The premise of Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo's Blood Type Diet is that you have a unique genetic makeup predisposing you to certain chronic conditions and diseases. By eating and exercising in a manner suitable to your blood type, D'Adamo maintains that people can live healthier lives.

Dr. Steven Gundry initially created a diet to help his patients lower their cholesterol. He soon realized the diet might help others improve their health and wrote the book "Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution," detailing dietary recommendations that he says help prevent chronic diseases such as high blood pressure.

A healthy diet is one that provides adequate levels of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrate and healthy fats from a variety of foods. An unhealthy diet, in contrast, is one that contains too much saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, sodium, added sugars and processed ingredients or contains too few nutrients.

Is gluten a serious problem for our health or is avoiding it just an overblown health fad? Listen to episode 5 of the Stronger podcast where holistic nutritionist Elissa Goodman gives her opinion on gluten.

Burritos may not be your first thought when it comes to healthy food - but with a few tweaks, a burrito can be a great choice!

Exercise and nutrition are like a complex dance -- getting the proper balance of both is key to nailing your hardest move. So what about the percentage of diet to exercise? The numbers will be different for every individual.

Many hospital staffers, factory workers, security guards and even white-collar employees are just starting their workdays when other people are going to bed. On the night shift, normal eating and sleep routines are disrupted.

While one piece of white bread probably won't go straight to your hips, eating too much may lead to weight gain.

You may refer to them as slow-burning carbs, but they're also known as carbs with a low glycemic index. These types of carbs are digested and absorbed -- burned -- more slowly than carbs with a high glycemic index. Eating slow-burning carbs also keeps hunger away and helps with blood sugar control.

A healthy diet is important for everyone at all stages of the life cycle. Children require the same kinds of nutrients as adults to support their growing bodies and activity, but the amount of protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals children need varies depending on their age, sex and activity level.

Ian Somerhalder shares his top tips for living a healthy lifestyle in an exclusive interview with LIVESTRONG.COM.

Dr. Steven Gundry, author of the best-selling book The Plant Paradox, is a big fan of the intermittent fasting lifestyle. In this episode of the Stronger podcast, Dr. Gundry talks about his experience with intermittent fasting — and how it's connected to the keto diet.