1. Consume Less Calories. Americans eat way too much food. On average, we consume about 3,500 calories per day and most industrialized nations are close behind. All this food travels from a farm to your table and takes a huge amount of energy to produce, fertilize, harvest, slaughter and transport....
The claim made by sport drink manufacturers is that their product is superior to water. It contains electrolytes and sugar to replenish what is lost during exercise so that it can boost performance. Depending on what your goals are, these drinks can help you. If you're trying to lose weight,...
The dilemma: you know how unhealthy doughnuts can be but love them nonetheless, should you eat one here and there? You defiantly should. To be completely healthy, you have to make your body as well as your mind happy. You need to eat foods high in nutrients with a moderate...
The simple answer to this question is no; eating fatty foods will not make you fat. The more complicated answer is maybe. Energy Balance If you eat more than you burn, your body will store those extra calories as fat and you'll gain weight. If you eat less than you burn, your...
1. Join a Clean Gym. The most important step you can take to ensure you stay clean and healthy at a gym is to join one that isn't dirty. When shopping around for gyms, make sure you take note of what the machines look like. Get a free trial pass...
Researching a gym before you join is the best way to ensure you won't get ripped off after you pay. You need to visit, ask questions and try before you buy. Hours Visit the gym during the hours you plan on using it. You have to know how busy it is, what...
The main principle of gaining weight is the same for everyone: if you eat more than you burn, your weight will go up. If you are a vegetarian you still need to eat a lot but you need to eat different kinds of food. Its a bit more complicated since protein...
For day 6 of our 12 healthy habits for Christmas, I am going to write about a topic that isn't technically a health "habit", but I get enough emails about this, that I feel justified in including it in our roundup: ignore (or at least research before you try) Fad...
On day 5 of our 12 basic habits of Christmas, we will look into our pile of "I know I should do this, but I just don't...". Drink water. We are talking specifically about water here, the good ole fashioned H20 kind. Not coffee, or diet soda, or the fizzy...
For day 4 of the 12 basic habits for Christmas, we will touch upon a subject near and dear to my heart: sleep. Sleep is one of my top 3 favourite activities, and for good reason. Research is basically unanimous in finding that sleeping enough improves just about every aspect...
