Most of us are already familiar with the idea of healthy and unhealthy fats. Healthy fats such as avocado, olive oil, and salmon are linked to numerous health benefits, from better heart health to a stronger immune system. Unhealthy fats, including fat from red meat and fried foods, are associated with an increased risk of heart disease and…

If you’ve been dreaming of a world where eating sweets doesn’t wreak havoc on your body, you may get your wish. The health and nutrition fields have been abuzz about allulose, the latest low-calorie sugar substitute to hit the market. Also called by its chemical name psicose, allulose — produced by Tate & Lyle, the…

Did you know dandelion tea is packed with slimming phytonutrients? You can find options like Traditional Medicinals Roasted Dandelion Tea at health-food stores or online ($12.81 for 2 packs of 16, Amazon) to set yourself up for weight loss success in 2021. Keep reading to learn about how the tea helps you shed fat fast.…

If you want to lose weight but don’t want to spend a ton of money doing so, you might want to consider a free phone app as a potential option. Recent research shows that people can lose a meaningful amount of weight after learning how to modify their behavior from their own phones. An October…

If you’ve never heard of the 6M diet, it’s an eating plan often recommended for diabetics to help stabilize and lower overall blood sugar levels that includes six small meals spread out through the day. Many also use it as a weight loss plan, but findings from a new study suggest that a 3M diet,…

French fries are a universally beloved side dish for a good reason: they’re delicious. Whether you’re snacking on regular russet potato fries piled next to your burger or dipping sweet potato fries in your favorite condiment, the savory taste always hits the spot. However, according to Eric Rimm, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition from…

If you want to lose weight while still enjoying some of your favorite summer foods, you might consider the portfolio diet. A plant-based eating plan from the early 2000s, the portfolio diet was originally designed to help people lower their cholesterol. But the portfolio diet benefits extend far beyond that. So take advantage of your…

Pursuing a happier, healthier lifestyle is worth it. And, not surprisingly, achieving weight loss goals can be easier if the people around us are supportive, encouraging, and aware of our goals. It was Aristotle who first said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” In other words, synergy exists when we work…

Looking up from her office desk, Florida CPA Lora Douglas glanced at the clock. She’d just had lunch and was already calculating when she could eat again on her new calorie-restricted diet. With her cravings multiplying in her mind, she thought to herself, Why does my whole life revolve around my next feeding time?! Over…