16 Foods That Boost Your Metabolism
[nextpage] Metabolism is the energy, measured in calories, your body uses each day. Speeding up your metabolism means you burn more calories throughout the day…and lose weight easier. Aside from…
16 Ways To Reduce Cholesterol
[nextpage] There are two types of cholesterol: LDL and HDL. Our bodies need both types, but the LDL (a.k.a. “bad” cholesterol) can lead to heart disease if we have too…
Can You Spot The Foods In Your House That Can Poison You?
[nextpage] Eat your fruits and vegetables! Sounds like your mom, right? To a point, she was right. But if you are not careful how you eat your fruits and vegetables,…
Breakfast 101: What To Eat?
People have been saying it for ages – breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You’ve undoubtedly heard it, and might even take it to heart, but in…
Frozen vs. Fresh: Which Fruits and Vegetables Are Best?
Right now, you’re probably thinking, “Um, duh, fresh is always better than frozen!” Actually, that’s not true. Even though we are programmed to think that fresh fruits and vegetables are…
5 Weird and Astonishing Food Facts
, you’ve probably heard that omega 3 fats found in fish and nuts are good for your brain, and that eating a lot of saturated fat from animal products is…
10 Shocking Reasons to Change to an Upright Desk
Our ability to stand upright is a crowning achievement of human evolution (along with opposable thumbs and the ability to make pizza). Yet as more and more of us find…
Holiday Trifle
If you’re still looking for a show-stopping dessert to bring to the last few holiday parties of the season, consider trifle, an elegant dessert made from layers of sponge cake,…
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Drinking Tea
Ah, tea. What’s not to like about it? It’s delicious, it warms you up, and it’s one of the best things you could ever put into your body. Tea is…
Savory Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crepes
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the streets are already decked out with holiday lights and decorations. But before we get into the thick of office cocktail parties and Christmas…
Eat Like the Pilgrims: 7 Easy Colonial Thanksgiving Recipes
When the Pilgrims and the Native Americans had their first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, they didn’t have mashed potatoes, sweet potato casseroles, pumpkin pies, or cranberry sauce. In fact, potatoes…
Smoky Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
While a hot cup of beef chili smothered in cheddar cheese can be just the thing on a cold fall day, a good vegetarian chili can be equally as hearty…