Category: Nutrition

Eating Clean The best diet is the one that works for you. There are over hundred diet books presently, and many of those have made the best seller list. So, they must work, right? They do, for some, but seldom are they lasting or sustainable. Fad diets are all temporary at best. As one who […]

1. DRINK WATER Hunger is often confused with dehydration. Next time you feel like having a snack, have a glass of water. Even mild dehydration can alter our body’s metabolism, so aim to drink eight glasses a day and limit soda and fruit drinks. Drinking water before meals can help promote weight loss, and studies […]

Never eat before you go to bed. Always choose foods that are low-fat. Never eat more carbs than protein. When it comes to dieting advice, if someone tells you to “never” or “always” do something, it’s likely they’re promoting a nutrition myth. So how do you determine fact from fiction? Check out the following ill-informed nutrition […]

By Jennifer Fox Chances are you’ve eaten some processed food today. Whether it was breakfast cereal, a granola bar, lunchmeat or a frozen dinner, some part of your diet likely contained one or more of the many preserved, refined, prepared or otherwise messed-around-with packaged foods that line our grocery store shelves. To be fair, the […]

Find out how consuming too much protein can harm your body. By Miriam E. Nelse, PhD Seems like everyone at the gym is doing it: filling up on protein to bulk up those biceps. But it’s a misconception. Eating extra protein actually doesn’t do much toward boosting your muscle mass and strength. In fact, medical […]

By Nicole Reino Building a healthy eating plan doesn’t have to be confusing or overly restrictive—it just requires an easy-to-remember strategy. Use these simple tips to make a lasting change and discover the clarity that nutritious food brings to your mind and body. Start Small Whenever you’re making a major lifestyle adjustment, think about it […]

By David Wolfe What is detoxification?  And why cleanse?  Toxins exist all around us, in particular in the more than 70,000 chemicals that have been added to the environment since the 1940s.  We tried the idea that “it’s a better world with chemistry,” but chemicals have only made us feel worse.  Now we need to […]

By Eva Lana, MSc. It’s 2pm. You’re at the office, or working from home, when the midday fatigue rolls in. Then your stomach grumbles. You might even feel a little chilly? The “midday slump”, as it’s known, is a real issue a lot of us face. Most of the time, getting up and moving around […]

By Pat Koch, CSCS / September 14, 2018 A common misconception is that for every pound of muscle added, you can expect to burn an extra 50 calories a day…even while you’re not exercising. Unfortunately, this is wishful thinking. It is true that muscle burns fuel at rest. However, the amount of calories that 1 […]

You DON’T need to fast. Can you lose several pounds within the span of a several days by intermittently fasting? Absolutely, but studies show that such restrictions mean a decrease in carbohydrate – which causes a rapid depletion of glycogen along with the water that it is stored with. This weight loss is temporary and […]