nutrition
To Snack, or Not to Snack?
Should you eat before a workout or not? Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy Magazine Anyone who visits the gym regularly has experienced that age-old dilemma—should I eat something right before I go workout? There seems to be two camps of divided opinion regarding this question. One camp says, no way. The other says, go …
Healthy School Lunch and Snack Solutions
Back to School Means Back to Good Nutrition Basics Written by Merilee Kern As parents prepare for yet another “back to school” season, they will scurry to malls in search of new clothes for their ever-growing child along with a litany of school supplies too numerous to name. But, let’s not forget healthy school lunches …
How to Cheat on Your Diet–Vacation Style
Three tips for staying thin while having fun. Written by Linsy Hunsaker | Healthy-Mag.com We all want to look good in our bathing suits, but vacation can be the biggest temptation yet. Watching everyone else indulge in ice cream on the beach or hamburgers by the pool is anything but relaxing. So here are a …
10 Flowers You Can Eat
Written By Allyson Gordon | Healthy-Mag.com When it comes to your flower garden, there is more than meets the eye. Roses are more than simply beautiful, and dandelions are more than a obnoxious weed; they are also both nutritious and delicious. Dandelion: Before spraying the weed killer on these yellow beauties, think about adding them to …
Beware: Meaningless Food Labels
By Angela Silva | Healthy-Mag.com As a health conscious people, checking food labels is commonplace when we go to the grocery store. We are bombarded with terms such as “organic,” “all-natural,” “trans-fat free,” and have an idea of what to look for on the label– calories, calories from fat, carbohydrates, sugar, sodium, and the list goes …
The Most Important Meal of the Day?
New Study Says Breakfast May Not Matter Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com For years and years, mothers and nutritionist everywhere have told us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Their explanations have been many and more—“It will boost your metabolism!” or “You won’t eat as much at lunch!” and so …
Analyzing Antioxidants
Antioxidants can provide an extra layer of protection for your health Written by Andrew Weil, M.D. Antioxidants are micro-nutrients that protect tissues in the body. They do this by blocking harmful chemical reactions caused by oxidation, which is the destructive effect of oxygen (and other oxidizing agents) on the molecular components of our cells. Just …
(Un)Healthy Living?
Photo credit: Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Written by Matthew Kirchner In order to be healthy, you have to know what to put into your body to achieve your specific goals. Inversely, you can be sabotaging all of your hard work if you are eating the wrong foods. Your intentions may be good, but you may …
Canned Energy
What’s the difference between “natural” and your standard energy drink? By Caitlin Schille Energy drinks are everywhere. There are entire sections of grocery stores and gas stations devoted to the brightly colored, attractively named pick-me-ups. Some are not much more than chemicals and artificial flavors while other claim to be “natural” alternatives. Which do you …
Gotcha! You’ve Been Manipulated by the Food Industry
Written by Angela Silva The food industry is a big business, and like any other industry, it operates to experience growth and please stockholders. But growth in the food industry translates to consumers spending more money, which means eating more food, in larger portions, more often. Here are some of the latest ways the food industry has been convincing us …