muscles. For this reason, the aforementioned drinks make perfect sense. But beer? The verdict is in, and beer is NOT good for you post workout. Although beer does have some healthy, restorative qualities like sugar, carbs, nutrients, and a little bit of electrolytes, it has one main ingredient that basically overpowers all of the good stuff: alcohol. Alcohol...
Chocolate Milk Is A Great Post-Workout Recovery Drink
Bella Breakdown If you are an avid workout junkie and you love chocolate, this is the perfect post-workout recovery drink: chocolate milk. Researchers have found that chocolate milk has similar or even better results compared to a placebo or several other sports drinks. Chocolate milk has a 4 to 1 carb to protein ratio that is perfect for recovery. It is also loaded with electrolytes which is great for rehydrating your body. It was proven that after drinking chocolate milk, the subject was able to retain twice the amount of fluid. It is great for your body and you...
9 Iced Coffee Hacks That Will Only Make Your Addiction Worse
Bella Breakdown We love iced coffee. You love iced coffee. Everyone loves iced coffee! But what if we told you there were nine different ways to amp up your cold caffeinated love affair? Try something new this summer with one of these awesome coffee hacks: Make Coffee Popsicles – So fun and festive, imagine starting your day off with a coffee popsicle on your way to work! Shot of Espresso + Tonic Water – That’s right, the cold press coffee snob iced drink has been dethroned. Make Coffee Ice Cubes – Waste not, want not. Next time you...
