When you go to a fish market or just the seafood counter at your local market usually you can buy wild-caught or farm-raised fish. Some people don’t believe there is any difference and will just buy based on a factors, like price or color, whereas others may opt for wild-caught, believing it tastes better and […]
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8 Benefits of Eating Locally and Organically
One of the most beneficial things you can do for your overall well-being and health is to eat locally grown foods, especially those that are organic, as much as possible. There are many reasons why it is a good idea to eat organic foods from your local farmer’s market or foods that are sourced locally by grocery stores. […]
6 Spices that Support Weight Loss
We all know that in order to achieve your weight loss goals you must eat a healthy diet that consists of fresh, whole foods. Did you know that the seasonings you might use in your everyday cooking could be leveraged to give yourself an extra weight loss boost? Spices have numerous benefits for our bodies, from […]
What Is The Deal With Coconut Water?
Coconut water has been available throughout the US for about 10 years and has seen rising popularity for the past few years. Coconut water can now be found in almost any grocery store, and is often sold with health tonic-style claims or as a beverage for athletes. As with most new “fad” drinks in the spotlight, […]
What are the Benefits of Juice Fasting?
Juice fasting or juice detoxes are a fairy popular way of giving your overall health a boost and to promote weight loss. There are different types of juice fasting that people use. Some of these focus heavily on green juices, others are fruit-based and finally some techniques involve a mix of these two. There has […]
What is HIIT?
HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training is rising in popularity amongst the masses at supersonic speeds. Besides body weight training, HIIT is the top fitness trend of 2014. This upbeat, fast-paced method requires dedication, commitment, stamina, and endurance, but the results are well worth the effort. How Is It Done? With HIIT you alternate between high […]
What is Green Coffee Bean Extract?
Green coffee beans are the latest thing to take the weight-loss world by storm. Like all products promoted for weight loss the question is always “How much of the claim is marketing hype and how much will the product actually help you lose weight?”. Just like many other promoted weight loss products, this isn’t an […]
5 Superfoods That You Should Be Eating
Superfoods have been in the news lately and can be found listed in many diet plans. The obvious conclusion from their nickname is that these foods can somehow provide more nutritional benefits than the average fruit or vegetable. What makes something a “superfood” isn’t that it contains an unusually high level of any one beneficial […]
5 Benefits of Eating Avocados
The poor avocado would have motion sickness from the way it gets thrown high up on the “must eat” list and then kicked back down the ladder to the bottom with a bunch of foods to avoid. It’s back again, this time being touted as a “superfood” and it may just have found a niche […]
Are the Green Tea for Weight Loss Claims True?
If you were to believe all the advertisements, infomercials and half the websites on the Internet that are connected to a product with green tea, you might think that it is the magical answer to weight loss. It can be hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to evaluating products and supplements aimed […]
