Thank you for reading past the title of this post. I wasn’t sure anyone would. After all, here I am offering advice on how to quit the world’s most beloved beverage. (“Hold my beer,” says Beer.) The love of coffee transcends national and cultural borders. Around the world, most of us start our day with coffee....
What are saturated fats, exactly? Today, I’m diving into the nuances of saturated fatty acids — a guide to all the individual fatty acids that make up the saturated fats we eat, store, and burn. I won’t cover every single saturated fatty acid in existence. Some don’t play any significant role in human health or diet,...
The following post is sponsored by Eisai Inc. For our sponsored post policy, click here. Sleep loss. Trouble sleeping. Sleep deprivation. Insomnia. As a mom of one-year-old twins and a five-year-old, I know what it’s like to be tired. So, so, tired. Add to that the stress of a pandemic and that state of all...
It’s the tail end of zucchini season. After you’ve grown tired of zucchini noodles, zucchini bread, and all the other zucchini creations, what’s left? Zucchini brownies are a great way to use up the last of your zucchini, while sneaking in some veggies into your dessert. Here’s how to make them. Fudgy Keto Zucchini Brownies Recipe Serves: 6 Time...
Research of the Week More sugary drinks, less brain volume. Less zinc in the blood, greater risk of COVID death. Minorities are more likely to test positive for COVID, a disparity not fully explained by pre-existing conditions. Some East Asian populations have metabolic adaptations to rice-based diets. Living with kids lowers the risk of COVID. Beyond meat, there’s a place where...
Today we're here with the wonderful Tyler Christensen, an author, designer, host of After The Run podcast, and a teacher who spent 15 years in classrooms as an elementary, middle school, and university instructor.Powered by WPeMatico...
Feel like you’ve got the weight of the world on your shoulders? I can totally relate. If the struggles of living in an overly busy, stressed out society weren’t enough, the fear of navigating it all mid-COVID is the proverbial icing on the cake. Whether it’s the overwhelm of managing day-to-day tasks or deciding to get...
No matter how you cook it, protein-packed fish is one of the cleanest, nutrient-rich choices for active women. Here are four simple but tasty recipes. High-protein, low-fat, quick-cooking and versatile, fish may be the perfect food for active women. White fish including cod, halibut and tilapia are rich in protein and very low in calories, while...
When a person goes looking for information on “collagen” supplements, they often come out more confused than they went in. There are seemingly dozens of different varieties. There’s gelatin. There’s animal collagen. There’s marine collagen. Hydrolysate and peptides. And then there are all the “types” of collagen: type I, type II, type III, type IV,...
Last year, an article in the New York Times described “The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting.” That word struck me at the time and has stuck with me ever since. Speaking as a mom of two, the expectations and pressures weighing on parents can indeed feel relentless. It’s not enough to keep our children clothed and fed,...