Nutrition
Guest Chef Video - Healthy Chicken Tacos
This is a Guest Chef video I did for MizFitOnline last week. MizFit is my favorite female fitness guru, so be sure to check her out.
In the video, I explain the delicate and intricate process of creating healthy chicken tacos, much in the same vein (or vain? if you know which is correct, let me [...]
Even the Best Diet Foods Are Making You Fat!
Just when you thought you could pat yourself on the back for choosing the "low-calorie" and "less-fat" varieties of your favorite snacks, the spinning record comes to a screeching halt as new research suggests that even the best diet foods could be making you fat!
The specific substances in question are artificial sweeteners. They've long been [...]
Sushi Calories - More Than A Mars Bar!
Before you go thinking all fish is considered healthy, you may want to check those sushi calories first!
It turns out that those little, tasty rolls pack quite a wallop in the calorie department. I'm talking a real wallop — like more calories than a Mars bar!! Surprised? Yeah, so are most people.
First, consider that sushi [...]
Nutrigenomics - A Diet for Your DNA!
Nutrigenomics is the study of the relationship between nutrition and your genes (or between what you eat and what you're made of). This is one of the most exciting and interesting fields of the health and fitness world.
It's the type of thing that will make future generations say, "You mean they had to just guess [...]
Milk Facts and Myths - Got Questions?
Just like with several other foods and drinks, it's sometimes hard to separate the milk facts from the milk myths.
By now, many people are hip to the sometimes faulty "Whole Grain" claims made by bread manufacturers. For example, as long as the bread contains some whole grain (meaning, the rest of it can be made [...]
Probiotic Foods - What Are They and Why Should You Eat Them?
Probiotic foods contain healthy microbes and good bacteria that help maintain the ongoing balance of good versus evil micro-organisms in your intestines.
If you can stomach (pun intended) words like intestines and accept that there are, in fact, good and healthy bacteria (much like healthy fats), then you may want to try adding probiotics (which means [...]
5 Benefits of Dark Chocolate - Facts You Need to Know Before Enjoying
Benefits of dark chocolate… Yes, the legends are true: They do exist!
But, before you go rummaging through year-old Halloween candy and stuffing your face with Snicker's and Tootsie Roll's, there's a few things you need to know.
First, and most importantly, true dark chocolate is usually considered anything at or above 65% Cacao.
You're not going to [...]
Top 3 Shocking Fast Food Industry Secrets
You already know the fast food industry is to your waist what cigarettes are to your lungs.
Even so, just like smokers who knowingly shave years off their lives, many Americans find themselves at one of these fat-laden grease pits several times a week, if not every single day.
Sure, it's fast, easy, and cheap, but so [...]
Fluoride in Water - Is It Healthy or Dangerous?
Fluoride in water (or in toothpaste or anywhere else, for that matter) is one of those hotly debated topics in the health world where you can find several people who believe it's excellent for your teeth and body, while others would rather drink a bottle full of bleach (literally!).
Fluoride's Potential Benefits
May help prevent tooth decay [...]
Fast Food Friday - Eat This, Not That
Fast food on a health and fitness blog? Yes, and no. No, you absolutely shouldn't ever eat it again, but, yes, you probably will at some point.
Whether it's on a road trip when you don't have time to stop (and didn't bring your own healthy snack), or on the way home from a long day [...]
