When you start a new diet, that first big drop in weight is pretty exciting! You might even lose as much as ten pounds or so in your first week to ten days. (Party dance!) You’re celebrating, weighing yourself at least once a day, telling everyone you know about this great diet you found…and then…
One of the biggest health myths around is that eating a low calorie diet means you’ll be hungry all the time. That couldn’t be further from the truth! Case in point: Do you feel more full after eating a bowl of broccoli, or a bag of Cheetos? Even if broccoli isn’t your favorite thing, you…
When you’re trying to lose weight, the path from where you are now to where you want to be can seem long and hard. That’s why we always have so many people asking us how they can speed that process up! Obviously, a healthy diet is the first place to start, but yoga and cardio…
A nitric oxide what? If you’ve never heard of this term before, you’re not alone! When I heard that a four-minute workout routine called a nitric oxide dump will supposedly improve your health, I was pretty skeptical. Up until now, the only place I had heard of anything like nitric oxide was at my dentist’s…
It’s easy to forget just how many of our normal, everyday belongings are bad for us, or bad for the environment. And then you see a special on TV or a post on social media about the trash in the ocean, or about plastic causing cancer, and you commit to going all-natural for good! You…
When it comes to our health, sometimes we need a boost backed by science. That’s why I was thrilled to check out the line of Purely Optimal supplements. This post is sponsored by Purely Optimal, however, the opinions I share are 100% my own. I hate to say it, but even though I make a…
Bat wings. Chicken wings. Flying squirrels. Wing flaps. Across the pond they call them “bingo wings.” I dare you to try to say that with a straight face… Whatever you like to call yours, I’m sure you don’t love the look or feel of that flabby, jiggly skin under your arms. I know I’ve purposely searched…
I love coffee myself, and couldn’t survive without my morning cup of joe. But it seems like every week the experts in health and fitness change their minds on what foods and drinks are good for you, and coffee is no exception. This week chocolate can cure cancer, next week it’s going to kill you….
One of the things that makes the keto diet so popular is the fact that you can have food that tastes SO good — without totally sabotaging your diet! And I don’t mean “wow, it’s almost as good as non-diet food” good. I mean real, tasty, buttery goodness. (Okay, I might be a little hungry…
There are a lot of reasons you might be considering starting a yoga practice. Weight loss, improved breathing, flexibility, and stress relief are just a few of the perks of practicing yoga. Yoga has many more amazing benefits, which we’ll discuss below, but first we need to answer the question: Can you do yoga every…
In many diet and workout plans, we’ve been historically taught that carbs should be avoided like the plague. Simple carbs, starchy carbs, and fibrous carbs – they all get the same bad rep, but are they really all bad? The truth is that many people can consume carbs and still lose weight. Let’s explore this…
Whether beach season is on your mind, or you have a milestone event in your near future, you may find yourself searching for articles that teach you how to get abs. If that is what brought you here, then this is the post for you. Unfortunately, before we jump into our advice for getting abs,…