Lifestyle
Proteins, Fats, and Carbs: How to Balance Your Diet
Dieting can be confusing. High-protein diets claim to help you lose weight quickly, but can lead to high cholesterol and increase your risk for heart disease. ...
Excess Weight Ages Us More Quickly
We all know that being overweight or obese can pose threats to our health, especially at a young age. But what effects does overweight or obesity ...
Healthy Living 101: How to Read a Nutrition Label
Too often, purchasing food can be confusing, especially with all of the persuasive marketing tactics used by food companies. Learning how to read, understand, and compare ...
Calorie Saving Substitutions
If you eat more calories than your body needs, your body will inevitable store them as excess weight. The trick is to reduce your calorie intake ...
Ideal Body Composition: What You Should Know
We live in a culture that has become increasingly more obsessed with body image and weight. Dangerously thin bodies are celebrated and coveted, perpetuating the unrealistic ...
Eat This, Not That: Breakfast Edition
You've heard that breakfast is the most important meal. It boosts your metabolism, staves off hunger, and provides you energy to start and get through your ...
Real FitDay Users Share: What Was Your "A-Ha" Moment?
What sparked you to embark on your fitness journey? For many of us, it was one moment or incident - the "a-ha" moment - that got ...
Meal Planning Made Simple
The key to long-term weight management and healthy eating is consuming a balanced diet. Restrictive eating and fad diets may provide temporary weight loss, but they ...
10 Tools to Help Keep You on Track
1. Good Pair of Shoes Make sure you have a pair of shoes that fit you well and are made for the type of activity you plan ...
Four New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
The new year is here! While many, many people plan to use this landmark time to get healthier or lose weight, the problem with these goals ...
Healthy Kitchen Staples to Start 2012
If you want to make over your health, refrigerator, and pantry, then make a note of these 12 staples that will get you eating right in the ...
Pizza a 'Vegetable'? How to Handle School Lunches
Recently, Congress passed a bill that classifies the small amount of tomato paste in pizza as the equivalent of a serving of vegetables. The problem is ...
10 Tips to Help You Achieve Your New Year's Health Goals
With the new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start. For many people, this means leading a healthier lifestyle and losing weight. If this is ...
The FitDay Guide to Healthier Holiday Baking
The holiday season always seems to throw us all into a baking frenzy. We whip up dozens of cookies, cupcakes, pies, candies, and other treats that ...
5 Ways to Eat Mindfully at Holiday Parties
The holidays can cause an internal struggle between the desire to splurge on festive treats at numerous feasts and the will to avoid the inevitable weight ...
What You Should Know: The Risks and Rewards of Bariatric Surgery
The National Center for Health Statistics report that 30% of adults (over 60 million) and 17% of children and adolescents (12.5 million) are obese - i.e. having a Body ...
Using Thanksgiving Day Leftovers in a Healthy Way
Turkey Day has come and gone, leaving us all feeling a little softer around the middle. So what are you supposed to do with all of ...
How to Cut Extra Fat, Sugar, and Calories from Fall Vegetable Dishes
Sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins, and other colorful squash are available in abundance during the fall season. Upcoming holidays like Thanksgiving also bring these vegetables to the ...
Spilling the Beans on Bean Benefits
We all know that fiber is an important part of a healthy diet. We also know that fiber is likely our closest ally when it comes ...
Omega-3 and Omega-6: The Essential Fatty Acids to Include in Your Diet
Essential fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats that we must get from food. They are necessary for optimal brain function, metabolism regulation, hair growth, bone health, and ...
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6 Signs You Should Be Leery About Eating From That Food Truck
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The Supermodel Skincare Routine Is a Lot Simpler Than You Think
Supermodels may look flawless at all times, but that's their job. In reality, they work really hard to be flawless and have picked up tricks and ... Read More »
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Distinguishing Between Autism and Social Anxiety
Autism is on the rise, but just because you or your child might be uncomfortable or awkward in social situations doesn’t mean autism is the ... Read More »
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Why Apple Cider Vinegar Is the Ultimate Home Remedy
Sometimes the answer to life’s ailments and treatments is right under your nose … or in this case inside your kitchen. If you do ... Read More »
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Healthy Edibles: Can You Have Your Weed Brownie and Eat It Too?
Edibles, or cannabis-infused foods, are the health-conscious person’s way of avoiding the harmful effects of smoking marijuana. But when most people think of edibles, they ... Read More »
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Get Into the Zen Zone With These 5 Alternatives to Meditation
Meditation may be good for the soul, but many people get stressed at just the thought of sitting and "doing nothing." If you're an active type ... Read More »
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9 Celebrities and the Physical Features That Made Them Famous
In Hollywood, where image rules and looks mean everything, some celebrities are as famous for their beautiful body parts as they are for their talents. In ... Read More »
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5 Reasons You're Having Food Cravings
Food cravings can be beneficial when your body is telling you which nutrients it’s lacking, but cravings can also lead to junk food binges and ... Read More »