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This Is the Proper Way to Calculate How Many Calories You Need to Eat
28/12/2024
Old school calorie-counting, it seems, is back in style.
For years diets like keto, Paleo, and “clean eating” reigned supreme, with a focus on limiting specific foods instead of overall food consumption. But according to the 2021 Food and Health Survey put out by the International Food Information Council, it seems that counting calories...
How to Actually Enjoy Treadmill Running This Winter
25/12/2024
Running is invigorating: feeling the wind moving through your hair, your body connecting with the earth beneath your feet, a chance to take stock of the world that moves around you and the world that moves within you. Unless, of course, the weather sucks. Then it’s time to book it indoors and hit everyone’s “favorite” cardio machine, the treadmill...
These 9 Foods Are the Most Common Causes of Food Allergies
22/12/2024
Most people know about food allergies to peanuts and shellfish. However, there are now nine foods that are considered responsible for almost all food allergies and must be listed on food labels.
A new one was just officially added to the list—sesame...
How to Stop Mindless Snacking and Other Bad Habits Keeping You from Weight Loss
19/12/2024
That habit of eating candy every afternoon can sabotage weight loss and impact all aspects of health — from a blood sugar spike to brain fog to tooth decay — and if it feels impossible to break, that’s by design.
The brain is a “habit machine,” built that way by evolution to help make navigating life easier, said Russell Poldrack, a neuroscientist...
Experts Explain How Volume Eating Can Help You Lose Weight While Still Feeling Full
16/12/2024
If you want to lose weight, you have to be eating in a calorie deficit - but cutting calories can often cause you to feel hungry and sluggish. Enter: volume eating, also known as volumetrics. The concept is based on The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet by nutrition scientist Barbara Rolls, and it encourages people to fill up on foods that are...
How Processed Foods Cause Weight Gain
12/12/2024
Both nutrition scientists and the public debate the relative merits of so-called healthy diets, such as vegan, paleo, and low-carb, but most experts agree on one thing: avoid ultra-processed foods and stick to a diet of whole, unprocessed foods. Ultra-processed foods contain high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and artificial flavors that make...
10 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes You Can Make in Minutes
09/12/2024
Have you ever picked up a bottle of salad dressing at the store that has a long list of unrecognizable, secret ingredients? Because that has definitely happened to me, and it's infuriating! While I understand there are particular chemicals and perspectives used to keep the bottle lasting on the shelf, it's disheartening for someone who tries...
How Tai Chi Can Ease Pain, Improve Your Balance, and Protect Your Bones
06/12/2024
We’ve all been told to move more, but if you have a limited range of motion, Tai Chi can help you reach your fitness goals—and reap other benefits too. It’s a traditional Chinese wellness practice comprised of a series of movements that you perform slowly and purposefully. It’s been popular for centuries for a reason: It has a host of benefits...
This Is the 'Bare Minimum' Amount of Veggies You Need to Eat, Say Experts
03/12/2024
Did you know that only 9% of adults eat the recommended amount of vegetables, according to the CDC? It goes without saying that this is a pretty upsetting statistic.
There are so many reasons why you should be eating vegetables—most of which you probably already know—but they're worth repeating...
Your Guide to Essential Winter Greens and How To Use Them
30/11/2024
Even though there’s a heck of a lot of plant-based foods out there, greens are often thought of as one of the foundational foods of plant-based eating. This is because they have high concentrations of vitamins, nutrients, and minerals. They’re also inexpensive and widely accessible; even in the dead of winter, there’s still plenty of varieties of greens that are in season...