Fat has become a dirty word in the English language. It is synonymous with unsightly, lazy and ugly. Unfortunately, the fat that describes overweight and the fat that describes an essential macronutrient are two different words that are often confused. The fat found in food can have positive or...
"You are what you eat" is a perfect saying because the nutrition habits you practice now have a huge effect on your overall health tomorrow. The right eating habits will help you lose weight, gain muscle and even reduce your risk of disease. 1. Skipping Meals. When you're trying to lose...
1. Drink Water. Drinking water throughout the day can help keep you feeling full without adding any extra calories. Water is one of the few substances you can eat or drink that is truly calorie free. Remember, water in itself won't help you lose weight, but by replacing high calorie...
Starting a healthy lifestyle is more than going on a diet or buying a gym membership for your New Year's Resolution. A healthy lifestyle is about embracing a way of life that helps you avoid disease and perform at your optimal levels. It requires a balance of healthy foods, exercise...
1. Tuna. Canned tuna is one of the best snacks if you're looking to put on some clean, fat free weight. Not only is it relatively cheap, tuna is made up of mostly protein (1 can ~ 30 grams of protein) that is complete which is exactly what is needed...
1. Feel Better. When you eat the right foods and avoid junk, you'll feel better. If you've ever been on the road, away from your healthy diet for an extended period of time, you know what eating bad food over and over feels like. You get stomach aches from all...
1. Don't Need to Lose Weight/Already Skinny. While healthy eating can help you lose weight, it has plenty of other benefits too. Losing weight is a function of calorie intake. You can eat unhealthy junk food and lose weight just as you can eat healthy foods and gain weight. The...
1. Smaller Meals, Frequent Snacks. There's nothing wrong with eating breakfast, lunch and dinner but making those three meals smaller and filling the time between meals with snacks will help your body use the calories you eat more efficiently. When you eat a large meal, your body either has to...
1. Organic Food. Organic food is marketed as the stuff that is supposed to make us healthy. It's more expensive than regular food, has green packaging and claims to prevent all kinds of disorders, how can it not be healthy. Organic food can sometimes be beneficial when compared to conventionally...
1. Large Meals. Avoid eating large meals. Eating small meals will allow your body to make more efficient use of the energy you provide it. Eating large meals will force your body to store energy that isn't used as body fat leading to weight gain. If you eat small and...
