Do you eat relatively healthy food for most of the workday but then binge late at night or on the weekends? If you think you’re getting fat from binge eating, consider these tips. 1. Identify your triggers. There are lots of reasons that people binge eat; the trick is to figure out what triggers you. … Continue reading Is Binge Eating Making You Fat?
In a surprising new study, researchers have found that exercise data is more accurate than smoking or medical history in predicting a person’s short-term death risk. Typically, physicians use lifestyle choices or your personal medical factors—such as cancer or a history of strokes—to estimate a person’s mortality risk, which in term can help them extend … Continue reading Exercise Predicts Lifespan More Than Smoking
There’s new evidence that a compound in avocados may help people with diabetes due to a unique fat molecule that reduces insulin resistance. How avocados help insulin resistance Researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada studied mice to see if AvoB, the fat molecule that’s unique to avocado, could help with insulin resistance. For … Continue reading Research: A Compound in Avocados May Help Diabetes
Looking to add some leg exercises to your workout routine? Try these moves to improve the muscle in your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Walking lunge Instead of standing still to do lunges, try stepping forward with each lunge and dropping the trailing leg’s knee almost all the way to the ground. It decreases the stress … Continue reading 5 Great Leg Exercises
What is a trap bar and why would you use it for deadlifts? Properly using the trap bar for deadlifts The hexagon-shaped lifting apparatus helps put you right in the center of the bar you’re lifting. Although it can’t correct all your technique mistakes, it can help you improve the hip hinge to help ensure … Continue reading Using a Trap Bar for Deadlifts
A new study indicates that certain types of the keto diet may worsen psoriasis and other types of skin inflammation. The worst fats for psoriasis Researchers from Austria’s Paracelsus Medical University fed groups of mice with psoriasis different types of keto diets. One group had a high content of long-chain triglycerides (LCTs), which contain fats … Continue reading Keto Diet May Worsen Psoriasis
A new study indicates that you may be able to increase your motivation to exercise by limiting your access to food. The research, which was done on mice, found that the levels of ghrelin—an appetite-promoting hormone—surged after a period of fasting and triggered mice to exercise. Motivated mice to exercise The scientists split the mice … Continue reading Get Motivated to Exercise by Limiting Mealtimes
Sticking to a vegan diet or a keto diet can be tough. But what if you’re combining the two? Can it be done? Absolutely. How the vegan keto diet works Like the traditional keto diet, a vegan keto diet restricts carbohydrates and aims for foods high in fat plus a moderate amount of protein. The … Continue reading Following a Vegan Keto Diet
How much you exercise is important, but new research says how you time your exercise is too. The study looked at the relationship between mealtimes and when you work out. Exercising before and after a meal Researchers from the University of Bath recruited 30 men who were overweight or obese to determine if exercising before … Continue reading Why You Should Exercise Before a Meal
Athletes are always looking for ways to boost their performance and endurance, often reaching for carbohydrate energy gels before a race. But new research indicates that potato puree may be just as effective in terms of sustained blood glucose. Studying performance and endurance Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recruited cyclists to test … Continue reading Potato Puree Helps Performance and Endurance
