May 2024

Going low-carb doesn’t have to be boring—as long as you know what to cook. Sure, it can be easy to slip into a monotonous routine of eating plain cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, and lettuce-wrapped sandwiches, but there’s so much potential for variety when it comes to cooking up low-carb recipes for your week. People’s reasonings…

The best healthy snacks serve two purposes: they should be delicious and nourishing. But finding snacks that meet these criteria can be challenging, especially when our busy schedules leave us with little time to think about what we’re eating. To make snack time easier and more enjoyable, we’ve compiled a list of 60 easy and…

Setting a nutrition goal, such as eating more fiber, consuming fewer calories, or increasing protein intake, is a great first step towards better health. However, figuring out how to achieve these goals and finding enjoyable recipes can be challenging. If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve set a goal of eating a low-carb, high-protein…

When it comes to exercise, “feeling the burn” is a good thing. When it comes to your esophagus, not so much. Acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a common condition that causes acid to splash from the stomach into the esophagus. The result: telltale symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, sour…

Summer is here, and it’s time to relax, use that well-deserved PTO, and soak up some sun. For many, this means indulging in delicious Memorial Day foods like burgers, hot dogs, and ribs. While grilling is the classic way to enjoy these foods, not everyone has access to a grill. No worries! You can still…

Rice is often feared for its carbohydrate content, but as a dietitian, I recommend brown rice as a nutritious staple for those seeking to improve their diet quality. Brown rice is a whole grain, meaning it contains all three parts of the grain: the fiber-containing bran, the nutritious germ, and the carb-rich endosperm. This makes…

Summer is here, and the most common way of enjoying the season (and its multiple holiday weekends!) is with your friends and some grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. But if you don’t have access to a grill, you may be surprised that you can cook some festive food with your air fryer instead. To learn…

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, which means cookout season has arrived. Whether you’re heading to the beach, attending a picnic, or throwing a barbecue for friends, choosing the best foods is a great way to properly celebrate the season and the holidays, from Memorial Day to July 4th to Labor Day….

Ripio/Shutterstock By Ariane LangUpdated: May 21, 2024 12:37 pm EST Checking the toilet after pooping is something you perhaps remember doing as a toddler yet stopped after you grew older. Nevertheless, toddlers seem to be up to something, seeing that, according to experts, checking your poop can tell you a great deal about your health. You…

One nutrient that continues to steal the spotlight from its fellow macronutrient counterparts is protein. There’s no denying that protein has a lot going for it. Eating protein can squash hunger pangs, fire up your metabolism, and help build up muscle. But with all this praise, it’s easy to wonder: can we have too much…