Diets
Understanding Metabolism: How It Influences Weight Control
It may be tempting to blame your failed weight loss attempts or weight gain on a slow metabolism. However, it is rare that excessive weight gain ...
What Are Carbs? How They Work (and How to Get Them to Work for You)
Most people view carbohydrates as "evil" foods. Found in breads, pastas, cereals, and almost everything sweet, carbohydrates receive a bad reputation for causing weight gain. In ...
How Cheating Can Help You Succeed
We've all heard the old adage "cheaters never prosper." But when it comes to following a healthy diet to lose weight or maintain your current weight, ...
Protein and Dairy: A Dieter's Best Friends?
New research has found that increased consumption of protein, particularly protein from dairy foods, helps people who are dieting lose more fat and preserve lean body ...
Carbs and Dairy: Is It Really Safe to Skip Them?
As a child, I was taught that my meals needed to come from 4 simple food groups: grains, seafood/meats (including beans), dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese), and ...
Getting Enough Fiber Is Easier Than You Think!
The average American is not consuming enough fiber. Most health experts recommend approximately 25-35 grams of fiber every day. A few of the numerous benefits of ...
US News Ranks the "Best Diets"
US News and World Report recently released with a ranking of twenty diets. Their findings were based on seven criteria: short term weight loss, long term ...
16 Surprising Sources of Protein
Protein does more than just build strong muscles. It also strengthens bones, increases satiety, protects against heart disease, and helps support a healthy immune system. We ...
Eat This, Not That: A Comparison of Two Meal Plans
Every day, we are constantly faced with choices about what to eat. For most of us, it's got to be quick and easy, and it's got ...
Low, Less, and Lite: How to Decipher 'Healthy' Food Labels
Ever walk down a grocery store aisle and try to decipher labels? Or have you had a hard time deciding whether a product labeled as "low ...
3 Steps to Smart Snacking
If you ask anyone in the health profession how often you should eat, you will most likely be told to eat 5 to 6 small meals spread out ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Being a Flexitarian
The moniker “flexitarian” is a combination of the words “flexible” and “vegetarian.” A flexitarian is a person whose diet is usually meatless but occasionally includes meat ... Read More »
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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 ... Read More »
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Should You Base Your Diet on Your Blood Type?
The blood type diet, developed by Peter J D’Adamo, encourages you to choose foods based on if you have O, B, AB or A ... Read More »
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How to Eat a More Sustainable Diet
Most of us consider the health benefits when choosing food to buy, and how it affects our bodies, but how often do we stop to consider ... Read More »
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The Seemingly Healthy Foods That Are Secretly Poisoning You
Some foods you know you shouldn’t be eating, but others that could secretly be poisoning you may appear healthy. Knowing which foods to limit in ... Read More »
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10 Things to Remember Before Giving up on Your Diet
Feeling a little like tossing the towel in on your diet plan? Whether this is because you just haven’t been able to follow the ... Read More »
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How Sanitary Are Hot Springs?
Hot springs have been called “fountains of youth” for the anti-aging effects that mineral water can have on skin. But, that doesn’t mean they’re 100% ... Read More »
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No, It Isn't Made of People: Here Are the Benefits of Drinking Soylent
In a world brimming with protein shakes and meal-replacement solutions, it is hard to determine which products actually work. Are they even healthy? Enter Soylent! This ... Read More »
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Whatever You Do, Don't Consume This Before Sex
A romantic night should begin with a meal and end in the bedroom. But between enjoying a bite to eat and getting it on, a whole ... Read More »
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Buff and Blazed: Here's How to Eat Healthy When You're Stoned
Put down those cookies! Yes, they may taste delicious, especially when you’re feeling particularly “enlightened,” but you know you can do much better and avoid ... Read More »
