The Mediterranean Diet Doesn't Just Help You Lose Weight - Everyone Around You Gets Healthier Too

Trying the popular, healthy Mediterranean diet could benefit not just you, but everyone you live with, new research suggests.

Family members of people who followed a Mediterranean diet lost weight and improved their eating habits, even without doing a specific diet program themselves, according to a study published March 3 in the International Journal of Obesity...

What Feeling Stressed Every Day Does To Your Body

You probably think you already know what feeling stressed every day does to your body. Who isn't stressed these days? The feeling can lead to “brain fog, digestion issues, emotional issues, increased disease rates, and many other things,” according to Dr. Colin Bartoe. "Everybody is stressed out, life is changing, but this will pass at some point in the future, and life will get back to normal," says...

5 Beginner Workout Moves a Trainer Says Will Set You Up for Success

Once you've decided that you're ready to start a new fitness routine, the next challenge is mastering some beginner workout moves. And all of that can feel pretty intimidating. "While getting into a new workout routine may seem daunting, it can in fact be very exciting and rewarding," says Scott Thompson, director of Athletics at F45 Training...

What Is the Climatarian Diet? This Eco-Friendly Way of Eating, Explained

As global temperatures continue to rise, many people are looking for ways they can reduce their carbon footprint. One way is by changing what they eat—or more specifically, following a "climatarian" diet.

Unlike most meal plans, which prioritize personal health...

Your Home Affects Your Longevity—Here’s How the Longest-Living People Outfit Their Spaces

If we were to draw one key lesson about longevity from the centenarians of the Blue Zones regions—aka places that are home to the longest-living folks on Earth—it’s that it doesn’t come from fad diets, or overwrought workout routines, or really any practice that’s bound to fizzle within months...

How to Treat and Recover From COVID19 at Home

With the massive wave of COVID-19 infections that have happened lately, more Americans are getting sick with the virus. And, given that the Omicron variant tends to cause a more mild form of illness—particularly in people who are fully vaccinated—most people are treating their symptoms at home. Of course, that raises the very important question of how to treat COVID at home...

How Many Calories Should You Eat to Lose Weight?

Calories, those little units of energy you consume, are arguably the most talked-about part of healthy eating and weight loss. The general rule is that if you take in more calories than you use, you'll gain weight, if you take in fewer calories than you use, you'll lose weight, and if those numbers are pretty much the same, you'll maintain your current weight. In reality, it's a little more complicated...

Here's Why Over-Exercising Can Actually Make You Gain Weight

Wait, weren't you four pounds lighter yesterday? Yeah, us too. While you might jump to blame that burrito bowl you had for lunch, you can actually chalk up that random weight fluctuation to your body just handling its own business as usual. There are actually several simple reasons behind why your weight fluctuates so much...

5 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget, According to a Functional Medicine Doctor

There's certainly no shortage of buzzy nutritious foods on grocery store shelves. Snack foods made with whole-food ingredients, organic oat milk yogurt, gluten-free cassava tortillas...Walking each aisle is like a fun new discovery zone—if you have enough money to do more than window shop, that is...

The Health Benefits of Coffee vs. Tea: How They Each Boost Digestion, Longevity, and More

There have been many great rivalries throughout history, but nothing gets folks more fired up than a food-focused debate. To be honest, I still shutter thinking about the drama that unfolded after a recent strawberry jam versus grape jelly "discussion."

Today, we're turning our attention to what is arguably...