Green tea and coffee may be beneficial for weight loss. Image Credit: Ridofranz/iStock/GettyImages While no beverage will do the work of weight loss for you, adding coffee or green tea to your weight-loss plan may enhance your results somewhat. That said, the key to slimming success is still to reduce calories and engage in regular exercise. Only by consuming fewer calories than you burn for energy will you lose the weight and keep it off....
Woman peeking at scale. Image Credit: JGI/Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images You might be tempted to gain weight as quickly as possible to address the issues of being underweight, such as compromised health and energy as well as possible low self-esteem. Increase your body weight slowly to avoid adding excessive body fat, though. Fast weight gain may not help you correct nutritional deficiencies and doesn’t build up muscle mass, a much healthier tissue than fat....
Experts explain why kitchen sponge bacteria may be a cause for concern. Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy. In This Article Kitchen Sponge Bacteria Food Poisoning Risk Replacing Sponge Cleaning Sponge Safety Tips The Bottom Line A sponge is your wingman in the quest to make your kitchen sparkling and germ-free, right? So you might be surprised to discover that it's actually the dirtiest thing in your house....
You can boil a chicken leg quarter and make it into a stew. Image Credit: YelenaYemchuk/iStock/GettyImages Poached chicken leg quarters are healthier than other fried chicken and other poultry recipes. As long as you boil the meat correctly, you can make a delicious meal that rivals some of the less healthy styles of cooking chicken. Advertisement Tip You can boil a chicken leg quarter and make it into a stew. Or, you can poach it by submerging it slightly in water....
Close-up of a woman slicing raw chicken breast meat on a cutting board. Image Credit: danny4stockphoto/iStock/Getty Images Chicken becomes more tender the longer it cooks. Unfortunately, most cooking methods produce extremely dry meat when the chicken is cooked long enough to become tender. Boiling a chicken produces very moist, tender and flavorful meat that can easily be removed from the bone for eating alone or using in salads, pasta dishes and stuffing....
When you're short on time and don't have fresh meat on hand, cooking frozen hamburger patties is a good option. Image Credit: Photosiber/iStock/GettyImages When you’re short on time and don’t have fresh meat on hand, cooking frozen hamburger patties is a good option. As for the best way to prepare frozen hamburger patties it depends on your preference — you can cook them in the oven, on a grill or in a frying pan, to easily make a satisfying dinner....
Proper defrosting of bagels keeps them tasting fresh. Resembling a doughnut in shape, bagels are a dense and chewy baked treat originating from Europe. These tasty round breads can be topped with your choice of cream cheese, salmon or jam for a high-carbohydrate, low-calorie breakfast. Bagels are undeniably best when they're fresh. Except for those that are eaten as soon as they're baked, the rest need to be properly stored. Freezing bagels allows them to be savored at a later date without the worry of them going stale....
Keep your body in a straight line, core tight as you do stability ball push-ups. Image Credit: Antonio_Diaz/iStock/GettyImages Stability balls are definitely and underrated piece of gym equipment. Add one to a chest press or dumbbell row and these moves get way harder. Now, add the stability-ball push-up to your routine to take your strength and stability to the next level. Advertisement What is a stability ball push-up? Also known as a Swiss ball push-up (or medicine ball push-up), this exercise involves performing a push-up with your hands on a ball instead of the ground....
Oatmeal for weight loss? You bet — just make sure you're doing it the healthy way. Image Credit: Foxys_forest_manufacture/iStock/GettyImages Trendy diets like keto and paleo have made some of our favorite foods, like oats, a no-go — and as a dietitian, I’m just not down with that. Advertisement Weight-loss diets often shun oatmeal for it's "too-high" carb content, when in reality, oats are nutrient-dense and a healthy source of complex carbohydrates....
Work out the muscles around your rib cage to help build in your desired area. Image Credit: gilaxia/E+/GettyImages Visible ribs often make you look very thin, so it’s natural to want to beef up this part of your torso when you’re trying to gain weight. You can’t dictate where your body puts on pounds, however. Healthy weight gain will fill you out proportionally, according to your genetic body shape. But, by eating increased portions of quality foods and building muscle with particular emphasis on the chest and obliques, you can fill out and create the healthiest- and fittest-looking body for you....
Unsweetened applesauce makes a nutritious addition to your diet. Image Credit: Brycia James/E+/GettyImages In This Article Nutrition Benefits Ways to Eat It Applesauce is made from cooked apples and can be flavored with added spices like cinnamon and nutmeg or sweetened with maple syrup and sugar. Advertisement Because the main ingredient is fruit, applesauce can be a nutritious addition to most meal plans. It's associated with a host of health benefits supported by scientific research....
Make a delicious and satiating meal out of a loaf of bread. Image Credit: Debby Lewis-Harrison/Cultura/GettyImages If you have a loaf of pillowy, soft challah bread sitting around and no clue what to do with it, fret not — we’re here to put that leftover challah to good use. Advertisement Challah bread is simply made with flour, yeast, eggs, water and salt. What makes it different from other types of bread is the hearty amount of eggs used in the recipe....
Yes, muffins can be part of a healthy diet — try our DASH-approved recipe below. Image Credit: bhofack2/iStock/GettyImages The DASH diet is a flexible, balanced eating approach that helps to create a healthy routine in your everyday life. Advertisement An acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, the DASH diet was originally created as a means to help lower blood pressure, although this style of eating can offer health benefits — even if high blood pressure isn't a concern....
1 of 10 Overview You'll be hard-pressed to find a better investment than your health. And working with a qualified personal trainer is a great way to maximize that investment. But let's face it, dishing out $100 or more per hour to work with a personal trainer in the gym isn't always realistic. Fortunately, if money is tight, there are plenty of ways to reach your fitness goals without forking over a ton of cash, says Mathew Kite, CSCS, manager at D1 Sports Training in Dallas....
Grab your dumbbells and skip the push-ups for this upper-body workout. Image Credit: Westend61/Westend61/GettyImages Push-ups: You’ve been doing ’em since grade school. You didn’t like them then, and you don’t like them now. They can be difficult for many people who experience joint pain or instability, muscle tightness, imbalance or weakness. Advertisement But here's some good news: You don't need to do a single push-up to get a sculpted upper body....
This crowd-pleasing dinner is loaded with flavor and comes together in a flash. Image Credit: Yumna Jawad/LIVESTRONG.com A dinner that’s healthy, easy to make, feels fancy and pleases kids and adults alike — if this sounds like a unicorn of a recipe, you’re in for a treat. Advertisement Recipe developer and food blogger Yumna Jawad created a dish that checks all these boxes and beyond: It's also budget-friendly. This Broccoli and Cheese-Stuffed Chicken is about to become your new dinner staple....
Practicing gratitude can help bring a sense of calm in stressful situations. Image Credit: Westend61/Westend61/GettyImages With change and situations out of our control comes stress. It’s a natural response during crisis, and the novel coronavirus pandemic is no different. Advertisement As the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19 keep mounting, so do our anxieties. And unfortunately, stress can come with some serious consequences for the immune system. Video of the Day "When we're chronically stressed, we stay in red-alert mode practically full time," Tanya Peterson, certified counselor and author of The 5-Minute Anxiety Relief Journal: A Creative Way to Stop Freaking Out, tells LIVESTRONG....
Flaxseed and linseed meal are the same thing, but flaxseed is most often used to refer to the human food source. Image Credit: marrakeshh/iStock/Getty Images Chia seed, hemp seed, sesame seed, flaxseed, linseed — it’s hard to keep them all straight. One thing you can be sure of is that eating more of them can benefit your health. When it comes to linseed vs. flaxseed — and their meals — there’s little confusion because they are the same thing....
A close-up of a fresh strawberry. Image Credit: Purestock/Purestock/Getty Images One in 10 Americans over the age of 40 develops a chronic gastrointestinal disorder known as diverticulosis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. After years of a low-fiber diet, most medical experts believe, chronic constipation and straining to have a bowel movement creates diverticula, which are small pouches that bulge outward at weak spots along your colon....
Combine dietary tweaks with regular moderate-intensity exercise to get rid of belly fat. Image Credit: Zarina Lukash/iStock/GettyImages When it comes to belly fat and health, your shape matters. According to Harvard Health Publishing, if extra weight gives you a pear shape, you have what’s called subcutaneous fat. But if you have a beer gut that gives you an apple shape, you have visceral fat, which is more dangerous to your health....
