Turmeric has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Often supplemented to support joint health, recent studies have shown that turmeric and curcumin may work for weight loss. What Is Turmeric Turmeric curcumin capsules are one of...
If your goal is to lose weight fast, then you’ve come to the right place. There are three components that are going to help you lose weight in a hurry – nutrition, exercise, and supplementation....
The last time you saw your primary care physician, they may have mentioned something called BMI. BMI stands for Body Mass Index. BMI is a calculation used by healthcare professionals as an indirect method of...
The only thing you’re looking forward to tonight after putting in eight hours of work is dinner. But you want to make sure that what you're eating is properly aligned with your health and fitness...
“Is this gluten-free?” will go down in history books as the modern-day mantra of dieting trends. Once the word got out that a study conducted at the University of Maryland found celiac disease (gluten-intolerance) was...
These 7 healthy protein chip alternatives aren’t as bad as you may think and as time goes on, companies are coming up with more and more ways to season and improve their chips so that you don’t feel like your compromising or settling for less than your favorite bag of carb-loaded, unhealthy chips. Let’s dive headfirst into this healthy swap that you can make to feed your protein goals.
Obesity affects a staggering majority of the American population. According to the CDC 71.6% of all Americans age 20 and above are overweight. While overeating is the major cause of becoming obese, undereating is a...
Think back to when you went on a diet. Maybe it was last week, maybe it was a few years ago. Maybe you’re thinking about starting one right now. Whatever type of diet it was, ask yourself, did it work? Probably not, and this is exactly why we’re talking about why diet’s don’t work and what to do instead.
Kicking the sugar cravings and trying to opt for healthier alternatives is no easy task. It takes time, dedication, failures, sugar relapses, and an immense amount of willpower to fight temptation. Lucky for you, millennials...
A couple of new detox diets have hit the internet lately, the Lemon Water Fast and the Lemon Water Detox Diet. But before you go grabbing a restaurant size bag of lemons and chugging water, you’re going to need a pre and post-game strategy, as well as a little more information as to whether not it is right for you and your health. Many sources claim that the lemon water fast and lemon water detox diets have powerful detoxifying, weight loss, and health benefits, but what does the research say?
No matter what you do, no matter what you eat, the scale just doesn’t want to budge. You feel like you’re doing all the right things, but for some reason, you’re just not losing the weight fast enough, or even at all. Years of poor nutritional habits and inconsistent eating patterns create metabolic lethargy, burning just enough calories to keep your body operational. The first step in any weight loss plan or diet is cutting calories, which oftentimes creates added stress and inevitably more weight gain. It’s time to hit the reset button.
As a trainer and coach, I’ve heard an exhausting amount of excuses about why you can’t lose weight and not eating healthy. It’s not my fault, I’m too busy, eating healthy is expensive, I can’t eat healthy because I have kids, I eat clean but I just can’t seem to lose weight, I’ll get too bulky if I eat too much protein, I don’t know what to eat. Whatever your excuses may be, if you don’t start somewhere, you’re never going to go anywhere. Here are a few of the most common excuses I hear and how you can overcome them to live better, live healthier, and finally reach your goals.