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Nutrition

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Plated Meal Delivery Review

Plated Meal Delivery Review: Was It Really That Simple?

It’s not hard to see why Plated is one of the more popular meal delivery services on the market: They offer fresh and sustainably raised produce and meats, flexible ordering and subscription options with ... Continue Reading

Instant Knockout

Instant Knockout Fat Burner Review – The Best Appetite Suppressant?

We take mixed martial artists seriously and when they’re recommending a fat burner, our ears perk up. Today, we're going to discuss Instant Knockout, a fat burner product that could actually help to ... Continue Reading

BarBend Powher Review

Powher Review – What’s Different About a Women’s Pre Workout?

Do women need different pre-workouts than men? Powher joins the ranks of brands like FitMiss, StrongGirl and other brands seeking to provide a boost to the slightly tricky female pre workout market, ... Continue Reading

A review of Home Chef Delivery

Home Chef Meal Delivery Review: Did It Taste Homemade?

In the increasingly crowded world of meal delivery services, Home Chef stands apart for a few reasons. They have a clear focus on accessible preparation, legions of fans, and the backing of one of the ... Continue Reading

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Ascent Whey Protein Review (2025): An RD Scrutinizes This Tasty Powder

Whey protein is what you’ll find in many of the best protein powders on the market, and Ascent Whey Protein stands out from the pack with its unique filtration process. Their Native Whey Protein Blend is ... Continue Reading

Ritual Essential for Women

I Tried Ritual Essential Vitamins for Three Months Straight. Here’s How I Felt

Ritual is vitamin supplement company with women’s daily vitamin called Essential for Women. I’d previously taken Ritual for 30 days about a year ago. But recently, I haven’t been feeling quite like the ... Continue Reading

Legion Phoenix Review – 3 Ways It Burns Fat

You can’t pop a pill to get a six pack, but you can pop a pill that makes it easier to burn fat. It might be hard to believe but the science is actually pretty solid, provided you're paying attention and ... Continue Reading

Ritual Versus Care/of Vitamins Review — How Do Top Brands Compare?

There’s no shortage of multivitamin brands popping up on my Instagram feeds that promise to amp-up my health-game one supplement at a time. But thanks to their aesthetically pleasing packaging, ... Continue Reading

MuscleTech Nitro Tech Casein Gold featured

MuscleTech Nitro Tech Casein Gold Review – Highest in Calcium?

MuscleTech is one of the most popular and inexpensive supplement companies on the market, ubiquitous in supplement stores and usually mentioned alongside other big names like Optimum Nutrition and ... Continue Reading

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Casein

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Casein Review – Most Popular Brand?

If you know protein supplements, you probably know Optimum Nutrition. This company sells the most popular protein powder on the market — Gold Standard Whey — which has won countless awards and is ... Continue Reading

The Bar Shack Custom Protein Bar Review

In the last five years alone, protein bars have grown in popularity across all spectrums of health oriented individuals. Whether you're a dedicated strength athlete or the casual lifter, chances are you ... Continue Reading

No Cow Protein Bar Review

No Cow Protein Bar Review — Best Tasting Vegan Bar?

In this review, we'll be taking a deep dive look into the No Cow Protein Bar. No Cow protein bars are a non-dairy vegan friendly protein bar that made their name by not only matching niche nutritional asks ... Continue Reading

Naked Nutrition Less Naked Mass Gainer

Less Naked Mass Review – How Many Carbs for a Mass Gainer?

Naked Nutrition is a Florida-based nutritional supplement company and per their name, they’re pretty well known for stripped back products. That doesn’t just mean they eschew artificial flavors and ... Continue Reading

Transparent Labs Mass Gainer

Transparent Labs Mass Gainer Review – What’s “Natural” About It?

The Utah-based supplement company Transparent Labs is making some serious waves in the industry. Unsurprisingly (given the name) they have a big commitment to transparency in their products — there are no ... Continue Reading

Care Of Vitamins Review

Care/of Vitamins Review — Is Personalized Better?

Care/of is a vitamin delivery service that sends customers personalized packs of vitamins and supplements, based on their answers to a few easy questions about your goals, lifestyle, and values. Their aim ... Continue Reading

Organifi Red Juice Review

Organifi Red Juice Review – Can It Really Boost Metabolism?

Organifi is a California-based company founded by Drew Canole that's best known for their Green Juice, a green superfood powder that has a big emphasis on the adaptogen ashwagandha, which could help the ... Continue Reading

MusclePharm® Combat Crunch Protein Bar Review — Are They Too Chewy?

Founded in 2008, MusclePharm® is a sports nutrition company that makes a variety of products for all types of strength athletes. One of their more popular products comes in the form of protein bars, aka ... Continue Reading

FitJoy Protein Bar Review

FitJoy™ Protein Bar Review — The Right Kind of Chewy?

In the ever growing landscape of protein bars, FitJoy™ tries to deliver a bar that comes with adequate fiber and protein content with minimal overall sugar. A lot of bars on the market attempt to do the ... Continue Reading

Boost Original Review

Boost Original Complete Nutritional Drink Review – Good for Digestion?

Boost is a part of Nestlé Health Science and as one of the few meal replacement shakes that actually gets advertised on television, there's a chance you've known about this drink for a while. The company ... Continue Reading

One Protein Bar Comprehensive Review

ONE Bar Review — Best Tasting Bar?

In the last year, we've seen ONE Bars take a completely different form on the shelves and in the eyes of those that consume them on a regular basis. With newly refined packaging and a clean appearance, One ... Continue Reading

Transparent Labs Vegan Protein

Transparent Labs Organic Vegan Rice & Pea Protein Review – Pros Vs Cons

Transparent Labs is a popular supplement company that really likes to emphasize — big surprise — transparency in their products. They don't just get really, really specific with their measurements (there ... Continue Reading

American Metabolic Keto Meal Replacement

American Metabolix Keto Meal Review – A Butter-Based Meal Replacement?

American Metabolix is a supplement company based in Texas and while they don't just do keto supplements, they do a lot of keto supplements. There's a keto greens powder, a keto pre-workout, and then ... Continue Reading

Kate Farms Komplete Meal Replacement

Kate Farms Komplete Meal Replacement Shake Review

Based in California, Kate Farms has an unusual story behind it. It's named after the founders' daughter, who was born with cerebral palsy, and they say they used their self-devised meal replacements to ... Continue Reading

Kegenix Keto Meal Replacement

Kegenix Keto Meal Review – What Do Ketones Taste Like?

Kegenix is a Florida-based nutrition company that focuses, of course, on the ketogenic diet. They sell a lot more than just keto-friendly meal replacement powder; there's also keto-centered vitamin ... Continue Reading

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