The holidays are a time of joy and celebration but can also present health and fitness challenges. Between holiday festivities and indulgent foods, even the most disciplined health enthusiasts can find it hard to stay on track during the last quarter of the year....
The bookends of your day are crucial for establishing healthy habits. These key times—the first hour after you wake up and the last hour before you go to bed—are ideal for habit formation because they occur before and after your other responsibilities, such as...
In recent decades, the landscape of our diets has dramatically shifted with the proliferation of processed foods. These convenient, shelf-stable products have become a staple in many households, but their prevalence has been linked to the alarming rise in obesity...
The busy days of late summer and early fall have a way of exposing all the cracks in our hectic lifestyles. If you’ve been barely getting by in your workouts or nutrition through the summer, this is the time when self-care can take a backseat, obligations start...
Discussing what people tend to die from is decidedly not a fun topic. But when we learn about the leading causes of death, we empower ourselves to prevent them so we can live our best lives longer. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer’s...
Learn how understanding motivation and mindset are the keys to long-term success in this personal testimonial from a woman who underwent a 150-pound transformation journey.
Crafting a good diabetic meal plan — and sticking to it — takes more than just switching out animal proteins for plants and eggs. A good diabetic meal plan consists of everything your body needs to function optimally and to prevent your blood sugar from spiking. Those needs are different …
To talk about nutrition, we can’t always rely on simple umbrella terms such as “good” and “bad.” After all, what’s not ideal for one person might not be as concerning for someone else, and this holds true for different kinds of dietary fat we consume. If we want to...
Why do people gain weight during the holidays? Because they eat more. It’s a no-brainer. However, that doesn’t answer the more important underlying question: Why do people go into a flurry of overeating at the same time every year? The answer could be social...
Metabolic syndrome describes a variety of chronic health conditions, each of which can increase your risks of heart disease, diabetes, and death. The metabolic conditions most strongly related to age are often referred to as insulin resistance syndrome. In most of...
ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Dr. Aloiya Earl, MD As the author of several studies showing how we develop dietary habits, Dr. Kelley Scanlon once found that infants who don’t eat fruits and vegetables still won’t eat them as much as six years later. By then, the preference...
ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or ADHD, is most commonly diagnosed in adolescence, but it can affect people of any age. Characterized by uncontrollable hyperactivity, an inability to pay attention, and highly impulsive behavior, ADHD...
Carbohydrates are typically classified as good or bad, but those labels are misleading. Carbs are neither inherently good nor bad; they’re not essential, but they don’t harm your body by themselves. That being said, some carbs are of a much higher quality than...
ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Most common fitness goals involve optimizing your body’s health and function. However, eating healthfully, exercising regularly, and getting plenty of sleep are also essential for optimizing your brain activity, which is just as important to...
ARTICLE AT A GLANCE Irritable bowel syndrome is a somewhat catchall phrase for a variety of digestive issues. It affects an estimated 10 to 15 percent of adults in the United States to varying degrees. The causes of the syndrome differ for everyone, but for most,...
