The perils of a wealthy culture are arguably outweighed by the blessings it enjoys, but much ink has been necessarily spilled in exploring the latter, particularly where health and wellness are concerned. As of this article having been authored, a majority of American adults (and frightening numbers of American children) are categorically overweight. Of those, a…
15 Necessary Nutrients for Runners
Running, for all its undeniable health benefits, is a notoriously draining physical activity. The energy needs, the exposure to elements, the impact, the muscular breakdown, the requisite hydration—running is a taxing endeavor by any measure, and is as nutrition-dependent as any exercise form; more so, in many cases. Whether training for marathon distances or running…
The Powers of Kale
Overstating the nutritional benefits of kale borders on the impossible, in large part because of the sheer range of nutritional properties it so famously possesses. A cruciferous vegetable, kale is a cousin of broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. While none of these qualify as America’s most cherished of delicacies, they are a particularly potent bunch…
How Happiness Can Lead To A Healthier Life
Human experience is not a zero-sum phenomenon. Well, perhaps when evaluated against the most fatalistic of interpretations it is exactly that. But, disregarding throughout this soliloquy life’s most exacting of pathologies, the human experience is blessed and burdened with self-awareness, self-consciousness, and, for a fortunate few, self-realization. The price paid for this burdensome blessing is…
Why Does My Weight Fluctuate? Reasons Not to Worry
The human organism is an endlessly complex system, as mysterious to its inhabitants as it is mapped and tinkered with by medical professionals, and no two are entirely alike. Added to this inherent complexity are environmental factors, dietary differences, activity levels, and even psychological balance, all of which ultimately play a role in determining one’s…
Five Reasons to Throw Away Your Scale
The cultural obsession with weight loss is not entirely devoid of merit. Obesity rates in these United States have, after all, been moving in only one direction since the late-20th century—that direction is aggressively upwards. Sedentary lifestyles and hugely abundant calories have combined to render vast swaths of the American citizenry anything from a bit…
10 Products to Help With Portion Control
For many of those who struggle with weight problems, the challenge is not limited solely to what one eats; rather, it is also a matter of how much one eats. Abundance is a mixed blessing in these United States, as prosperity brings with it a set of problems unique unto themselves. Scarcity is certainly an…
Foods to Avoid When Trying to Lose Weight
Weight loss is the perennial albatross of the prosperous civilization, as sedentary lifestyles combined with caloric abundance to yield vanishing waistlines, tipping scales, and damaged self-images. Much of one’s weight loss regimen should consist of physical activity and general avoidance of endless sit-a-thons. However, there is also a massive dietary component to the weight loss…
25 Amazing Foods
Though fasting is arguably the most ancient and thermodynamically dependable form of reducing one’s weight, it is among the least healthy of options and rarely (if ever) recommended by physicians, nutritionists, or fitness experts. The reasons are numerous and rather intuitive, beginning with the fact that human organisms (all organisms, for that matter) are dependent…
13 Weight Loss Snacks
The days of consuming three sit-down meals alongside the family are now prologue, at least for a great many Americans. Sitting down to even a single such meal each day is often marked as a minor miracle, and not one wholly devoid of its own challenges. Try extracting a moment’s worth of conversation out of…
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