‘Superfood Cuisine’ Cookbook Makes Superfoods Easy
Julie Morris looks like the kind of person you’d want to ask what her diet secret is. Piercing blue eyes aside, she glows and giggles like she’s tapped into a pretty big secret—and she is: it’s...
View ArticleYou Are Your Food: Making Sense of Macrobiotics
The word “macrobiotic” is Greek in origin and means something like “large life,” but it’s connected with a way of eating that is focused more on Asian food and culture. The Kushi institute describes...
View ArticleMeatless Monday Recipe Roundup: Lighten Up
If you’re anything like most and ate yourself into a Christmas food coma yesterday, you’re most likely feeling the repurcussions today. So. in the spirit of lightening things up a bit, this week’s...
View ArticleMeatless Monday Recipe Roundup: The Resolution
We think making it a Meatless Monday every Monday in 2012 is just about as awesome a New Year’s Resolution as you could come up with. And no doubt, eating healthfully is on the roster, too. So, this...
View Article5 Foods That Make You Smell Not So Hot
Whew. Cue hand wave in front of nose. If we are what we eat, then it makes sense that we also smell like what we eat. Anybody who has ever caught a whiff of stanky garlic breath or smelled the spicy...
View ArticleThe Skinny on Sleep: 5 Ways Getting Enough Zzzz’s Maintains Healthy Weight
You know you’ve always wanted to lose weight in your sleep, and this wish may be more than just a pipe dream. Getting your fair share of Z’s just might help keep you lean while staying up all night...
View ArticleThe Happiness Diet: 12 Foods to Boost Your Mood
By now, it’s hard to deny that your diet affects more than your pants size — it’s also a major factor in your happiness and well-being. Too often, though, diet recommendations focus on the things you...
View ArticleResolving to Lose Weight This Year? 5 Eco-Friendly Diet Tips
It’s inevitable: As soon as January 1 rolls around, the whole country seems to be talking about going on a diet, losing weight, or starting an exercise regimen. Don’t get me wrong: they’re all noble...
View Article5 Weight Loss Mistakes that Could be Sabotaging Your Diet
You’ve slaved away on the treadmill and, not counting that one gelato incident, followed your diet to a “T.” But unless your scale is busted, no weight is coming off. So what are you supposed to do...
View ArticleThe 6 Best Snacks to Eat After a Workout
Sure, you work out to burn off calories—but in the process, you’re using precious nutrients that are begging to be restored once you’ve taken off your gym shoes. The trick with post-workout eating is...
View ArticleNew Study Links Diet to Abnormal Sleep Patterns
Sleep and diet are even more connected than previously believed, according to new study published in the recent issue of the journal Appetite. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s...
View Article7 Steps to a Flatter Belly By the Weekend
If you’re sporting a baby bump after lunch every day—but you’re definitely not pregnant—you may be a victim of the bloat. Usually caused by gas or food in the belly or intestines, bloating can turn...
View ArticleBeyond the Mirror: Losing 10 Pounds Could Save Your Life (Or at Least Extend It)
We all want to lose a few pounds to look smashing in our swimsuits or squeeze into that adorable pair of skinny jeans. Most women — and many men — are perpetually self-conscious about our muffin top...
View ArticleImprove Your Metabolism with the Colorado Diet
Weight loss research continues to point the fact that it really is just a game of calories in vs. calories out (despite the fact that calories aren’t that accurate). But a couple of weight loss...
View ArticleIntermittent Fasting: Fat-Burning Fad or Life Lengthener?
Humans have fasted throughout history for many reasons: religious beliefs, medical help and a simple shortage of food. Today intermittent fasting has been brought to the top of the news for another...
View ArticleDid Nana Have a Healthy Diet? What Your Maternal Grandmother Ate Influences...
Grandmothers are known for spoiling grandchildren with treats. It’s kind of their job. But if your maternal grandmother had a healthy diet outside of those exceptions, there’s good news in it for you....
View ArticleHere’s a Way to Curb Those Sugar Cravings Right Now: You Only Have 2 Legs...
Diabetes is no joke. Even though we talk a lot about eating healthier, people are still not eating healthy enough to avoid diabetes. And you know what happens when diabetes gets out of control? The...
View ArticleFrom Our Friends: May 9, 2014
Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, a weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite posts, published by our friends and partners around the web. This week’s edition...
View ArticleIs a Fruit and Veggie Diet the Key to Happiness? According to New Research,...
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you lots and lots of fresh produce. And according to new research, spending your money on a healthy fruit and veggie diet isn’t just good for your physical...
View Article21 Foods that Increase Metabolism (You’ll Love #7)
Diet, schmiet. Ditch your strict eating regimen and give your metabolism a boost by eating. Yes, eating. Just by consuming certain metabolism-boosting foods and drinks, you can give your body a...
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