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Is Low Carb Actually Good For You

Is Low Carb Actually Good For You

Lately, a lot of attention has been given to low carb diets. They aren’t anything new. The Atkins diet was a low carb diet and that came out over 45 years ago. While the Atkins diet was quite aggressive and extreme, since then a variety of modifications and new diets have been introduced. The Atkins […]


Do You Need Supplements

Do You Need Supplements

Before identifying whether you need supplements, let me first be clear about what that means. The very name, supplement, implies that you’re only supplementing healthy eating, not replacing it. That’s all that supplements should do. The next factors necessary to answer the question is the type of supplement, your health, age and lifestyle. While vitamin […]


The Best Low Carb Foods

The Best Low Carb Foods

There’s nothing that beats eating healthy and making smart choices when it comes to food for losing weight and keeping it from returning. However, once in a while you want to get a head start on weight loss and lowering the carbohydrate intake is one way to do that. The best low carb foods are […]


Nutrition For Constipation

Nutrition For Constipation

If you’re finding that your bathroom trips are more and more disappointing, it can occur for a number of reasons. It might be lack of exercise. If that’s a problem, riding a bike for a half hour or so can really get your system moving and make your trip to the bathroom a success! It’s […]


Is Paleo Right For You

Is Paleo Right For You

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the Paleo diet. The concept of the diet is intriguing. Simply put, it’s eating the foods your ancestors would have eaten. That doesn’t mean your grandpa who loved his fried bologna or your great grandparents. It goes back centuries to the very beginning. If we […]


Tone Those Abs

Tone Those Abs

Losing belly fat requires you to lose weight all over your body, but you can tone those abs to give a flatter appearance, even when you have a little more weight than you wish to carry. Strengthening your core and abdominal muscles can also provide some great benefits, such as relief from back pain, better […]


Tailor Your Diet For The Holidays

Tailor Your Diet For The Holidays

If you’re concerned that all your hard work to lose weight will go to the wayside as the holiday season approaches, you need to tailor your diet for the holidays. That can mean a number of things. While some people say save calories before you attend a Christmas dinner and others say eat before you […]


Are Multi-Vitamins Beneficial

Are Multi-Vitamins Beneficial

Are multivitamins beneficial to your health or a waste of money or even worse, harmful. I have mixed emotions on this, but I will say they provide a dangerous placebo that make people think they can eat junk food and solve any damage by popping a pill. Multivitamins are not a substitute for healthy eating. […]


Winterize Your Workouts

Winterize Your Workouts

Even in a warm area like San Antonio, you may need to winterize your workouts. While a low temperature like 40 to 41 degrees is like a warm spring day to someone in Minnesota, Wisconsin or Northern Indiana, it’s still chilly when you’re not used to the cold. For people in colder climates, adjusting your […]


Tune Into Your Body

Tune Into Your Body

Learning to tune into your body can help you become healthier and stay that way. Some people just know when they need to change their diet or need more protein or vegetables. They’ve learned to pay attention to the subtle cues that the body offers and follow through with the request to feed it right. […]