What makes your blood sugar peak, and how long after eating does blood sugar peak? After consuming carbs, your blood sugar levels temporarily go up until insulin steps in to remove the extra sugar.

Believe it or not, even the most beautiful celebrities have opted out of having sex. Here are the celebs who chose periods of abstinence, as well as their reasons behind the decision.

Traditionally, yoga has been a solo practice. It’s a time of self-reflection and introspection. But it doesn’t always have to be. You can learn just as much about yourself and your body while practicing with a partner.

The elliptical might just be the most used — and misused — piece of equipment at your gym. While the amount of calories you burn in any given elliptical workout depends on ramp height, resistance level and speed stride speed, you can burn usually burn about 270 to 400 calories in 30 minutes. And because your feet never leave the pedals, the elliptical provides a low-impact workout that is friendly to your joints and back, unlike a treadmill. But if your goal is to get your heart rate high, work up a sweat and keep off excess pounds but all you’re doing is a steady 20- or 30-minute workout, you’re missing out on the machine’s potential. “The elliptical is a powerhouse among cardio equipment because it allows you to use a large amount of muscle,” says Evan Johnson, a certified personal trainer in Storrs, CT.

To lose weight, you can't do things at random. Instead, you need to create an effective, targeted workout plan to shape up your problem areas.

Listen, I’ve been training guys for decades. Some are NFL players and MMA champs, others have been scrawny high schoolers. But for all of them, one thing has been true: Everyone wants to have bigger arms.

A man gains weight by eating more calories than he burns daily. But don't just chow down on donuts and pizza. Eating healthy protein, dairy, whole grains and starchy vegetables will help you look and feel healthier when you need to put on pounds.

A muscular, ripped body requires proper diet and workouts. Tailor your gym routine, ab exercises and diet to help you meet your goals.

If you're concerned about blood sugar, these diets — including carbohydrate counting, the diabetes exchange diet and Create Your Plate — can help you manage your A1C levels.

Blue cheese is a source of high-quality protein and provides flavor for salads, sandwiches and hot recipes, but just like pretty much any other food out there, too much can be unhealthy.

Deep wrinkles around the mouth can be treated by a dermatologist, but if you don't want to fork over the cash, then you can take steps to treat the wrinkles at home. Make healthy lifestyle changes, apply topical treatments and do regular face exercises to help prevent or soften deep wrinkles.

Dry mouth, also known as xerostomia, is a common condition that everyone experiences. There are a number of causes of dry mouth. Most produce a dry mouth during both the day and night, but the dryness is often most noticeable when waking up in the morning.