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6 Tips to Lose Weight, Build Muscle and Reset Your Body in Middle Age
When Stephen Perrine, editor at AARP the Magazine and co-author Heidi Skolnik wrote "The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health & a Body You’ll Love at Midlife and Beyond" they set out to dispel myths surrounding aging, nutrition and metabolism...
Should You Add Microgreens to Your Meals for More Nutrition?
13 Healthy Late-Night Snacks Recommended By Nutrition Experts
Let's face it: Late-night snacks get a bad rap, but sometimes, they're simply necessary. Maybe you work irregular hours or ate dinner earlier than usual. Or perhaps you had a busy day and weren't able to eat a satisfying evening meal. (Hey, it happens to the best of folks.) Even being more...
This Is How Much Protein You Need to Gain Weight
Like the other macronutrients, carbohydrates and fat, protein plays a unique and vital role in both your overall health and your day-to-day functioning. It’s essential for building and maintaining muscle and other tissues...
How to Stop & Soothe Negative Thought Spirals
It’s a tough world out there right now. With so much uncertainty, fear, and intense energy in the news (and it has been in the news consistently for a long, long time), it’s no wonder why so many of us find ourselves spiraling through worst case scenarios and scary thoughts and feelings...
What Is Kohlrabi? Here's What You Need to Know About the Vegetable That Can Be Made Into Noodles
If you haven't tried kohlrabi, you're going to want to add it to your shopping list before your next market haul. Kohlrabi (also known as German turnips) are harvested in winter and spring, and they're usually purple, white, or pale green bulbs. While kohlrabi resembles turnips, it's actually part of the cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower family. Kohlrabi is an incredibly versatile vegetable—one that's easy to cook, can be added to many dishes, and is packed full of flavor and nutrients...
Surprising Side Effects of Not Eating Fruit
If your idea of fruit is sugar-coated Froot Loops or a bottle of 5% "real fruit juice," you're missing out on an orchard full of good nutrition—vitamins, minerals, fiber, flavonoids, polyphenols, and other unfamiliar-sounding compounds that are actually incredibly good for you...
Step Up Your Fitness Game With These 7 Walking Workouts
Walking is having a moment right now.
The pandemic reminded many of us of the power of a walk. Requiring no equipment or gym membership, heading outdoors to put feet to pavement became a lifeline during lockdowns and helped maintain...
Had a Heart Attack? These Are the 7 Foods You Need Now, From a Cardiologist and Dietitian
One of your biggest priorities after having a heart attack is probably… not having another heart attack. This is a wise goal: According to the American Heart Association, one in five people who've had a heart attack will end up in the hospital with a second heart attack within five years.
This is because coronary artery disease, the most common cause of heart attacks, is a systemic disease which medical treatments and surgeries generally don't fix. Instead, these treatments simply...
Why Vitamin D Intake Is Crucial for Supporting Brain Health and Cognition as You Age
Vitamin D has been linked to everything from better heart health and bone strength to a stronger immune system, but new research has found yet another reason for us to focus on upping our intake: cognitive functioning.
The study, published in Environmental Research and Public Health, found that increasing levels of vitamin D in women was associated...