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Can a Low-FODMAP Diet Help Your Digestive Issues?
If you’re one of the 10% to 15% of people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a GI disorder that can cause constipation or diarrhea, pain, bloating, tweaking your diet to discover foods that trigger those symptoms can be game changing. Research suggests that most people with IBS experience significant improvement with a low-FODMAP diet...
How to Walk Properly: 6 Tips to Fix Your Walking Form
Walking is one of the most accessible and all-around good-for-you exercise programs you can implement. Not only is it easy to throw on a pair of walking shoes and head out the door, but this straightforward form of low-impact cardiovascular exercise works your heart, lungs, legs...
13 Coffee Health Benefits That Will Surprise You: Why Caffeine Is Good For You
Ask anyone what their favorite morning beverage is and chances are, they’ll say it's coffee. Whether you’re cradling a mug early in the day or sipping a latte during your lunch break at work, there’s really nothing like a good cup of coffee. The caffeine wakes you up and gets you through the day while the taste relaxes you and puts you in a good mood...
Secrets To Make Vegetables Taste Even Better
Vegetables often get a bad rep, but the truth is, they can be quite delicious and can make for an amazing meal. The secret to making your vegetables taste better is to learn how to properly prepare them, and that goes for everything from selecting the right pieces of produce at the store to cooking them or putting them together in the kitchen...
6 Simple Stretches To Help You Unwind and Sleep Well After a Day of Travel
Any tweak to your usual nighttime routine can make dozing off a challenge—and travel tends to bring about a whole host of changes: The room you’re sleeping in, the bed you’re sleeping on, and even your time zone could all reflect a broad departure from your norm. Not to mention, your body itself may be harboring all sorts of travel-related tension (thanks to hours spent stationary in a car, plane, or train)...
We’re Always Learning More—These Are the Takeaways We’ve Learned from COVID-19 This Year
If we can agree on one thing, it’s that the emergence of COVID-19 last year took the world by surprise and changed everything. While we are still in the midst of the pandemic, it looks quite different than it did in early 2020. Tragically, more than 5 million people are dead worldwide, and the omicron variant is spreading quickly. But before you head down a doom...
Can Diet or Exercise Reduce Stomach Cellulite? Experts Explain
In a world of social media filters, Photoshop, and perfect lighting and angles, we can forget one very important fact: most people have cellulite. It's totally normal! Some have cellulite on their stomach or on their thighs, tush, or on the backs of their arms. Of course, cellulite is nothing to be ashamed of and is a totally normal part of the human body...
Return to Running and Exercise Slowly if You’ve Had COVID
For a study published in Sports Health, researchers surveyed...
Working Out at Home? Common Mistakes That Can Lead to Injury
Taking our workouts virtual is just another one of the adjustments we’ve all had to make this year. And while continuing to exercise at home is important for maintaining our physical and mental health, it also presents the opportunity for injury.
Not having a trainer by your side to keep you in check means...
Out of Dinner Ideas? Try These Healthy — and Inexpensive — Options
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have spent more time at home this past year than ever before, which also means we’ve been in our kitchens a lot more. The upshot of this is that an influx of home-cooked meals can result in a healthy shift in habits. In fact, research suggests that people who prepare dinner at home consume fewer calories...