Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Snacks with less than 100 calories are not hard to find. The key to a good snack is finding food that effectively fights off hunger. If you choose a snack with fiber and/or protein, it will most likely hold you over until mealtime. Whether you prefer sweet or salty, you…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
by Andrea Francese Every countless high school graduates pack their bags and ready themselves to leave the nest, but the threat of a dreaded weight gain looms. Some suggest that the freshman 15 is merely a myth, but recent studies show that there may be some truth to the notion….
Face it: Sometimes you just don’t feel all that sexy. But regardless of the reasons why, sometimes it can be tough to get your groove back. So when you feel unsexy and don’t have the urge to hop into bed with your significant other, what do you do? There are…
A renowned weight-loss expert who has been on Oprah and Extra, Cruise knows the importance of time. He is also the creator of the 3-Hour Diet, a weight-loss program that calls for followers to eat at all hours to keep the metabolism revved. He is also following up with a…
When examining your eating habits, where you eat may be as important as what you eat. If you’re trying to get to the source of stress eating or habitual eating, then examine what you’re doing and where you’re doing it when the binge takes place. For example, if you snack…
Is it just me or does it get more and more difficult every year to find those special gifts that stand apart from the traditional mall fodder as unique or original? A candle — even for a candle lover — seems predictable, overdone and just plain blah after so many…
Surely you’ve heard about the health benefits of wine through the grapevine by now. A compound found in wine – a polyphenol called resveratrol — present in red wine in particular, can reduce heart disease risk and ward off some types of cancers, plus Parkinson’s disease. But are grapes just…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Before starting a new diet plan or spending money on a new weight-loss product, it’s important to first define your goal. What exactly do you consider your ideal weight to be? Are you looking to reduce your weight to Y pounds, lower your body fat to X percentage, or lower…
Summer is the time for showing off your feet in the hottest shoe trends, like wedges, strappy sandals and flats. But there’s nothing worse than buying a beautiful pair and hobbling within an hour of putting them on. As you’re satisfying that shoe-shopping craving, check out the shoes you’re considering…
The trappings of modern American culture-TiVo/high-speed Internet/texting–make it a special challenge for families to stay fit and active. Unless you and the kids walk or bike to work or school, chances are good that you have trouble squeezing in as much daily physical activity as your family needs. Even when…