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...

Side Effects of Eating Frozen Foods, According to Science

Frozen foods have gotten a pretty bad rap over the years thanks to the rise of T.V. dinners and microwaveable mac and cheese. Traditionally, freezer meals are loaded with sodium, preservatives, synthetic flavors, and other sketchy ingredients to help prolong shelf life as well as enhance flavor that's seriously lacking. So to say that most frozen meals are unhealthy is pretty accurate...

Mindfulness Might Help Children Sleep Better—How Do You Get Them To Try It?

If you have kiddos that don't sleep through the night, it might be time to give meditation a try. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that elementary school children who practiced mindfulness twice a week over the course of two years slept an average of 74 extra minutes per night. This data offers compelling...

Should You Add Microgreens to Your Meals for More Nutrition?

Microgreens are having a moment in the health and fitness world. You might find several stands popping up at your local farmers market or a variety of microgreens sandwiched between the sprouts and mushrooms at the grocery store. Grow-your-own-microgreen kits are gaining...