The 5 Golden Rules for Healthy Eating, According to a Doctor and an RD

Unless we're talking puppies, avocados, or Taylor Swift songs, I am of the belief that less is more—especially when it comes to healthy eating. No, I don't mean less food—I mean less complication. It can be incredibly easy to get caught up in all the different eating plans, and I say this as someone who has been on paleo, keto, vegan, plant-based, raw food, macrobiotic, and probably 12 other types of meal regimes...

Are Children’s Multivitamins Totally Unnecessary?

If you walk the aisles of your local drugstore, you’ll see bottle after bottle of multivitamins marketed specifically for kids. That has a tendency to give the impression they are commonly needed, but the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation is that a healthy child who is eating a well-balanced diet does not need to take vitamins—with the exception...

What to Do If You’re Feeling Out of Control Around Food

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a uniquely vulnerable time for many people struggling with eating difficulties. Add to that the regular seasonal toxic messaging—the post-holiday diet talk, or the pressure to “get in shape” for spring and summer—and you have a perfect storm for disordered thoughts and eating behaviors.

Facing a gamut of triggers and unable to rely on their usual support...

Which Type of Salmon Is Healthiest? A Registered Dietitian Reveals

Whether it tops your sushi roll or your bagel, salmon is one of the healthiest animal proteins you can put on your plate. This fish, loaded with healthy oils, delivers a range of essential nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin B12, and selenium.

Also, gram for gram, salmon packs more omega-3 than many of its underwater peers. Why is that a big deal? "Omega-3 fatty...

My New Year’s Resolution Wasn’t About Weight Loss This Year

My brain works the way it does today because I grew up as a chubby kid in the midst of an unforgiving ’90s diet culture. I was on diets before I probably knew what dieting even meant, and I was hyper aware of my body size and the number on the scale before I was packing my own lunch. Unsurprisingly, this led to years of trying every diet on the internet, scouring the bookshelves at bookstores for the answers to my scale-related woes, and naturally...

These Are the 9 Essential Amino Acids Your Body Needs

Growing muscles, regenerating tissue, forming skin, hair, and bones—you have a lot of reasons to love amino acids.

These molecules are the building blocks of protein. While your mind may automatically jump to muscle-building when you think of protein's role in the body, both protein and amino acids play a larger role than that...

5 Science-Backed Benefits of Vitamin A and How Much You Need Each Day

Vitamin A is afat-soluble, essential vitamin. Vitamin A  helps the eyes, immune system, and organs function properly. It is available through animal and plant-based foods. 

Here are five science-backed benefits of vitamin A and how much you...

Lazy Ways You Can Get Fit Starting Now, Say Experts

Here's a dirty little secret that luxury gym chains and big-name personal trainers don't want you to know: If you eat the right foods, you don't have to sign up for an ultramarathon training program or fork out $300 per-month on tailor-made fitness instruction in order to get stronger, leaner, and feel better. In fact, you can simply move more, walk more, and make tiny little decisions throughout...

15 Reasons to Eat More Chocolate

The science is clear—if you like chocolate, you may be poised to reap some interesting health benefits ranging from improved mood to a reduced risk of stroke. But here’s the rub: it has to be dark chocolate, at least 72 percent cocoa solids. Less than that and the sugar mitigates the benefits and turns it into just another type of candy. That said, if quality...

Suffer From Lower Back Pain? These Stretches Can Help

At any given time, 31 million Americans experience low back pain, according to the American Chiropractic Association. This isn’t especially surprising considering that everyday activities — like driving, sitting at a desk and even sleeping — can place strain on the muscles in the back.

We’ve all dealt with pain in the lower back at some point, whether it be dull...