How to Quickly Build Muscle in Your First 6 Months of Strength Training

Lifting weights might seem intimidating, but if you're new to strength training, you can put on muscle and gain strength faster than athletes with decades of experience.

That's the magic of "newbie gains," which refers to the extremely fast progress beginners can make in the first six months to a year of weightlifting or similar workouts. That's because your body...

7 Ways to Support Children's Immune Systems As We Wait for the Covid Vaccine

As kids return to in-person schooling every year, parents are usually prepared for their children's immune systems to reckon with a few weeks of colds and other illnesses.

Add to that list this year: a deadly pandemic, with some symptoms that can mimic other illnesses. As children head to school now...

How to Deal With a Stress Migraine When Life Is, Well, Stressful

It’s finally 2022, yet we’re still dealing with what feels like a 24/7 doom-and-gloom news cycle, a years-long global pandemic and its emotional burden, and everyday stressors, like work deadlines and child care, that aren’t going anywhere. Stress is a major part of our lives, and it shows...

5 Steps to Create a Habit, According to Science

Most of us assume those hyper-achievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace their exams and pick their kids up on time must have superhuman self-control. But science points to a different answer: What we mistake for willpower is often a hallmark of habit...

What Is Ashwagandha? 7 Ashwagandha Benefits and Side Effects to Know

A lot of people are talking about ashwagandha (pronounced aush-wa-GOND-a). Although usage of this herb dates back thousands of years, it's now one of the supplements du jour. That's thanks to a laundry list of potential ashwagandha benefits, including stress relief...

5 Signs of Overtraining That Trainers Say Mean It’s Time To Take a Day Off

The fitness industry has long led us to believe that "more is more." This means that if you're looking to get stronger, you might think that committing to two-a-day workouts is the fastest and easiest way to do it, but that's not the case. It is possible to go too hard—which can backfire, and prohibit you from making strength gains— and it's important to keep an eye on signs of overtraining for the sake of your overall...

Does Protein Make You Gain Weight?

Protein powders have a terrible reputation. Well, not necessarily bad, but the public's image of protein supplements is indeed distorted, to say the least. It's often thought that protein powders are full of additives, are bad for health, and might even cause weight gain. Are these urban myths true?

There is a lot to unpack here. First of all, what is protein?

What Is The Planetary Diet? How Shifting Eating Habits Can Better Your Body and The Earth

What if one of the best ways to feel healthy and confident in our bodies is to shift eating habits in a way that betters the world around us?

In 2019, a global group of experts formed the EAT-Lancet Commission and released the planetary health diet as a science-based, accessible solution to the growing...

What Is a Tabata Workout? And Should You Be Doing Them?

You’ve probably heard about Tabata training. But what is a Tabata workout, exactly — is it the same as HIIT, or high intensity interval training? And should these super high-intensity drills be part of your workout?

Interval training — alternating periods of higher and lower intensity during...

5 Easy Hacks to Make Healthy Eating More Affordable

Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive, despite the price tags you may have seen on the products of some major health-forward brands. The truth is, organic foods often come at a premium in comparison to conventional ones for a number of reasons.

For one, the organic food supply is limited compared to its demand...