The Facts Of Cravings

Once a week, you should indulge and cheat on your diet—   but how can you fight off the urge for sweets at other times? Go outside—taking a short stroll can weaken chocolate cravings, according to U.K. researchers. In the study, regular chocolate eaters didn’t eat the treat for 3 days, and then either took [...]

Healthy Chicken Dinner

Eating right is hard at the best of times, add to this the usual temptations of winter and becomes even more difficult! Here is an easy idea which will keep you on the right track diet wise and still taste like a naughty treat. Rotisserie chicken is an amazing thing. Not only does it look [...]

Food for Fitness

Don’t let your hard work in the gym go to waste. The food you eat doesn’t just give you energy – it fuels your muscles, helps you burn fat, and even boosts your cardiovascular health. Chow down on these 8 power foods before and after your workouts, and you’ll see results in no time. Pineapple [...]

Eat More Eggs!

Today’s tip: Eat more eggs (… and salmon and tuna). Why? A recent study from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis found that those with higher vitamin D levels might have better chances of losing weight. Doctors measured both the active and inactive levels of vitamin D in 38 obese patients before and after an [...]

5 Fruity Winter Boosters

This is a perfect time to branch out to bolder fruits, and some of the best hit their peak just in time to snap your tastebuds out of their winter funk, not to mention ward off the cold and flu. Many offer a great combination of sweet flavor and an acidic tang. They’re refreshing and [...]

Don’t Die Young!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men—and it’s not just an old-guy nemesis, young men can also lay the groundwork for—and die from—the silent killer. Michael Jackson was 50 when he died, of cardiac arrest. So consider that threat now, before your anguished relatives ask themselves what they (and you) should have [...]