Health eating tips

It’s that time of year when we make our New Year’s resolutions to go on a diet or exercise more, but don’t think of it as a “diet” or even “losing weight.” Instead, think of it as becoming more devoted to living a healthy lifestyle. Losing weight and feeling better will be the results of […]

Healthy holiday foods can help you enjoy the festivities while maintaining your healthy lifestyle. There are so many tempting foods during the holidays but you can find healthy alternatives so you don’t feel like you are missing out. Healthy alternatives are easier than you think. In some cases, you can just replace a few ingredients

Pumpkin recipes are popular this time of year. From pies to coffee, there’s no shortage of pumpkin flavor. The fall favorite can be savory or sweet and can be a healthy choice, depending how it’s prepared. On their own, pumpkins are very nutritious and low in calories. It’s how you prepare them and what you

Paleo diet history may date back to the Stone Age, but it has returned as a popular diet in modern times. It’s based on eating only foods that were available during the Paleolithic era. The idea behind it is that our bodies haven’t evolved enough over the past few thousand years to be able to

The proper nutrition for sports helps you perform your best and maintain a healthy body. Nutrition fuels and hydrates your body so what you eat significantly impacts your ability to train and compete. When you play sports, you want the best nutrition to maximize performance yet avoid injury. If you are injured, you want to

Meal portion size can help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Depending how much weight you want to lose, you might be able to drop those pounds just by paying more attention to what you eat and how much you eat. The ideal meal portion sizes are based on your size, body type, age, nutrients

Diets take two forms. One is your daily diet, the foods you’ve eaten for the day, and the other is “a diet,” a reduced-calorie or changed-composition daily regime used expressly for losing weight. This second type of diet is a finite plan that is usually restrictive enough to be hard to do long-term. To make

It can be hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle during the holidays, but you don’t want to miss out on festivities because you aren’t feeling well. You also don’t want to start the new year feeling sluggish because you indulged too much at holiday celebrations. The holidays are just packed with so many temptations that

Thanksgiving can make it difficult to stay on track with your diet and fitness goals but it is possible to have a healthy Thanksgiving. What makes Thanksgiving so hard is the heavy emphasis on food. Friends and families gather for a meal, which is usually a large meal with turkey and a table full of