Just as yo-yo dieting is bad for weight loss, having an on-again, off-again relationship with working out is not good for your health. Stay on track with these tips. Work out like crazy. Slack off. Work out like crazy. Slack off. Sound familiar? [...]
Does the word "holidays" conjure up images of cookies and pies, gorging yourself on turkey and all the trimmings, and consequently packing on the pounds? It doesn't have to! Healthy eating can be a realistic goal during the holiday season; however, this goal [...]
Some popular television may have a negative effect on children’s brain function. New studies are examining whether fast-paced, fantastical television has short- and long-term effects. One study divided sixty 4-year-old children into three groups. One group was shown a nine-minute segment of Spongebob [...]
Want an easy way to eat healthier? Try creating an inviting atmosphere for eating at home. A new study, probing why people tend to eat more nutritious meals at home than away from home, suggests that psychological factors involved in eating pleasantly at [...]
You can imagine that an acidic environment is bad for living cells. The following are three foods that skew the body towards an acidic (not the healthier alkaline) pH. The restoration of the health-promoting alkaline state is essential to the regeneration of bone [...]
I get asked this question a lot. The short answer is, between 30 and 40 grams per meal. Protein requirements for generally inactive people are around .8 g/kg of body weight. But active people’s protein needs can be up to 100 percent higher [...]