What is Somatotype? A person’s body type — somatotype — used to be defined in simple terms: ectomorphs are thin, mesomorphs are muscular and endomorphs tend to hold onto extra weight easily. But it turns out it’s much more complicated than that. The three somatotypes also provide insight on how your hormones and nervous system react to stressors like food, …
A High-Fiber Diet Could Help You Live Longer
Add Years to Your Life Eating a fiber-filled diet doesn’t have to mean noshing on bran muffins and drinking prune juice. Avocados, raspberries, artichokes, lentils, kidney beans, and chickpeas are all high in fiber and can help you hit the recommended intake of at least 25 grams per day for women and at least 30 grams per day for men. …
Welcome to Summer! Ticks, Mosquitoes, Poison Ivy and Sun
Ticks Tick-borne disease is on the rise in the US, with 7 new tick diseases identified in the last 15 years. This spike in disease is due to a greater number of ticks invading larger areas of the US, including the entire East Coast and rapidly extending to northern and western states. Tick bites can cause serious illness in humans …
Healthy Habits For Life: 10 Tips For Better Nutrition and Weight Loss
Ways to successfully lose weight – and keep it off – are at the top of just about everyone’s wish list. While we can’t offer a quick fix or a magical food that melts away pounds, we can offer proven, practical strategies that will set you up for a lifetime of healthy nutritional habits. Forget the fads, disregard the detox …
Do Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women?
When it comes to weight loss, men seem to have an advantage over women. Click here to find out how gender plays a role in weight loss.
How Can Muscle Weigh More Than Fat?
Chances are someone told you “muscle weighs more than fat” as an encouraging explanation for why you sometimes gain weight after adding strength training to a fitness routine. It’s also cited as a reason for why some people hit a weight-loss plateau. But a pound of muscle can’t weigh more than a pound of fat, so what’s the deal here? Click here to learn more.
5 Drinks that Can Help You Lose Weight
Is what you drink affecting your ability to lose weight? The short answer is yes. Liquid calories play a huge part in our health, and the amount you consume is directly related to your ability to control the number on that scale. The good news is there are a few things (other than water) that you can start sipping that …
50 Ways to Walk More
We’re always looking to increase our step count — because every step counts. As life gets more and more hectic toward the end of the year with the countdown to the holidays, we have to get smarter about our time and energy — all while getting in those steps. Click here to learn about 51 easy ways to increase your …
9 Smart Ways to Combat Stress Eating
Imagine you’re overloaded at work, dealing with family drama or in the middle of a major home renovation. It’s times like these when stress eating strikes and, eventually, it can ruin hard-earned weight loss or healthy eating progress. While that sleeve of cookies, jar of peanut butter or bag of chips may help you feel better in the moment, it …
Eat More of the Right Stuff to Lose Weight
Click here to read an article published by Consumer Reports about eating the right food to lose weight.
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