It is a fact generally known that eating a variety of foods makes a diet healthy and well balanced. The problem is that once we embark on a certain diet, we start buying all those foods, which supposedly have the highest amount of nutritional value. Once we start doing that, […]
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4 Tips for Healthy Cooking That Saves Energy
Blasting the heat in the summer was already a huge energy sucker, but so is cooking on the stovetop! (I know, right?! who’d have thought.) Thinking about how much cooking goes on in the house each day really opens one’s eyes to just how much of an energy waster cooking […]
Stress May Sabotage Diet Tenacity
Stress can significantly influence whether you are going to make healthy food decision or not, a new study suggests. When you are in a stressful situation, you are more likely to snack on a cake instead of fruits. According to the new study, it was found out that even moderate […]
Why You Shouldn’t Care About ‘Sticking Out’ As a Vegan
At the end of last year, articles like this one were written about a study that showed that out of those who go vegetarian or vegan, 84% end up going back to old habits. One of the main reasons cited is that people didn’t like ‘sticking out’ or being different. […]
5 Unhealthy ‘Healthy’ Foods: The Industry is Lying to You!
When it comes to your health and fitness, nutrition is 85% of the equation. However, food manufacturers usually don’t have consumer’s health in mind when they’re creating new products or marketing to the masses. There are also general misconceptions and fads that have been propagated as being facts in the […]
Why Energy Drinks Are a Bad Choice
Using energy drinks to cope with stress is not a good idea. I know this from personal experience. I recently worked a high stress job, where I drank an average of one and sometimes two 12 oz. Red Bulls every day. I worked long hours, didn’t get enough rest, and […]
How Kiwi Can Be Beneficial For Your Health
Kiwi, also known as kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry refers to an edible berry derived from a plant called woody vine. It is oval in shape and has a dull greenish-brown skin with rows of tiny, black seeds that come with numerous health benefits. Most people like kiwifruit due to its […]
10 Crazy Diets That People Have Actually Tried
Even though Meghan Trainor is currently ruling the airwaves with a relatable song about bringing booty back, a lot of people are still aching to lose weight. It seems like every day there is another diet fad being snapped up by the gullible masses. Whether you’re all about that bass […]
Vegan Health Hacks – Easy Ways To Remember How To Get All The Nutrients You Need
If you think there’s a ton of new food rules you’re gonna have to learn and memorize in order to stay properly nourished when you embark on a plant-based diet – relax. It is not so. People and the internet may scare you into thinking that it’s very difficult and […]
10 Easy Steps to Reducing Your Sugar Intake
Sugar is ruining our health [Link:1]. It’s a fact that we all know yet all blissfully ignore time and time again. Could you find any idea about steps to reduce your sugar? Not only is sugar making us sick, it’s making us overweight, overtired and prematurely old. Sugar causes problems […]
Battlefield at the Gym: Motivating Yourself Through the Exercise
It’s 5:30 pm on a Monday night at my gym. Monday evening and Saturday morning fitness classes are the busiest. I should know this because I worked in this industry for over 27 years. You should know this, too…right? After a weekend of perhaps eating and drinking too much (big […]
Plant-Based Diet Success Story: Lauren Vaught
Throughout my 30’s and 40’s, I tried almost every different type of diet out there. Short-term weight loss was achieved, but the sustainability of these ‘fad’ diets wasn’t there. I spent several years on a roller coaster of weight loss and gain, never feeling great. The only thing that got […]