You’re stuck at home at 2 AM on a Friday night. You’re starving, and everything inside of you is fighting the impulse to make a late-night dash to the neighborhood fast-food establishment. Sometimes, your willpower works, but other times those little voices inside your head drive you to the greasiest spot in town. We’ve all…
They’re called fad diets because they’re popular for a short while until people realize they don’t work and then they fade away into the past. Some diet trends last longer than others, but they all have this in common: they don’t provide safe, lasting weight loss. Yes, they may help you lose weight quickly, but…
Heartburn is something anyone can get, although some may suffer from it more often than others. You may not realize that what you’re eating and drinking may actually be the cause of your heartburn, and a simple change to your diet may eliminate this issue. If you suffer from heartburn, read on for some helpful…
Protein and Calcium are two of the essential nutrients needed for a healthy life. But where do they come from and how do you know if you’re eating enough? Or even too much? Today we’re going to go over high-protein diets, the effects of overeating protein-rich foods, calcium deficiencies, and great sources of calcium for…
Everyone stores fat differently. Some people are heavy around the hips and lower body (often called pear-shaped), others around the waist and upper body (apple-shaped), and many people’s fat is spread evenly between their upper and lower body. What category do you fall in? If you’re more of an apple, you tend to pack the…
Here’s some good news: you don’t have to starve yourself to lose weight. In fact, drastically reducing your calorie intake to shed pounds will backfire in the end. But wait—there’s more good news! You can still eat delicious food and lose weight. By eating the right delicious foods, you can actually increase your metabolism, which…
You’re trying to lose weight, so you eat more salads. When prepared the right way, salads can be an effective weight-loss tool. Unfortunately, salad bar options and fast food salads aren’t always what you’d call diet-friendly. With the wrong toppings and dressings, salads can easily become so high in calories and grams of fat you…
We’ve done a post about cholesterol in the past, but today we wanted to address how you can lower your cholesterol naturally using some foods that are great to eat! High cholesterol isn’t something to mess with. It may be the result of genetics, being inactive, being overweight, or eating the wrong kinds of foods….
We get it, you’re trying to lose weight, but you’re also not trying to break the bank in the process. We see people drop their boot camp memberships and exercise routines to accomplish this, but that’s not the answer. Dropping your boot camp membership may seem like a good idea to save money, but the…
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!” How many of you heard your parents’ voices when you read that phrase? We may have rolled our eyes at the time, but the funny thing about growing up is you start to understand what the adults were talking about back then. Breakfast really IS the…
