Although barley may not be as popular as other whole grains like oats, wheat, or even grain-of-the-moment quinoa, the heath perks associated with barley shouldn’t be overlooked. What are the benefits of eating barley? A very high fiber content (both soluble and insoluble), … Continue reading Barley Benefits, Nutrition, Recipes and Side Effects
It’s every dieter’s dream: imagine being able to eat whatever you want most days of the week, limiting your intake for one or two days at a time and still losing weight. Believe it or not, intermittent fasting benefits more … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting: A Beginner’s Guide and Different Types
You’ve probably heard that ongoing punchline about how stoners always have the munchies. But is it actually true? Maybe. Research shows that smoking marijuana does affect the mechanisms that trigger hunger in our brain: receptors in our brain trigger the … Continue reading Using Marijuana For Weight Loss: Does it Actually Work?
You might recognize it as an ingredient in your favorite body lotion or perhaps noticed supplements in the vitamin aisle that feature it. But what is collagen? What does collagen do, exactly? And how can you incorporate it into your life? Collagen … Continue reading Collagen Benefits for Skin, Hair, Joints and More
Surveys show that the consumption of sugary drinks has increased in the last several decades on a global scale, up approximately 40 percent from 1990 to 2016. When health authorities warn against consuming “sugary drinks,” they are usually referring to those … Continue reading Do Sugary Drinks Raise the Risk of Cancer?
The keto diet boasts a ton of transformation stories—even celebs like Jenna Jameson, Al Roker, and Vanessa Hudgens have dabbled in it (and have the before-and-after photos to prove it). But um, it’s still hard work—revamping your diet by almost … Continue reading Should You Use Keto Supplements? – Exogenous Ketones On Keto Diet
If protein was a superhero, it would be Wolverine-Batman-Hulk-Spiderman-Hellboy-Thor-Gambit-And-What-The-Hell-Throw-In-Green-Lantern-Too. Basically, protein does it all. Protein helps you build and maintain muscle. Protein powers a variety of functions in your body, from enzyme production to hormone regulation. And protein can also … Continue reading How Much Protein You Should Eat to Lose Weight
Question: What are the best foods to eat in the morning for weight loss? Answer: One word: protein. A slew of research shows that a high-protein breakfast, like eggs and bacon, trumps high-carb eats such as cereal. In addition to … Continue reading The Best Breakfast For Weight Loss
You’ve likely heard the term “superfood” tossed around quite a bit and have probably heard about all of the benefits offered by these nutrient-rich dietary additions. But what are superfoods? Superfoods do more than just help you meet your vitamin … Continue reading Top 20 Superfoods, Benefits and How to Get Into Your Diet
Oh, to be a celebrity—fame, fortune, and the ability to have personal trainers and nutritionists on speed dial when you want to lose a few pounds. For mere mortals, however, weight loss isn’t quite so easy. (Actually, that’s generous—losing weight … Continue reading What Is Noom and Can the Diet Help You Lose Weight? Nutritionists Answer
Celebs and apple cider vinegar diets go together like The Bachelor and helicopter dates: Kourtney Kardashian reportedly drinks ACV twice a day, Victoria Beckhamdowns it on an empty stomach in the a.m., and Hilary Duff swears by a morning shot. … Continue reading Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss Results
Brandon Lilly is one of the strongest men on the planet, an elite powerlifter who’s squatted 843 pounds. But then a knee injury sidelined him in 2014. “I had to look at myself in the mirror,” he says. “The whole … Continue reading How to Breathe During Your Workout to Be Stronger and Effective
Why are Cells Important? There are over 37 trillion cells in your body that work hard for you every single day. On average, your body loses 19 million cells each minute, and makes an equal amount to replace them. As … Continue reading Why Are Micronutrients Important?
If you were invited to a vegan potluck tomorrow, what would you bring? Tofu cubes? Carrots? Uhh…plain lettuce? Important PSA: You don’t need to resort to sad, lackluster options to satisfy a plant-based diet. There are countless inventive, delicious dishes … Continue reading ‘Eat Clean, Play Dirty’ Sakara Life Cookbook – Plant-Based Recipes
If cereal and milk is your fave breakfast of all time, but you’re on a low-carb diet, the prospects may seem…bleak. But there are options! Just be sure to not only fixate on the carb content. For a truly healthy … Continue reading 10 Best Low-Carb Cereals – Low-Carb Meusli, Granola, And More
Because there aren’t enough diet fads, there’s a new eating plan that promises to help you look and feel your best. Created by Dr. Mark Hyman in 2014, the pegan diet is a combination of paleo and vegan, and has … Continue reading What is the Pegan Diet? The New Health Trend Mixes Paleo and Vegan
Dreading going on a restrictive eating plan to lose the weight that somehow showed up over the past few months? (Years?) Don’t do it! Instead, lose the obsession with food and start using these other strategies to let the pounds … Continue reading How to Lose Weight Without Dieting – Weight Loss Tips
Yogurt isn’t typically considered low-carb. TWO GOOD Greek lowfat yogurt, however, has 3 grams of carbs and 2 grams of total sugar per serving, so keto and low-carb dieters are loving it. It comes in flavors like vanilla, strawberry, peach, … Continue reading Following A Keto-Style Diet? We Might Have Found Your New Favorite Yogurt
If you’ve ever been constipated and then finally found relief, you too know the hallelujah glory that an overdue poop can bring. You don’t just feel better…you feel lighter, thinner even, without that rock sitting in your abdomen. Which might … Continue reading Laxatives For Weight Loss Aren’t Safe Or Effective
Nick Roubanis’ father died at the age of 74. The last 10 years of his father’s life, he explained, were “very hard on him health-wise.” His father’s own health is one of the many reasons Roubanis, a 5’8’’ guy from … Continue reading CrossFit Helped This Man Overcome His Asthma and Lose More Than 60 Pounds
I often divide my life into two parts: P.K. and A.K. That’s “Pre-Kids and “After-Kids.” After kids, my personal life changed in dramatic ways. But my two girls also taught me so many things, including how I think about nutrition. … Continue reading 7 Surprising Things My Kids Taught Me About Eating Smarter
Attention all tongue-biters, the latest diet fad require that you ditch all solid foods in favor of your blender. The newest interwebs craze, The Smoothie Diet, … Continue reading Smoothie Diet Results: Are They Healthy?
There are a few agreed-upon pleasures in life: Food is definitely one of them, coffee’s a close second, followed by photos of Chris Evans doing literally anything. Intermittent fasting—while, yeah, can help with weight loss—takes away one of those pleasures … Continue reading Can You Have Black Coffee While Intermittent Fasting?
You might feel like you’re doing your body a favor when you opt for diet soda instead of regular, but unfortunately, new research shows otherwise. Having two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drink per day is linked … Continue reading Diet Sodas Linked to Higher Risk of Stroke, New Study Says
For thousands of years, humans have been eating sweet potatoes, and for good reason. The vegetable is packed with vitamins—specifically vitamin A, which supports organ health; minerals; and powerful plant compounds called phytonutrients. Today? They’re still a favorite among athletes … Continue reading Sweet Potatoes and Weight Loss – Will They Help or Hurt Your Goals?
The keto diet sounds pretty great (so much cheese! lots of meat!) except for, uh, that whole part about not eating carbs. That’s why Women’s Health partnered with Delish on Keto for Carb Lovers, a new cookbook and meal plan … Continue reading 13 Keto Diet Recipes From The ‘Keto For Carb Lovers’ Cookbook
In the keto diet world, there are two types of people: Those who are all for the high-fat lifestyle, and those who, well, aren’t. Jenna Jameson, … Continue reading What Is The Keto Diet? A Beginners Guide To Keto Foods, Side Effects
Yes, intermittent fasting could help you lose a significant amount of weight—but what if you only want to lose like, 10 pounds? Your solution: tiny tweaks. “Small lifestyle changes can really add up and be pretty easy to implement—if you … Continue reading How To Lose 10 Pounds – 11 Small Changes For Big Weight Loss
That’s the age-old question around the water cooler at your commercial gym. Unless you’re someone who loves running on a treadmill for hours or willingly enters marathons for fun, you might have a hard time finding workouts that push your … Continue reading 7 HIIT Workouts to Burn Fat
Raise your hand if you’ve ever set a crazy-ambitious New Year’s resolution (run a triathalon! write a book! travel around the world!) only to lose sight of it around February or so, when you realize you might have bitten off … Continue reading 22 Best New Year Resolutions For 2019
A heaping pile of protein with a little fat on the side. That about sums up the diet of the average American male. Now, if you’re reading this, you’re probably more health-conscious than the average dude. But all the recent … Continue reading 8 Healthy Whole Grains You Should Be Eating
Almonds are totally getting all the love lately. You’ve probably got little packets of almond butter sitting at the bottom of all your purses (thanks, Justin’s) and can we take a minute to talk about the genius that is Skinny … Continue reading 7 Healthiest Nuts To Eat, According to Nutritionists
The greatest moment in the history of supplements came on September 1, 1998. That’s when a sportswriter challenged Sammy Sosa on how he could compete with the androstenedione-assisted Mark McGwire. In reply, Sosa uncorked a shocker: He owed it all—wink—to … Continue reading 10 Best Supplements for Men 2018 – Creatine, Whey Protein, More
Dieters often give up fatty steaks and pork for leaner cuts of meat like chicken breast. But people on the ketogenic diet embrace a high-fat, low carb lifestyle, meaning those greasy eats are never off limits. If you’re new to … Continue reading 8 Best Keto Meats to Eat – Fatty Meats For Keto Diet
A new study found that the average person gains 17 pounds within one year of finding love. Feeling less pressure to look their best was the main reason people gained weight. Prior research has shown that couples tend to eat … Continue reading How Much Weight Americans Gain In New Relationships
INSTAGRAM@REBECCAFITNESS_EATS Going to the gym can be daunting, no matter who you are — man or woman, teenager or someone getting up there in years. So it’s quite normal for beginners looking to get in shape to focus on something … Continue reading Fitness Instagrammer Shows It’s Worth It to Ditch Cardio for Weights
It’s fairly well-established that not every weight loss plan works for everyone. In fact, whether or not you can successfully lose weight depends on many factors, from your gender to your metabolism to your genes. But what if we told … Continue reading Ayurvedic Diet for Weight Loss
FATBAR is a new snack bar on the market aimed at keto dieters. It’s made by Dang Foods, which also makes coconut and sticky rice chips. FATBARS are available for pre-order on their Indiegogo site and will be available in … Continue reading Dang Foods Introduces Keto Diet-Friendly Snack Called the ‘Fatbar’
Let’s face it: dieting is hard. But if you believe proponents of the If it Fits Your Macros (or IIFYM) eating plan (also known as “flexible dieting“), you can eat anything you want and still lose weight — without counting calories. … Continue reading What Is the Macro Diet – How to Count Macros for Weight Loss
Meditation has been described as being like “exercise for your brain.” And while basic forms of meditation can be really simple — for example, focusing on … Continue reading The 5-Step Approach to Effective Guided Meditation
Real Houseweives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss revealed that her daughter, Riley, lost 52 pounds. Kandi posted a photo on Instagram Thursday congratulating her daughter. Riley lost the weight in less than a year by working out five times a week … Continue reading Kandi Burruss On Daughter Riley’s Weight Loss – How She Lost 52 Pounds
You’ve seen the Instagram quotes: You had me at sushi. Soy happy together. Keep calm and eat sushi. Corny, sure, but it’s all good because sushi = fish = totally healthy. That’s true—for the most part. But certain rolls (ahem: … Continue reading Is Sushi Healthy? – How Healthy Is Sushi
A new study says there is a right time to drink coffee so it’s most effective. U.S. Army researchers created a computer algorithm that studies sleep … Continue reading U.S. Army Figures Out What Time Drinking Coffee Is Most Effective
Jeremiah Peterson was 40 years old and 100 pounds overweight when he realized he needed to make a change. The dad went on to lose 92 pounds by adopting the ketogenic diet and working out in the great outdoors His … Continue reading Dad Credits Amazing Weight Loss Transformation To Keto Diet, Hiking
Think you might have a food allergy, but aren’t sure what exactly could be to blame? Experiencing digestive issues or skin flare-ups, but can’t seem to figure out the solution to make them go away? Well, an elimination diet might … Continue reading Elimination Diet: Benefits, Foods to Remove + Plan
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than a third of adults in the United States — 35.1% — are obese. And if you aren’t obese, defined by the CDC in adults as having a BMI of 30 or … Continue reading 5 Myths About Why You’re Not Losing Weight
Growing up, I didn’t really care about what I looked like. Or rather, I didn’t care enough to do anything about it. I was confident but not exactly in shape, and I practically ate my way through the drive-thru for … Continue reading Anna Victoria’s Instagram Helped Her Become Body Positive In A Surprising Way
You probably already know what not to do for weight loss (like literally any of these things), but there are really only two things that work when you want to drop pounds the healthy, sustainable way: eating well and exercising … Continue reading 5 Rules That Actually Work If You’re Trying To Lose Weight
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