Follow us Blood sugar—basically, the amount of glucose in your blood—says a lot about your metabolic health. It matters, especially if you’re dealing with diabetes, pre-diabetes, or just trying to stay healthy. The way you eat and how you move your body both play a big role in where your blood sugar lands. When you really get how food and
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Follow us Diet and exercise are two fundamental pillars in the management and prevention of hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure. They work together, not just separately, to keep your heart and blood vessels healthy. If you want to understand how they actually help, you have to look at what’s in your food and the kinds of workouts you do.
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Follow us The fruitarian diet is about as strict as it gets when it comes to plant-based eating. It’s linked to ideas like living naturally, detoxing your body, and being kind to the planet. Still, there are big questions about whether you can actually get all the nutrients you need this way. A lot of people first hear about fruitarianism
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Follow us Recently the acai berry (pronounced ah-sah-yee) has been appearing in everything from weight loss supplements to women’s makeup, but is this berry really the super food it’s being claimed to be? Let’s take a closer look at this tiny fruit with such a big following. The acai berry grows on a type of palm tree in the
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Follow us If you’re watching your weight, you’ll be making some tough choices at meal times. But are you avoiding all the fattening foods you can, or are you missing some? Hidden calories may lurk where you least expect them, hampering your admirable slimming efforts, so it’s worth stopping to check your food labels for details. Here are five types
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