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March 29, 2024/Mental Health

What Is Thinspo and Why Is It Dangerous?

… threatening weight loss and undernutrition as the beauty ideal and encourage each other to engage in dangerous weight loss behaviors.These spaces often become competitive, with community members comparing weight loss and challenging each other …

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December 3, 2024/Mental Health

Understanding Mental Load: What It Is and How It Affects You

… But it’s important to find opportunities to lower your load before you get crushed by the weight.We talked about mental load with psychotherapist Amy Brodsky, LISW-S. What is it? And why does …

January 6, 2020/Nutrition

Are Artificial Sweeteners OK for Kids?

… to weight, Freeman notes that some studies have shown an association between artificial sweeteners and short-term weight loss or weight stability, but studies on their long-term effects are lacking.There’s also still …

September 23, 2021/Recipes

Recipe: Pumpkin-Apple-Chia Muffins

… cup chopped walnuts1/4 cup water1 cup firmly packed fresh apples, peeled and grated (5½ ounces by weight)InstructionsPre-heat oven to 350° F.Combine the first six dry ingredients and mix with wire whisk …

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woman eats healthy while working from home

March 20, 2020/Nutrition

10 Tips for Eating Healthy When You’re Working From Home

… day and the fridge is all yours. But this habit can wreak havoc on your waistline, sabotage weight loss and halt your productivity.Registered dietitian Anna Taylor, MS, RD, LD, CDCES discusses strategies and hacks …

Wearing a knee brace, a man holds both his knees in discomfort or pain.

October 31, 2018/Orthopaedics

What’s the Best Way to Find Relief from Your Knee Arthritis Pain?

… or obesity, the most effective treatment is weight loss. This isn’t surprising. Every extra pound of weight adds two to four pounds of excess pressure on your knees.“Losing weight is probably the most …

Various people of ages and sexes, with question marks and fiber-rich foods around them

April 30, 2025/Nutrition

Your Fiber Intake: What’s the Right Amount?

Fiber reigns supreme when it comes to keeping your gut and heart happy. It also helps you feel full longer. This small nutrient has a big impact on your health. But how much fiber per …

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March 18, 2024/Weight Loss

Detox or Cleanse: What To Know Before You Start

Be gone, toxins! Those three words sum up the main objective of many internal cleanses and detoxes. These quick-fix programs supposedly remove all sorts of icky stuff from your body to make you healthier …

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July 28, 2022/Exercise & Fitness

Suspension Trainer Core Exercises To Build Ab Muscles

Are your crunches getting stale? Push-ups got you down? Planks gone kerplunk?If your core-training routine isn’t cutting it for you anymore, suspension training can give your workout the boost you’re …

Buddha bowl of tofu, cucumbers, broccoli, lettuce and garbanzo beans

December 7, 2023/Nutrition

How To Make a Vegetarian Diet Work for a Healthier Heart

It can be challenging at first to make lifestyle changes when you’re attempting to build a healthier life. How do you know where to begin? Should you tackle everything at once, or just the …