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15 Simple Ways to Enhance your Immunity
You’ve probably seen website ads and natural food stores promoting miracle foods and potions that claim to boost your immune system. Are they worth the money? In reality, a healthy lifestyle will probably do more for your immune system than anything you can...
44 Best High-Fiber Foods For a Healthy Diet
Without a consistent intake of healthy, soluble and insoluble high-fiber foods in your diet, you’ll experience dips in energy, have difficulty losing weight, and also increase your risk of diabetes and inflammation. These healthy fiber-rich foods help you feel full, support your digestive system, and make achieving your weight loss goals a lot easier. Thanks to the highly-refined, modern American diet, the average American isn’t getting enough of one of the most important nutrients: fiber.
Can’t Meditate? Here’s Why
There are countless distractions thrown at us each day, making it seem impossible to sit and meditate without our minds wandering and thinking about all of the things on our to-do lists. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. But, getting started with meditation can be as simple as dedicating 5 minutes to your practice! Research suggests even five minutes of meditation can reduce stress and promote well-being! Not so intimidating, after all!
Guide To Saying No to Processed Foods
Processed foods are hard to avoid in today’s world filled with convenience foods and busy lifestyles. From packaged goods to frozen foods, these options appear to be everywhere.
But while these options may be convenient, inexpensive, and delicious, eating too many of them can result in some unsavory health outcomes.
6 Morning Rituals Mental Health Experts Swear By
Finally, after centuries of neglect and stigma, we’ve placed value on taking care of our minds, moods, emotions, and general mental wellbeing. And to ensure we’re doing our part to take care of our mental health, it’s essential to have mental health hygiene in your life — the routines and rituals you have in place to take care of yourself and support your mood… Are you setting yourself up for success?
How to Determine if a Vitamin or Supplement Is Actually Right for You
By Kaitlin Ahern Updated - Reviewed by Maya Feller, RD, CDN Stroll down the supplement aisle at any health food store or pharmacy and you'll see there's no shortage of vitamins and other dietary add-ons out there, promising everything from bigger muscles to a...
7 Healthy Eating Myths to Stop Subscribing to
When it comes to diets, the slew of information out there can become extremely confusing. Think about all the mixed information we’ve heard for years — carbs cause weight gain, fats are bad, snacking isn’t healthy. With so much contradictory information, it’s hard to know what to believe.
While calories are an important part of a weight-loss protocol, restrictive dieting isn’t the answer. Obsessing over calories and cutting out certain food groups tends to backfire and can lead to unhealthy eating habits and behaviors like binge eating. Even if you initially lose weight on a restrictive diet, researchshows you’re more likely to gain back the weight, plus some!
A balanced lifestyle that involves healthy eating, exercise, stress management, and good sleep hygiene is a healthier and more sustainable approach to weight loss.
Sip on These 9 Delicious, Low-ABV Cocktails Under 200 Calories
Is happy hour not making you feel so happy the next day? That’s likely why a growing number of Americans are becoming sober curious.
About 47 percent of us are making an effort to reduce the amount of alcohol we drink, according to an August 2019 Nielsen report.
If you do drink, stick to one drink for women or two for men a day and you’ll score some health benefits while sipping your favorite spirit. As with many things in the wellness world, it’s all about moderation.
5 Methods for Managing Mental Health That Aren’t Meditation or Deep Breathing
If mantras or mindful breathing aren’t your vibe, that’s OK. When it comes to managing your mental health, the best therapies are the ones that work for you.
Sure, some people swear by meditation, and yes, sometimes that involves word repetition or deep breathing. Meditation can be calming and has been shown to benefit overall health and wellbeing, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Heath (NCCIH). But it’s not for everyone.
That’s where alternative therapies come in, and there are quite a few. Finding a therapeutic approach that resonates with you is part of the wellness journey.
Honoring Your Body Through Nourishment not Restriction
It’s important to remember there is no one-size-fits-all diet or wellness journey. Even if you strictly adhere to the “best” diet or workout plan, you may not get the results you want. What works for one person may not work for the next — we all have different goals, different bodies, and different needs. So, rather than punish your body or try to fit the mold of someone else, consider approaching your goals from a place of love and finding what works best for you.
Nutrition for Healthy & Strong Immune System
We do not always have control of our environment, such as exposure to disease and viruses as we are experiencing with the current Covid-19 pandemic. However, we do have control of how we nourish ourselves including our food choices and lifestyle.
The fortunate news is that even small bouts of exercise deliver big benefits for your health…brief spurts of intensity — as little as minutes a day — can make a difference for your health.
Vitamin D: The Mighty Nutrient You’re Probably Missing Out On
Contrary to what you’ve likely heard countless times, vitamin D isn’t really beamed into your skin straight from the sun. In fact, the “sunshine vitamin” isn’t even a vitamin at all — it’s actually a group of hormones, according to the Hormone Health Network.
What remains true, though? The nutrient we know as vitamin D is essential to your health. Unfortunately, many people don’t get enough, and a deficit can affect everything from your energy levels to your risk for certain serious diseases.