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Food is Fuel: What to Eat Before and After a Workout

Athletes and enthusiasts are always looking for ways to improve their performance. But what if we told you the secret to a better workout wasn’t synthetic energy drinks or “MegaMAXX” power bars – but good, clean foods you enjoy eating anyway? Fitness is a combination of regular exercise and eating the right foods at the …

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Time-Saving Tips for Eating Healthy When You’re Busy

While you fit in those morning workouts, back-to-back meetings, errands, and a final stop to watch your kid’s soccer game, finding the time to cook a homemade meal just doesn’t seem worth it most days. When dividing your time between work, family, friends, and a long list of obligations, it’s hard finding the time to …

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Seven Heart-Healthy Foods to Add to Your Diet ASAP

It’s never too early to start caring for your heart. According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States – with one person dying from cardiovascular disease every six seconds. While strokes, heart attacks, and other cardiac conditions tend to appear in people over 60, younger adults should …

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So, You’ve Decided to Eat Healthy in 2021. Here’s How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions.

“New year, new me.” It’s a mantra we tell ourselves every January, vowing that this will be the year we’ll stick to our resolutions. But if you quit working out or start sleeping in only three weeks into the year, you’re not alone. Almost 50% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the first week in …

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Healthy Holidays: Seven Holiday Nutrition Tips

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Many of us would agree that the holidays are the hardest time of year to maintain a healthy diet. The season begins with handfuls of Halloween candy, then moves through three courses of potatoes and pie at Thanksgiving, and ends with the cookies-and-booze fest that is Christmas. Most people give up on healthy eating until …

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Why You’re Hungry All the Time (Even When You Just Ate Something)

Hunger is your body telling you it needs sustenance so it can operate optimally. But there are some days where our hunger can seem a little…excessive. We’re talking about those days where your stomach’s rumbling 20 minutes after lunch or two protein-packed snacks don’t seem to cut it. You know you think you’re eating enough, …