8 Foods That Kickstart Your Metabolism Into Overdrive
While there is yet to be a magic pill that instantly results in a smaller waist-line, you can encourage your body to burn fat quicker by eating certain foods - along with a balanced, healthy diet and regular exercise of course. By adding these eight foods to your diet you’ll not only be giving your metabolism a boost, you’ll experience...
Create Your Own Healthy Smoothie With These 4 Great Recipes
Smoothies are not only wonderfully delicious, they’re nutritious and easy to make. With so many tasty, healthy ingredients that can be used, the options are nearly endless if you want to have fun coming up with your own creations. A healthy smoothie requires just a few standard ingredients used as building blocks, while your own tastes and preferences determine exactly...
Why Eating More Protein Each Day Will Skyrocket Your Fat Loss Efforts
Protein is essential for optimal health. Whether you want to lose weight, maintain an ideal weight, build muscle, or just be able to function properly, your daily protein intake plays an important role in sustaining life and keeping your body running smoothly and efficiently. Consider some of these crucial reasons as to why you must get enough protein. Building muscle Protein is...
Why You Need to Melt Fat Now, Not Tomorrow
Ben Franklin said it best when he said” never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” This statement applies to so many facets of our life including our health. If we keep saying we are going to get serious about our health tomorrow, we have to realize that we don’t actually know how many tomorrows we actually...
More Disturbing Findings About BPA
We all have it in our body right now and don’t even know it. Its use is so widespread that there is virtually no way to avoid it. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is associated with the production of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics. Epoxy resins are used to coat metal found on food cans, water supply...
3 Oils You Should Be Eating Everyday
While there are still some people under the impression that all fats should be avoided, that is certainly far from the truth. We need healthy fat. Foods that contain fat will help keep you fuller longer, and it’s also crucial for building cells and protecting organs. Of course, some fats that should be avoided at all costs like trans fats...
Winter Blues? Try These Natural Solutions for Season Affective Disorder
Have you ever noticed yourself feeling down, anxious or restless during the winter months for no apparent reason? The colder temperatures and shorter days of wintertime affect some more drastically than others. Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD, is experienced by 1 in 5 Americans, 75 percent of whom are women. Sufferers of SAD often feel symptoms of...
Processed Foods Giving You Skin Problems?
If you haven’t transformed your diet, and your health, by cutting out processed foods and you experience frequent acne breakouts or other skin problems, instead of turning to a prescription medication for help you might want to take another look at what you’re eating. Processed foods are generally those that are produced using manufacturing methods that change raw ingredients into...
Is Your Diet Making You Fat?
Many people, hoping to get healthy, attempt to follow trendy diet plans that end only in confusion and frustration. Often, they gain weight instead of losing or lose quickly only to gain back quickly once they quit the diet. This is often referred to as yo-yo dieting and can be detrimental to your health. Are you one of those who will...
Veggie Burgers: This “Health Food” Might Be Hiding a Neurotoxin
Millions of vegetarians nationwide turn to veggie burgers and soy products as alternatives to meat, thinking they are making a healthy and ethical decision. While this is partially true, veggie burgers and soy carry their risks, and all veggie burgers are not created equal. Luckily, a little bit of research can help you sort through the dangers and make...
