Smoothies are refreshing, tasty and convenient — but are they really good for you? According to one registered nutritionist, the drink could actually make a person gain weight — and she advises her clients trying to lose weight to avoid them. Angela Clucas, who is based in the UK and posts on her Instagram account … Read more
Romaine calm, everyone. New Jersey-based DIY digital creator Micah Enriquez — who runs the popular Make it with Micah channels — has fans salivating over her latest hack: A salad bar inside one of her fridge drawers. “[One] of my New Year’s resolutions was to eat at least one salad per day,” Enriquez, 40, posted … Read more
It’s crunch time. A Missouri registered dietitian has examined the differences between baked and fried chips — and her findings are likely to shock you. Gaby McPherson analyzed the nutrition content of a “typical single-serving bag” of both offerings to determine whether the lower-fat alternatives are actually healthier. She published her results Monday on the … Read more
Determined to give up sugar after plowing your way through one too many cookie platters over the holidays? You wouldn’t be the only one making that your New Year’s resolution. Now, to keep it. Easier said than done — we as human beings are pretty much hardwired to lust after the sweet stuff, according to … Read more
With an eye toward starting off 2024 with the healthiest possible mindset, a psychotherapist is sharing the mental health trends that she expects will be prevalent in the New Year. Nicholette Leanza, a psychotherapist at LifeStance Health in Ohio, has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of treatment settings. She also hosts the “Convos … Read more
A woman found a way to eat her fast food favorites while dropping a whopping 103 pounds. Georgia Tulk, 30, from Hampshire, England, said she once weighed 357 pounds and frequently ate McDonald’s and Starbucks food from various drive-thrus, South West News Service reported. Ever since beginning her weight loss journey in November 2022, Tulk … Read more
With summer in full swing, your head may be swirling with thoughts of all the delicious condiments you’re going to pile high on your hot dog or hamburger. Before you dig in, you might want to educate yourself on the not-so-enticing health stats of these BBQ staples if you see healthier eating in your future. “Both hamburgers and … Read more
Forget about sweet dreams. People crave fatty and sugary foods when they consume them daily — and the pattern can be hard to break, researchers at Yale University and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Germany have determined in new research. The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Cell Metabolism, found eating … Read more
The early bird gets the worm. A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggests that eating earlier in the day might be better for us — and eating all meals within a 10-hour window could also be healthier. The research, published in Cell Metabolism, found that the time … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers have provided more evidence that eating earlier in the day might be good for you—and eating all of your meals within a 10-hour window could be healthier, too. The takeaway from this latest wave of research on eating? Eat breakfast and try to confine your meals closer to a 10-hour … Read more
One of the most common arguments against embracing a growth mindset — the perspective that we can be what we work to become — is genetics: that we are what we are, and no matter what we do or how hard we try, we will never really be able to change. That we just don’t … Read more
There are so many heart health benefits of pistachios thanks to their healthy fats, fiber and antioxidants. Image Credit: denizunlusu/iStock/GettyImages Your heart is like the engine of a car — without it, your body can’t run properly. Your heart beats about 2.5 billion times throughout your lifetime, working tirelessly to pump blood throughout the body … Read more