Scan the “healthy” section of a brunch menu and there you’ll find it: the world’s saddest order, the egg white omelet. This time will be different, you think, these things aren’t so bad, but then you stare down at the flat, pale pancake of liquid protein and think to yourself: Why do I do this to my...
The post-workout snack can be a tricky business. It’s an easy, common mistake to overestimate the calories you’ve burned, and then to overcompensate when you refuel — one made that much easier by the fact that, as small study in the Journal of Health Psychology recently found, exercise makes people...
It’s a paradox: After a blazing high-intensity interval training class that left you in a puddle on the floor and spent hundreds of calories, you’re not the least bit hungry. However, you’re ravenous after an hour and a half of yoga. Culturally, we kind of panic when we feel hungry: it’s a maj...
Coping with anxiety can be a challenge and often requires making lifestyle changes. There aren’t any diet changes that can cure anxiety, but balanced nutrition and watching what you eat may help. Try these steps: Eat a breakfast that includes some protein. Eating protein at breakfast can help...
It seems like simple, obvious advice: Eat your vegetables, get some exercise, and, of course, take your vitamins. Or not. Decades of research has failed to find any substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any significant good. And our obsession with vitamins masks a much bigger problem...
