Building a Healthy Plate in Any Situation
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Building a Healthy Plate in Any Situation

The holiday season is fast approaching, and you know what that means: Christmas dinners, year-end parties, cocktail gatherings, and oodles of chocolates and snacks lying around the house. Although the festive season is particularly challenging when it comes to sticking to your healthy eating plans, the truth is that there’s temptation all year round. Learning […]

20 December, 2022

What is BMI and What are its Limitations?
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What is BMI and What are its Limitations?

You’ve likely heard BMI mentioned before and may even know your own, but what does BMI – or Body Mass Index – really mean and how can it help you better understand your overall health? Over recent years, there has been a lot of debate about whether or not it’s actually a useful measure of […]

20 December, 2022

What’s a Calorie Deficit and How Do You Create One?
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What’s a Calorie Deficit and How Do You Create One?

If you’ve been trying to manage your weight for any length of time, you’ve probably come across some common terms and lingo. One of the terms you must have heard is a calorie deficit. Sometimes, it can be hard to tell the difference between ‘buzzwords’ and fads, and concepts which are actually grounded in science […]

20 December, 2022

Carbohydrates: Do They Improve Athletic Performance?
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Carbohydrates: Do They Improve Athletic Performance?

Over the years, carbohydrates have been vilified and held accountable for unwanted weight gain. But carbohydrates are essential for the human body to function optimally. Carbohydrates provide fuel for your muscles and brain during exercise and may help improve your athletic performance.  Like many aspects of nutrition, there are some individual factors at play with […]

18 December, 2022

Eating More Fiber: Natural vs. Added Sources
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Eating More Fiber: Natural vs. Added Sources

At one time or another, you’ve undoubtedly heard that you should eat more fiber. And it’s true. Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet—so important that dietary fiber is considered to be a nutrient of public health concern in the U.S. Most of us simply aren’t getting enough fiber on a daily basis.  […]

16 December, 2022

The 80/20 Rule of Healthy Eating
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The 80/20 Rule of Healthy Eating

Food is one of the foundations of good health. Along with good genes, physical activity, sleep, and other healthy habits, it can be the difference between healthy and unhealthy. But you don’t have to stick to a diet made up solely of lettuce, especially if you consider implementing the 80/20 rule in one way or another. […]

14 December, 2022

How to Exercise on Holiday or While Traveling
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How to Exercise on Holiday or While Traveling

Integrating health and fitness into your lifestyle motivates you to maintain these good habits daily. Traveling and vacations can place obstacles in the middle of your fitness road. With some flexibility and adaptation, you needn’t sacrifice the fitness you have already built, or train so hard you don’t enjoy your time away. There are several […]

14 December, 2022

What You Need to Know About Water Weight 
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What You Need to Know About Water Weight 

Weight gain and weight loss are influenced by several factors. If you are tracking your weight, you might notice that it goes up or down over a few days, even when you haven’t changed your habits much. Slight changes in your weight are totally normal. And one of the things that could cause those changes […]

13 December, 2022