If there’s one guilty pleasure that all moms love, it’s chocolate! Thankfully, there’s a way to justify a little chocolate indulgence, as chocolate (like wine) has some fantastic health benefits.…
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How to Make Homemade Shampoo
I’ve made natural alternatives to body wash, dry shampoo, and other hair products, but homemade shampoo is by far the hardest to use. After a lot of (failed) experimentation, I…
What everyone needs to know about body fat
Reviewed by Dr. Eric Helms, CSCS About a year ago, a plus-size yoga teacher caused a minor scandal. Specifically, Gatorade ran a series of ads featuring Jessamyn Stanley, a well-known…
Why accountability is an important part of achieving your fitness goals
Reviewed by: Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD When it comes to fitness and health, it’s easy to make big plans, and even easier to let go. It’s too hard, you’re…
Root Vegetable Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe
Stuffing is a part of Thanksgiving for many people (including me), but I’ve never been a fan of boxed, processed stuffing mixes that look bland and mushy. Of course, there…
Free Body Fat Calculator – Precision Nutrition
How accurate is the body fat percentage calculator? In general, pretty accurate. But online body fat calculators aren’t the most accurate way to determine your body fat percentage. You can…
The bradykinin hypothesis explains the complexity of COVID-19
Genetic analysis using Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s supercomputer named Summit has revealed an intriguing new hypothesis that helps explain the disease progression of COVID-19. September 1, 2020, Medium article1 Thomas…
Minimally Processed Foods vs. Highly Processed Foods: What You Need to Know
“Eat less processed food.” Pretty much every health professional says so. (Sometimes you might have tuned it out. Kind of like when they say, “Eat your veggies.” Anyway, Mother.) But…
Become a Certified Stress Management Coach
When people experience more stress than they can handle, they often struggle in many different areas of their lives. Sleep is disrupted. Relationships become tense. Nutritional habits go backwards. More…
why do you sleep so muchamazing science
Reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Martin Maybe you’ve seen the headlines about how oversleeping is linked to a greater risk of disease and death. If you’re the type of person who…