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Substitutions and Recipes for Starting a Low-Carb Diet
From gluten-free and liquid to paleo and flexitarian, everyone seems to be on a diet these days. If you’re considering a lifestyle change, which diet do you choose and how will you stay on track? In the longstanding battle between low-fat and low-carb diets, a recent study reveals low-carb diets are more effective for weight-loss. Read More
New Research Study Supports Low-Carb Over Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss
It’s no question that the US has been facing an ongoing epidemic—obesity. The Food Research and Action Center reports that more than two-thirds of US adults are obese or overweight (Ogden et al., 2014). This month, Trust for America’s Health Organization disclosed that adult obesity rates have remained high nationwide and no state has experienced Read More
Low Carb Egg Recipes
World Egg Day is celebrated every year on the second Friday in October! For those following a low carb diet, this day is the perfect holiday to celebrate because eggs are low in carbs while high in protein. If you’re not quite sure which low carb recipes you want to celebrate this holiday with, then Read More
What Not to Eat on a Low Carb Diet
That white bread has been sitting in your refrigerator untouched ever since you started your low carb diet. You’ve been strong and avoided high carb foods, but why keep the temptation around? National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day on November 15th is the ideal day to get rid of simple carbs! Here is a list Read More
Ten Tips to Get In Shape
To help you out, here are 10 tricks to work in workouts, which can help you manage your time. Ride, run or walk to work. If you have a shower at work, this is a great way to start the day and make the most of your time. Work out at lunchtime. A midday exercise Read More
Give your Brain a Boost
For a long time we’ve known that exercise strengthens the heart and improves cardiovascular health. Makes sense, doesn’t it? The heart is a muscle, and if you exercise it, it will get stronger, just like the biceps or the quadriceps. And the job of the heart — one of them, anyway — is to pump Read More
Exercise Smart to Make the Most of Your Workout
Consult with your doctor before starting any exercise program. Ready to rev up your exercise program to get the most from your workout? In this article you’ll explore the integral role exercise plays in reaching and maintaining your optimal weight and fitness level. You will get tips for ratcheting up your current exercise routine to Read More
Exercise Comes in Two Flavors
The best exercise programs combine aerobic and anaerobic activity. Aerobic exercise is any activity that increases your heart rate and causes you to consume more oxygen. Every cell in your body requires a constant supply of oxygen, and if you’ve been a couch potato for years, many of those cells are being deprived. This is Read More
Everyone Can—and Must—Find Time to Exercise
Still not convinced how important exercise is for everyone—including you? If so, take this chance to read about two recently published reports that stress the value of exercise in preventing significant health risks. The first study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, followed 73,000 postmenopausal women for an average of 3.2 years. In Read More
Confused About Carb Loading?
Understanding Carb Overloading Have you ever eaten a bagel or muffin for breakfast, and then felt either so ravenously hungry or lethargic by late-morning that you wolfed down a sugar-filled energy bar? Now ask yourself why anyone would want to go to the gym in that condition—you’d probably spend the whole workout feeling like you Read More