People have been advising others to chew their food well for a long, long time. In Ayurveda, a school of medicine founded in India some 7,000 years ago, slow and thorough [...]
Ginger, matcha, and turmeric, we’re going to let you finish (said in best Kanye voice) but consider yourselves warned: There’s a new health-food trend stealing your [...]
Scientists have long suspected that cinnamon can help prevent blood-sugar spikes and protect against insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes. But how, exactly, has [...]
Sugar has been in the diet spotlight for years as an ingredient that’s linked to a torrent of health issues, but new research suggests that another common dietary [...]
People, especially minorities, who are at a “healthy” weight may still be at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study reports. Researchers gathered data [...]
If you’re in your 20s, you should be able to run 5K in 30 minutes and complete 20 burpees in a row. That’s according to a fitness checklist devised by Virgin Active, [...]
Losing weight is hard. For many people, the thought of cutting daily calories is accompanied with thoughts of deprivation and difficulty. Sticking with a reduced calorie plan [...]
Diet is “a four-letter word for failure,” if you ask Teena Henson. In the past, the 57-year-old Gilmer, Texas, resident would try fad diets that did nothing but [...]
When you’re trying to lose weight, you know it’s important to keep track of how much food you eat. But did you know that when you eat your food might be just as [...]
One of the best ways to keep your metabolism going is to eat. Yes, eat! Eating smaller meals or snacks throughout the day is better for you than eating larger meals only a [...]