For Women
Controlling Gestational Diabetes For A Healthy Pregnancy
Following a healthy diet is critical during pregnancy, but women who develop gestational diabetes (a form of diabetes that develops while pregnant) can benefit greatly by ...
Combatting Body Fat In Women
Body fat in women accumulates naturally on areas including the abdomen and hips or thighs creating the commonly referred to "apple" or "pear" shaped body. Accumulation ...
Healthy Breastfeeding Diet Tips
A healthy diet during breastfeeding supports both mother and baby as they transition through the first weeks and months together. There is no need for a ...
The Connection Between Weight Loss and Hot Flashes
If you've had one, there's no mistaking it: the sudden, intense, hot feeling in your upper body, perhaps accompanied by a rapid heartbeat, sweating, dizziness, nausea ...
Getting Bikini-Season Ready Part 1: Your Diet
With summer just around the corner, you may be wondering what last-minute steps you can take to get your body bikini-ready. While we want to strive ...
Feeling Full on Fewer Calories
One of the biggest obstacles you'll encounter while cutting back on calories is feeling full throughout the day. Hunger will sneak up on you when you ...
Lack of Sleep: A Weighty Issue
Not getting enough sleep can do more than just make you feel sluggish the next day--it can actually sabotage your weight-loss goals. When you feel tired ...
The 10 Easy Steps to Weight Loss
Over the last 20 years, food portions have increased dramatically. As the size of our plates have grown, so has the expectation that the larger amount of ...
Five Best-Kept Secrets to Include in Your Diet
You always hear about foods that you need to avoid or eliminate from your diet. What about foods that you should be eating, but may not ...
Smart Substitutions: 5 'Staples' to Trade Out of Your Pantry
Any stop to the grocery store is made quicker and easier when you just have a few 'staples' to pick up. There are many things we ...
9 Tricks to Staying Healthy When Eating Out
Eating out can be a gamble especially for people who are watching their weight or managing certain health conditions. Many of the foods prepared outside of ...
Five Eating Habits You Should Break
Some of your daily habits may be hindering your health or weight loss goals. Little things you do throughout the day can either propel you forward ...
The 411 on Sushi
What exactly is sushi? What about sashimi? Sushi is often touted as being healthy, but not all options at your favorite fish establishment are created equal, ...
Smart Substitutions When Dining Out
Many foods offered at restaurants are not prepared in the same healthful way that you would make them at home. Heavy use of sugar, oil, butter, ...
Healthy Living 101: The Ins and Outs of Fiber
Fiber comes from plants and can be found in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. Fiber is the portion of plant foods that the ...
Five Common Foods That Are Ruining Your Waistline
When I speak to clients, I frequently hear the words: "I thought that was good for you!" There are many foods that seem to be "healthy" ...
Smart Substitutions: Sweet Cravings
Eating healthy does not mean that you must eliminate all sweets from your diet. You just have to be smart about how you satisfy your sweet ...
Celebrate Valentine's Day in a Healthy Way
Valentine's Day brings not only feelings of love and joy, it also brings high-calorie chocolates, candies, cookies, and other treats. Since February is American Heart Month, ...
Healthy Living 101: Understanding Whole Grains
Whole grains are made up of the entire or "whole" grain, including the bran, germ, and innermost part of the kernel, the endosperm. Each portion of ...
Being a Couch Potato Is More Harmful Than You Think
The idea of "couch potatoes" tends to conjure up images of overweight, lazy unkempt slacker-types. We've heard about the research that has shown that the more ...
Recent For Women
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Healthy Living 101: Classifying Foods
Foods can be classified by the way they affect the body and/or by their food group. It is important to understand both in order to ... Read More »
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The Truth About Brown Fat
You may have heard of the term "brown fat" before, so what does that mean exactly? It's not a type of fat you cook with, but ... Read More »
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Proteins, Fats, and Carbs: How to Balance Your Diet
Dieting can be confusing. High-protein diets claim to help you lose weight quickly, but can lead to high cholesterol and increase your risk for heart disease. ... Read More »
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Excess Weight Ages Us More Quickly
We all know that being overweight or obese can pose threats to our health, especially at a young age. But what effects does overweight or obesity ... Read More »
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Healthy Living 101: How to Read a Nutrition Label
Too often, purchasing food can be confusing, especially with all of the persuasive marketing tactics used by food companies. Learning how to read, understand, and compare ... Read More »
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Calorie Saving Substitutions
If you eat more calories than your body needs, your body will inevitable store them as excess weight. The trick is to reduce your calorie intake ... Read More »
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Ideal Body Composition: What You Should Know
We live in a culture that has become increasingly more obsessed with body image and weight. Dangerously thin bodies are celebrated and coveted, perpetuating the unrealistic ... Read More »
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Eat This, Not That: Breakfast Edition
You've heard that breakfast is the most important meal. It boosts your metabolism, staves off hunger, and provides you energy to start and get through your ... Read More »
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Real FitDay Users Share: What Was Your "A-Ha" Moment?
What sparked you to embark on your fitness journey? For many of us, it was one moment or incident - the "a-ha" moment - that got ... Read More »
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Meal Planning Made Simple
The key to long-term weight management and healthy eating is consuming a balanced diet. Restrictive eating and fad diets may provide temporary weight loss, but they ... Read More »
