Periods suck. They’re painful, achy, messy, and inconvenient. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s just acknowledge that they exist and we need to move forward and be proactive. Related Stories:5 Reasons to Try Thinx If You Hate Pads Let’s focus on the pain part – many of us suffer from intense amounts of…
We believe that breakfast is essential to starting your day off right – but it’s important that you eat a breakfast that provides wholesome whole grains, filling fiber, and protein instead of empty-calorie added sugars. You need to check those nutrition labels! Look for breakfast cereals that are 100 percent (or primarily made from) whole…
Breakfast is an important meal – some even argue that it is the most important meal of the day. Because breakfast is key for providing the body with the energy you need to power through the morning, a sugar- or fat-laden morning meal isn’t the greatest idea on days where productivity is key. It’s also…
If cutting dairy out of your diet is a priority, you’ve likely been evaluating all sorts of alternatives. Which is the best plant-based milk, and which ones are actually good for you? Milk is a great source of protein and natural, bioavailable calcium – but so many people can’t digest lactose or are simply turning…
A runner doesn’t need to follow a strict or special diet to be in tip-top shape, but there are a few foods every runner needs to fuel her workouts, improve performance, and speed up recovery time. These foods do a runner’s body good.
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Look, we’re all about eating clean, putting good nutritious foods in our bodies, and getting more than enough veggies every day. When we treat ourselves, we love healthy desserts, and even healthy ice cream . . . Related Stories:These Adorable Animals Eating Treats Are All of Us on a Cheat Day But there’s also just…
A newly published historical analysis details how the sugar industry got away with a major scam that would shape the nutritional industry for decades to come. For JAMA Internal Medicine, Dr. Cristin Kearns uncovered documents proving the Sugar Research Foundation paid Harvard scientists to publish research that would downplay the correlation between heart disease and…
Now that cold-pressed juice shops are on every corner, it’s time to step up what’s in your cup. The newest trend in healthy living: drinking charcoal. Major juice companies like Project Juice, Juice Generation, and Lulitonix currently have charcoal drinks on their menus, touted as the newest way to detox. So does it work? Find…
When it comes to a Fall breakfast that satisfies pumpkin cravings, I have yet to meet a recipe that compares to this pretty parfait. Packed with protein, complex carbohydrates, and plenty of warming Fall spices, this is a healthy recipe that celebrates the season – but not at the expense of nutrition. Instead of a…
Big news for anyone who likes to imbibe. Researchers for the British Journal of Sports Medicine recently tried to see if routine exercise could somehow lessen the risk of cancer illnesses related to drinking; their findings may or may not make you rethink your happy hour plans. Done exclusively in Scotland and England, the study…
