5 Ways to Supercharge Your HIIT Routine
Love your HIIT routine but ready to shake it up a little? Here are five ways to push yourself to the next level.
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The Ultimate Guide to Fat Loss
Losing fat, improving your health, and feeling better takes far less time than you think. And it's also incredibly simple.
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How Intermittent Fasting Can Get You Lean
Intermittent fasting (IF) is one of the most buzzed about diets right now. Learn about what it is and tips on how to do it right.
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Recipe for “The Virgin Diet” Shake
The Virgin Diet shake requires just minutes to make but keeps you full for hours. Both nutritious and delicious, this vegan shake will give you the best start to your day.
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5 Restorative Yoga Poses for Restful Sleep
These relaxing yoga poses will counteract stress, prevent insomnia and promote peaceful dreams. Try them tonight.
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How Eggs Can Get You Lean, Flat Abs
Eggs are one of the go-to foods for getting lean and flat abs. Get tips to make eggs an important part of your ab-flattening routine:
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The Sleek and Sexy Arms Workout
Cassey Ho’s deceptively “simple” arm workout will have your shoulders, biceps and triceps toned and lean when it's over.
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How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle
When people say they want to lose weight, they mean they want to lose fat, because they certainly don't want to lose muscle. Here's how to do it.
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Foods High in Folic Acid for Pregnancy
Folic acid, also called folate, when it's found in foods -- is part of the vitamin B complex. Getting enough folic acid when you're trying to get pregnant or early in pregnancy can help prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
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Vegetarian Sources of DHA & EPA
Omega-3 fatty acids -- eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA -- are abundant in fish, and plants contain alpha-linolenic acid or ALA.
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10 Food Items You Should Eat After a Workout
Working out regularly provides a wide array of benefits for your body, including strengthening your heart, managing your cholesterol levels and boosting your immunity. However, physical activity also puts stress on your body, so you need to support your training with proper nutrition.
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How Much Protein Does 1 Egg Have?
Eggs sometimes get a bad reputation because of their cholesterol content and because they are among the most likely triggers of food allergies along with peanuts, fish, nuts, shellfish, milk and soybeans.
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What Are the Side Effects of Super B Complex?
Super B-complex, a multiple B vitamin supplement produced by Nature Made, contains all eight of this group of vitamins. Vitamin B-1, or thiamine, makes up the largest portion of the supplement, providing 6,667 percent of the recommended daily dose.
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What Nuts Are High in Protein and Low in Saturated Fat?
Nuts are packed with beneficial nutrients, like magnesium and folate, and they're also high in dietary fiber. Although they're high in calories and fat, nuts can be a welcome addition to your health-conscious diet.
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Foods That Help Heal Muscle
If you've strained, pulled, torn or otherwise injured a muscle, eating foods high in certain nutrients may help you heal more quickly. An injured muscle may cause bruising on your skin, muscle soreness, cramps or spasms, stiff muscles, swelling or pain or a grating feeling when you use your muscle.
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Is Chocolate Milk a Healthy Choice?
The good definitely outweighs the bad when it comes to this favorite childhood beverage. It’s so good that if you abandoned chocolate milk as a teenager, you might want to consider adding it back to your diet.
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Fruits and Vegetables Containing Folic Acid
Folate and folic acid are the same thing, according to the National Women's Health Information Center. Folic acid is a manmade supplement, while folate occurs naturally in some foods. Folate is part of the B vitamin complex, and is a particularly important part of the diet for pregnant women.
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Nutritional Comparison of Quinoa & Oatmeal
Oatmeal has long been a staple of the American diet, while quinoa has become widely available only within the past several years. Even though it's actually a seed, quinoa is cooked like a grain, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture considers it a part of the grain food group -- the same group that includes oatmeal.
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Is a Protein Drink Good After Cardio?
Regular cardiovascular exercise boosts your long-term health -- it lowers blood pressure, promotes weight loss and improves cholesterol levels. These effects, in turn, reduce the risk of heart disease, strokes and heart attacks.
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How Many Grams of Protein Can Your Body Absorb in One Sitting?
The optimum amount of protein per meal for muscle building -- about 30 grams, according to one study -- is sometimes quoted as the maximum amount you can absorb, but the two are not related.
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