Diets
Why Diets Don't Work
We don't often think about what the word "diet" really means. For most, it conjures up thoughts of the measures people take to lose weight. It's ...
5 Reasons to Keep a Food Journal
Learning how to eat for life and gain control over so many aspects of your life can begin with keeping a journal. Change is not always ...
Debunking 8 'Fad' Diet Myths
Turn on the television, open a magazine or walk through your local pharmacy and you'll find endless ways to lose weight. There are a zillion 'fad' ...
5 Superior Superfoods
If you're like most people, you want to maximize your nutrition, improve your health, slow the aging process, fight disease, and control calories, all while eating ...
Can You Cure Hayfever By Eating Right?
There's something in the air...and it's giving you hay fever. It could be pollen, dust, cigarette smoke, air pollutants, or a combination of many things. ...
How to Be a Vegan and Stay Healthy
Veganism is trendy and its proponents are constantly singing its praises--especially celebrities. But is it really as healthy as some claim? And more importantly, is it ...
The Skinny on Losing Weight with Green Coffee Beans
The latest buzz brewing in the nutrition world is the recent link between green unroasted coffee beans and weight loss. A recent study found that overweight ...
4 Strategies to Tame Your Sweet Tooth
You've gone through your kitchen and tossed out all processed foods. You've stocked up on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. You've even gone organic! But you're ...
Skinny Summer Cocktails
A delicious, refreshing cocktail can help you relax after a long day. Whether you're meeting friends or coworkers for drinks at happy hour, or you're whipping ...
Smoothie Smarts
Nothing is quite as refreshing and delicious during the warm summer months as a freshly-blended smoothie. Smoothies are not only tasty and easy to make, they ...
Weight Loss Myths Debunked
Myth: I can use a quickie diet or pill to lose weight and keep it off. Fact: Pills and fad diets do not provide lasting results ...
4 Great Foods for Grilling Healthy Proteins
Summer is almost here and many of us find ourselves dusting off that outdoor grill. Summer barbecues and pool parties can be fat-laden affairs, but we've ...
3 Simple Alternate Recipes for Low Calorie Desserts
Many people admit that they have a "sweet tooth" that often gets them into trouble, especially when trying to eat well or maintain a healthy lifestyle. ...
6 Tips to Eating Out Healthy
Dining at a restaurant can be daunting. Pictures of food are plastered all over the menu and other patrons are enjoying their meals as well. How ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 3: Maintenance
In the last part of the three-part series about getting your body bikini-season ready, we'll focus on perhaps the most important and often the most difficult ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 1: Your Diet
With summer just around the corner, you may be wondering what last-minute steps you can take to get your body bikini-ready. While we want to strive ...
Eating Light at Mexican Restaurants
Mexican food is spicy and flavorful, but it can be a diet downfall if you're not careful about what you order. Follow these tips to avoid ...
Smart Substitutions: On-the-Go Snacks
Do you have a busy lifestyle that has you dashing here and there with little time for a healthy, leisurely lunch? Whether it's the challenge of ...
Lack of Sleep: A Weighty Issue
Not getting enough sleep can do more than just make you feel sluggish the next day--it can actually sabotage your weight-loss goals. When you feel tired ...
Dietary Supplements 101
Supplements Many people take supplements to be healthy, lose weight, gain weight or achieve any number of health goals. However, there are various things to consider ...
Recent Diets
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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 »
