Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Keratin treatments work wonders on frizzy and puffy hair. These treatments deposit keratin proteins onto your hair, leaving it more moisturized and less frizzy. A salon professional applies keratin to your hair, then flat irons the strands to lock it in.
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Your turbinates are responsible for cleaning and humidifying the air as it moves through your nose and into your lungs. Some people’s turbinates become inflamed when they encounter an allergen, triggering an inflammatory reaction. Relax: Having inflamed turbinates is not quite as scary as it sounds.
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Eggs have an undeserved negative reputation. They've long been labeled as a contributor to increased blood cholesterol levels and heart problems due to their cholesterol content.
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With the onslaught of warm weather come sandals, flip-flops and barefoot beach days. Dry, brittle toenails are an embarrassing sight that can make you shy away from showing your toes. With the help of a little olive oil straight from the cupboard, you can get your toenails looking healthy.
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Filling your diet with foods that are low in fat, sodium and sugar can help control blood pressure and blood sugar, plus aid with your weight-loss efforts. If you think these foods can't be enjoyable, think again.
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Aside from water, coffee and tea are likely the two most commonly consumed beverages in the world, and both have deep traditions in many countries.
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Pregnancy should be a joyous period of life. When something tragic happens during your pregnancy, however, it is often difficult to remember the happiness you previously felt. Facing grief and death is hard for everyone. Combined with the heightened emotions of pregnancy, it can sometimes feel unbearable.
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The thigh muscles, the largest muscles in the body, can bulk up from excess layers of fat or if you are lifting really heavy weights. If you want to lose the bulk and slim down your thighs for a shapely set of legs that fit better in your clothing, don't despair.
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If you're trying to gain weight and follow a low-carb diet, take some time to plan ahead how you'll get those extra calories without the carbs. Carbohydrates are found in starchy and sugary foods, such as potatoes and other starchy vegetables, fruit, bread, dairy, snack foods and desserts.
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Taco Bell doesn't just head south of the border – it crosses all the way over into dangerous high-fat, high-sodium territory with some of the items on its current menu.
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Whether you suffer from a vitamin deficiency or you simply make a habit of treating your body to an extra boost of nutrients, you probably plan on bringing your vitamins with you on vacation.
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The 4- to 6-month mark, when most babies begin eating solid foods, is an exciting time for parents and infants alike. Not only can your little one start eating with your family, but you can share your favorite foods with him.
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Fluid retention, also called water retention or edema, occurs when your body retains too much water due to some hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiency or disease process.
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Beta-carotene is an orange-colored plant compound found in many fruits and vegetables, especially carrots. Like all other carotenoids, beta-carotene is a strong antioxidant capable of scavenging potentially harmful free radicals.
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Copper is an essential trace mineral, which means your body only needs very small amounts of it for normal function. Elemental copper is not well-absorbed and high doses via supplements typically lead to stomach upset and other symptoms.
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Though picky eating is generally associated with toddlers and young children, many adults also have a hard time eating a variable diet filled with foods from each food group. If you've realized your picky eating problem and want to make changes, you've already taken the first step toward improving your health.
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If you’ve ever tried to lose weight and failed, odds are you probably don't have a great relationship with your body. It’s not that you don’t want to make things better -- it's just that no matter what you do, you and your body struggle to get on the same page.
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If you analyzed every “popular” weight-loss plan ever created, they’d all seem to have similar strategies – usually involving eating less, blaming certain foods for your problems, or prescribing “cheap” approaches that over-promise on results.
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Out of all the diets championed by health experts these days, veganism can seem like the most intimidating. The name almost sounds like a religion. And perhaps that’s fitting: Many vegans cite ethical reasons for why they only eat plant-based foods.
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Bodybuilders strive to be big on stage, but they also need to be as lean as possible to show off their muscular definition. Since leaning out to this degree can cause a lot of stress to the body, it may also result in significant muscle loss.
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