“Salt is like a sponge. When you have a lot of it in your body, it will draw more water to it and make you feel like an unhappy water balloon.”

There’s no doubt about it: sodium has gotten an extremely bad rap. And because of that, a LOT of people are starting to pay more attention to it. When I hear the word sodium, these are some things that come to mind:

• Bloating
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease

Protein powder’s gone from “bodybuilder’s only” to a staple in many Americans’ pantries. You can even find it taking up a whole row in the average grocery store. Nowadays it seems like everyone and their grandmother is using it, but is that wise? Is protein powder good for your health? And if so, how should it even be used? Is there a certain kind that’s best, a perfect time of day, an ideal amount?

Not gonna lie, protein powder confused me for the longest time. I actually avoided jumping on the bandwagon for a while simply because it can be so expensive. Now I have a protein powder that I LOVE (I’ll get to that) and use pretty frequently. I will say, it took me a long time to find one I trusted.

“I knew it was sugary, but 16 GRAMS OF SUGAR? In one serving??? I couldn’t believe it.”

The more I’ve learned about nutrition, the more appalled I’ve become with the food industry. Nowadays, people are much more health conscious than they used to be. Because of that, you’d think there’d be fewer harmful ingredients in processed foods, or even less processed foods overall.

But just walk into a grocery store and you’ll see that’s not the case. There are tons of processed foods out there. And despite researchers, doctors, and registered dietitians telling us to eat more whole, natural foods, we tend to keep buying these man-made products.

Why? Well that’s an easy one.