Clean eating is one of the most popular trends in fitness and wellness. More Americans want to be healthy and more people want to think carefully about what they are putting inside their body. Americans eat less than the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, according to a study by the US Department of Health […]
Your breakfast could well be the reason why you’re not losing weight, why you’re having cravings later in the day and why you are simply not getting the results that you want. The reason is more than likely that you have been relying on foods that you were suckered into believing were actually helping you […]
A flat stomach is seen as the epitome of being in shape for both genders. If you are trying to get a flat stomach with defined abs, this is the cheat sheet that you need to see. Every body shape is different and reacts in its own unique way to exercise and healthy eating. However, […]
The ketogenic diet (also known simply as keto) is one of the most popular diets and lifestyle regimes in the world currently. Celebrities like Halle Berry and Kourtney Kardashian have embraced the diet because of the various benefits and advantages that it can give you. The National Institutes of Medicine cited research from doctors that […]
A healthy diet needs to contain a balanced mix of the 3 key macronutrients, carbohydrates, protein and healthy fats. It also needs to contain the key micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, that the body requires for optimal performance. In this article, we provide you with the authoritative list of one hundred foods that you should […]
Why Diets Actually Make You Fatter The word diet has morphed in meaning over the years. Originally a person’s diet referred to their general pattern of eating. Nowadays we use the word primarily to refer to a temporary restriction of food intake. Often diets involve extreme restrictions of calories (anything under 1,200 calories per day […]
Keeping a food diary is an effective weight loss method. A food diary is a list of the foods and beverages you consume throughout the day. Once you’ve completed your daily food diary, you’ll be able to analyze it and see what foods are causing you to gain weight, what foods are missing from your […]
Most of us don’t plan to put bad food in our bodies. But, when we get busy, we find ourselves reaching for the easy option. Too often that option is laden with simple carbohydrates that are going to head straight to our fat cells. To overcome that scenario, you have got to be smarter than […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the Keto diet. It’s the high fat, low carb protocol that has turned everything we thought we knew about fat loss on its head. Your reaction to keto may have been to dismiss it as yet one more of those wacky weight loss fads designed […]
You probably know that protein is the ‘go to’ nutrient when it comes to building muscle and getting strong. But, did you realize that it is just as vital to anyone who is wanting to strip fat from their body? Protein is, in fact, the key to winning the weight war. In this article we […]
