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Can Chewing Gum While Walking Help You Lose Weight?

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if losing weight were as easy as taking a magic pill? Of course, a fictional, magic pill to effortlessly drop pounds ...

10 Ingenious Tips for Better Portion Control

If you're trying to lose weight or have already achieved your goal weight but need to maintain that healthy weight, you know that portion control is ...

Everything You Need to Know about the Nordic Diet

You have probably heard the various well-established health benefits associated with the Mediterranean diet, but what you may not be privy to are the advantages of ...

10 Creative New Ways to Use Hummus

Hummus, the classic dip made from pureed chickpeas, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini (sesame seed paste), is not only delicious, it is also chock-full ...

People That Eat Nuts Have a Lower Risk of Heart Disease Than Meat Eaters

Results of a new study of Americans and Canadians found that those who consumed most of their protein from nuts and seeds had a lower risk ...

Pasta Doesn't Cause Weight Gain — It May Even Result in a Lower BMI

If you love pasta but are worried that it will make you gain weight, I have great news for you: new research shows that eating pasta ...

10 Delicious Ways to Use Mushrooms in Place of Meat

An entire cup of raw chopped mushrooms provides a mere 15 calories and no fat, wow! That is considerably fewer calories and much less fat than equal ...

Everything You Need to Know About the Sweet Potato Diet

Sweet potatoes have long been celebrated for their health benefits, with reports claiming that if you consume them regularly they can aid weight loss. This is ...

It's Not Just What You Eat That's Important, It's When — Here's Why

When it comes to setting up a healthy eating program, the first and most important step is always going to be figuring out your target calorie ...

Does Pedialyte Work as a Hangover Cure?

Anyone who has ever experienced a hangover knows that it’s not fun, and if you can, you want to stop that feeling as quickly ...

10 Healthy Avocado Recipes You're Gonna Love

Have you heard that avocado is nutritious but you are just not sure what to make of it? When basic guacamole and avocado toast gets boring, ...

The Weirdest Things People Have Found in Their Food

Imagine finishing up your snack of bagged cashews only to feel something hard in your mouth. And then reaching in and pulling out a tooth, complete ...

Are Vitamin Drops Safe for Babies? Here's What You Need to Know

We know that taking vitamins is important, especially if your body is not getting all the essential minerals and nutrients it needs through the food you ...

4 Muscles You're Probably Ignoring

When it comes to building your workout routine, you are likely like most people and hit the major muscle groups without a problem. Chest, shoulders, back, ...

Is It an Eating Disorder or Disordered Eating? Here Are Some Possible Signs

The DSM-5 classifies someone as having an eating disorder if they are restricting their energy intake relative to their requirements that lead to a significantly low ...

10 Ways You Didn't Know You Could Use Bananas

Did you know that there are more than 1,000 different types of bananas in the world? They range super sweet varieties to dense options like plantains. With ...

Everything You Need to Know About Vitamin K

Vitamin K is an important vitamin that is produced by your body and found in food. Vitamin K works to help make some proteins for your ...

Should Adults Drink Human Breast Milk?

For some people, drinking human breast milk is a fetish. For others, especially amongst male fitness and bodybuilding types, human breast milk is supposed to be ...

11 Reasons You Should Be Eating More Beans

Beans are such a nutrient-powerhouse that health experts recommend that you eat at least three cups of legumes (beans, lentils, peas) a week. The incredibly healthy ...

How to Make Smarter Food Choices When You’re Stuck in the Airport

One of the worst things about air travel (besides those tiny cramped seats) is the incredibly unhealthy food that seems to be in every airport. Most ...

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