Too often, people go to the gym without a plan. They pick up the most ineffective routines, do the worst exercises and hope to get results overnight. Though it's true that going to the gym and taking all the wrong steps is a lot better than doing nothing at all,...
I was wondering, as long as I eat only healthy foods, does that mean that I can eat as much as I want? -Cheryl Hi Cheryl, Thanks for the question. This type of question seems to pop up fairly frequently. (Un)fortunately, the answer remains the same; I don't think an...
1. Chicken. Chicken usually beats anything made out of beef. If they are cooked the same way, chicken will pretty much always have a lower saturated fat and calorie content than beef. 2. Avoid Fried Foods. The fast food industry is famous for its deep fried options. Try avoiding these foods...
What is the glycemic index? -Steve Steve, I'm glad you asked this, since I think there are many misconceptions about this tool out there. The glycemic index was developed in the 1980's, and is a measure of the effect that ingesting a particular type of carbohydrate has on blood sugar levels....
What are the healthiest meats to eat? -Kiley Hi Kiley, Unfortunately, there is no real answer to a question like this. For the most part, it is not individual foods that are inherently healthy, it is the overall lifestyle, including diet and exercise, that can be considered healthy or not. Therefore, the...
Snacks are very important in our overall diet. They fill us up between meals, add variety to the foods we eat and if we pick the healthy ones, can go a long way in improving our health. Snacks are all around and come in many different shapes and sizes. You...
Losing weight, at least on paper, is a simple process. There's only one rule you need to follow to shed those pounds: burn more calories than you eat. There are two steps you can take to put this rule into effect: eat less and exercise more, there's nothing else...
I have a very hard time keeping my eating under control, especially at night. I often wake up in the middle of the night from hunger which often results in weight gain. How can I best combat this? I already go to the gym every day and eat good amounts...
Everyone's body works in a different way. For some it is easy to lose a few pounds and for others it can be close to impossible. Differences such as these can be attributed to our genes. Since we can't control the genes we have there is no sense in turning...
I see many advertisements for amino acids and I was wondering what they are and what they actually do. –Khloe Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. In a similar way that it takes many individual bricks to build a wall, it takes many individual amino acids to "build" a...
