How to Make Almond Milk
Since 40% of the population is lactose intolerant, almond milk, and other milk alternatives, have become incredibly popular. If you like the store bought kind, you’ll LOVE real, homemade almond milk. Making almond milk is actually an incredibly old process. The...
Low Carb: Why It Works
The popular story of how low-carb diets work goes something like this: Reducing your carbohydrate intake lowers your insulin levels. Since insulin keeps fat locked into adipose tissue, lowering insulin can increase the amount of fat released to be burned for energy....
How-to Tone Your Arms Without Weights
It is a truth universally acknowledged: we all want toned, beautiful arms. But actually getting them? That’s another story. Sometimes you just don’t want to drag your tired body all the way to gym to stand in front of a weight rack, worrying that you’re going to drop...
How Can I Lower My Sodium Naturally?
Salt has become a major nutritional villain. Salt is everywhere: dumped into cans of soup, packed into meats, and swimming in salad dressing and salsa. From our packaged snacks to the food we order in restaurants, the modern American diet is saltier than Amy Schumer’s...
Drink Up! Water for Weight Loss
You’ve probably heard it more than once: “drink more water to help you lose more weight”. But does water really help weight loss? The short answer is yes. Drinking water helps boost your metabolism, cleanse your body of waste and acts as an appetite suppressant....
Cauli-Fried “Rice” Recipe
Faux carbs are fast becoming this year’s hot trend. If you’re not quite ready to get down with spiralizing, low-carb cauliflower rice is the perfect introduction to grain alternatives. All you need is a grater or food processor to knock up rice-like pieces, that can...
Why (Portion) Size Matters
Want to know the leading source of weight gain in this country right now? Portion Control If “we are what we eat,” and we’re eating way more than we’re supposed to; it makes sense that we’re also weighing much more than we’re supposed to. So what’s the problem? Our...
10 Minute Abs Workout
By now the majority of us know that a lean, toned stomach or six pack abs takes a lot more than just a bunch of abdominal workouts. The consistent combination of varying intensities of cardio, total body strength training, and a clean and healthy diet, is key to...
How To Snack Smart
When you hear the word “snacking,” do visions of double-stuffed cookies, caramel fudge ice cream, and you-can’t-eat-just-one chips come to mind? While Americans tend to munch on too much of these unhealthful options, when snacking is done right, it can contribute to...
How Do I Train Myself to Not Drink Soda?
Are You Drinking Yourself Fat? Soda is poison (and you know it). You know soda’s not exactly good for you—but at the same time, it can be hard to resist. Its sweet taste, pleasant fizz, and energizing jolt often seems like just what you need to wash down your dinner,...