Diet Tips and Tricks

Eating Carbs In The Morning I learned about this trick years ago, when I was on my successful low fat diet. I was a huge fan of Muscle and Fitness magazine (still am, tho I don't buy it every month anymore - I used to have a subscription) and I read it religiously. Cover to Cover. Even though it's directed at the bodybuilder, your average person … [Read more...] about Eating Carbs In The Morning

Eating Healthy One of the biggest reasons people don't eat healthy foods is because they feel it won't taste good. The problem is, if your health food doesn't taste good, you?re eating the wrong health food. Just because something is good for you doesn't mean it has to taste bland, boring, or completely gross. There are plenty of ideas out … [Read more...] about Eating Healthy

Add Humble Pomegranate to Your Diet Many of us have heard of the pomegranate; it has been written about in famous literature and even in mythology. The problem is that far fewer people have ever eaten pomegranate or even seen it. Pomegranate has tons of wonderful benefits that you should know about. Once you know everything it can do for you, … [Read more...] about Pomegranate

Just about everyone's New Year's resolution list includes lose weight. Whether you have a little or a lot to shed, it's important to stay motivated. Some people give up a few months into the year, but for those die hard fans of a better body, you keep at it day after day waiting for the first glimpse of change. When it happens, not only do you … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Plateaus

Including High Fiber Foods in your Diet In our diets full of fast food and sugary snacks, it’s hard to find foods that are actually good for you. If you want to be healthier and feel better, then you should try adding fiber to your daily diet. Fiber is a material produced by plants that we can’t digest. So why would we want to … [Read more...] about Including High Fiber Foods in your Diet

Good Fats - Bad Fats What are the differences between good fats bad fats? My mother was told by her doctor that her cholesterol was a little on the high side. So we were discussing ways to cut cholesterol in her diet and the conversation wandered on to the different kinds of fat. So I went on a bit of a mission to find the good fats and the … [Read more...] about Good Fats – Bad Fats

Create an Exercise Plan You'll Stick To We all know the best way to lose weight and live healthy is to have a good diet and exercise regularly. Here are some helpful tips to help you develop an exercise plan you can stick with. Don't be drastic. Making an exercise plan is great, but let's be realistic. If you're not a runner and try to run 5 … [Read more...] about Create an Exercise Plan You’ll Stick To

How to Choose the Right Fish Oil Supplement A few years ago, if someone had suggested I take a fish oil supplement, I would have thought they were crazy. However, with the discovery of “good” fats, and Omega 3 fatty acids, fish oil supplements are becoming more and more popular. Oily fish, such as mackerel and salmon have been found to be one … [Read more...] about How to Choose the Right Fish Oil Supplement

What Does 200 Calories Look Like? Some foods have significantly more calories than others but what does the difference actually look like? When you consider that an entire plate of broccoli contains the same number of calories as a small spoonful of peanut butter, you might think twice the next time you decide what to … [Read more...] about What Does 200 Calories Look Like

Tips for Fitting Exercise into Your Busy Life If only there were more hours in a day! Life is busy and often times exercise seems to take a back seat to everything else we have going on in our lives. With all the benefits of regular exercise we all should really make time to fit in some physical activity into our daily routine…. Your body and … [Read more...] about Fitting Exercise into Your Busy Life