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How Much Should I Weigh?
Are you wondering how much should I weigh? To determine how much you should weigh, the following factors have to be considered: Gender Height Age Muscle to fat ratio Body frame But before we go into...
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5 Benefits of a Healthy Eating Diet
If you’re considering switching from a not-so-healthy diet to a healthy eating diet, here’s a bit of good news: the benefits can be nothing short of life-changing. That’s because eating healthy is the...
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8 Essential Smoothie Diet Tips
The smoothie diet is just as simple as it sounds: a diet plan that consists of drinking smoothies to help you lose weight, add lean muscle, and feel better about yourself. In this article, we’ll give...
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Liver Cleansing Diet Explained
Using a liver cleansing diet to help detox your body sounds like a good idea, but what exactly does the process require and how does it work? To understand this, you first need to know that the liver...
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How to Practice a Calorie Controlled Diet for Life
People have used the calorie controlled diet to increase both the length and quality of their life for more than 500 years. The basic premise is simple: restrict the number of calories you eat to lose...
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Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index (BMI) This measure just focuses on weight and height. BMI was developed around 1850 by the Belgian mathematician AdolpheQuetelet. The formula for BMI is your weight in pounds times 703...
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Waist to Height Ratio
Waist to Height Ratio (WHtR) This measure focuses on waist measure and height, and has shown to be a better predictor of health risks than the BMI. The Waist to Height Ratio is calculated by dividing...
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Waist to Hip Ratio
Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR) This measure focuses on waist measure and hip measure, and has shown to be a better predictor of health risks than BMI or Waist to Height Ratio. For your waist, measure the...
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Body Fat Percentage
Body Fat Percentage This measure focuses on the total fat in pounds divided by your total weight in pounds. This measure is particularly useful for athletes with high muscle mass. While the calculation...
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Be Your Authentic Self To Prevent Negative Health Effects Of Loneliness
New research published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that by being your authentic self, you can prevent the negative health effects of loneliness, which include depression, obesity, and...
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Centenarians Share Their Secrets On Longevity
Centenarians now represent the fastest growing segment of the American population, and 25% of children born today are expected to live beyond 100. While there is no definitive scientific explanation...
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Five Myths About Burnout
Do you think you may be in the midst of a burnout? Lawyer turned burnout prevention expert, Paula Davis-Laack shares 5 common myths about burnout that can be creating confusion or preventing you from...
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Kids Learning Mindfulness
According to the Wall Street Journal, a growing number of schools are teaching mindfulness to students. One program lasting 12 weeks was linked to a variety of benefits for children including...
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9 Ways Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Several scientific studies have shown that having a mindset of thankfulness can reap innumerable benefits. According to Sheknows, authors Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough of a study on gratitude...
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A Low-Sugar Diet Makes Sugary Foods Taste Much Sweeter
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that maintaining a low-sugar diet for a while will make sugary foods taste much sweeter than they used to. The study...
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Flight Attendants Reveal 6 Travel Beauty Secrets
Experienced flight attendants share their insider beauty secrets on how to protect your skin and keep them supple during long hours of travel. 1. Drink lots of water Air inside the plane is a lot...
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Everything We Do To Fight Stress Is Wrong
According to Sarah Laurie, author of anew book called “Stress Less” and life coach, the way we have been approaching stress has been wrong: we need to change our responses to stress and not...
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Number One Reason Many People Hate To Exercise
We all know exercise is important for our well-being, but why is it so hard for some of us to get in the habit of working out? According to author Anna Quinlan in her article in Popsugar, it is...
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5 Uses Of Coconut Oil You Didn’t Know About
Some say coconut oil is a “superfood” that supports heart health and strengthens the immune system, but did you know that it is effective in the following 5 uses? Heals Frizzy Hair If your want to...
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Avoid These Most Contaminated Foods
While eating 100% organic is ideal to avoid accumulation of pesticides and other toxins in our bodies, that can be unrealistic for most of us due to lack of availability of organic foods and budget...
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