Are Fermented Foods Good for Your Gut?
By now you’ve probably heard that a little bacteria in your food isn’t always a bad thing. Beneficial live bacteria and yeasts, called probiotics, which are found in some [...]
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How Fit Are You Really?
Remember that sit-and-reach test from grade school? Or the timed mile? All kinds of dread! But you don’t have to relive your childhood PE class to get a read on your [...]
Can These 2 Nutrients Help You Keep the Weight Off?
But the researchers uncovered a new piece of the puzzle that could actually be quite useful. It turns out that the intestinal bacteria associated with obesity break down [...]
Is Yo-Yo Dieting Risky For Heart Patients?
“Yo-yo dieting” — where people lose weight and gain it back again — doubles the risk of a heart attack, stroke or death in people who already have significant [...]
How Much Do Steps Per Day Really Matter?
Forget calories, heartbeats or even weight on the scale. For a lot of people, fitness is all about steps: Haven’t hit your 10,000-step goal for the day? Then you better [...]
Can Skipping Meals Lead to Abdominal Weight Gain?
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study in animals suggests that skipping meals sets off a series of metabolic miscues that can result in abdominal weight gain. In the study, mice [...]
5 Habits That Are Keeping You From Losing Those Last 10 Pounds
Nothing’s easy when it comes to weight loss. But dropping those last 10 pounds can be extra difficult. Why is that? “As you lose weight, and especially if [...]
Do Slow Eaters Burn More Calories?
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 [...]
Can Sprinkling THIS On Your Food Help You Lose Weight?
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 [...]
Your Daily Diet Soda Habit May Be Linked to Dementia
People who drink soda and sugary juices on a regular basis have smaller brains and accelerated signs of brain aging, according to a recent study. But artificially sweetened [...]
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