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A bowl of homemade tahini beside a pile of sesame seeds. Image Credit: AlexPro9500/iStock/Getty Images Grinding sesame seeds makes a paste called tahini that has a similar consistency and texture to peanut butter. Tahini contains around 85 calories from a single tablespoon and 7.2g of fat, according to Food.com. You can purchase tahini as a fresh product or from a jar, so you’ll want to read labels carefully to determine if the tahini product contains additional ingredients such as oils which may increase the calorie and fat content....

1,200-Calorie Vegan Meal Plans Image Credit: sveta_zarzamora/iStock/GettyImages Following a vegan diet means eating no animal products including eggs and dairy products. A 1,200-calorie vegan meal plan emphasizes naturally low-calorie foods such as vegetables and fruits. However, a 1,200-calorie plant-based meal plan is quite restrictive — and obtaining all the nutrients you need on this number of calories presents a challenge. Devising a healthy 1,200-calorie vegan meal plan requires some preparation and planning, but it is possible....

1 of 12 Overview It's often labeled as "junk food," but pizza can be more of a well-balanced meal than you realize. Unfortunately, the way many American-style pizzerias make pie (extra cheesy and extra greasy) and the way Americans often eat it (three slices too many) can result in an overload of calories, "bad" fats and sodium. What's a better way to make pizza? Start with a wholesome whole-grain or multigrain dough....

If your ear feels clogged without wax buildup or pain, the cause could be a new product you're using. Image Credit: vitapix/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Wax Allergies or Cold Air Travel or Scuba Diving Irritation Ear Infection Superior Canal Dehiscence Patulous Eustachian Tube Dysfunction When to See a Doctor It's a common experience: You wake up one day feeling fine — except your ear is stopped up. The annoying sensation of clogged ears seems to happen to almost everyone at one point or another....

1 of 9 Overview As a clinical nutritionist, I feel confident that a pescatarian diet promotes long-term wellness. But what is it exactly? A pescatarian diet is a vegetarian diet with the inclusion of fish and seafood. We pescatarians get our protein from fish, eggs, dairy and plant-based sources like beans, nuts and seeds. If you do choose to switch to a pescatarian diet, you'll get the known benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle in addition to lots of omega-3 fatty acids from fish, making this diet a powerful link to long-term health....

1 of 10 Overview You open the fridge and see absolutely nothing to make for dinner. Sure, there's an avocado and some carrots toward the back, but you're far from inspired. If you can relate, check out these incredible chefs — artists, really — who are making their marks in the kitchen and on Instagram with beautiful food creations. While some of them may be purely aspirational — like Yotam Ottolenghi's marketplace of culinary delights — all of them will get you sharpening your chef's knife and ready to cook....

Stretch and strengthen your core with Pilates and yoga. Image Credit: DragonImages/iStock/GettyImages Pilates and yoga are two of the best core-strengthening workouts you can do that also improve flexibility and work up a sweat at a low intensity. While you can include both separately in your fitness routine, you’re even better off combining them for a power duo that maximizes your results. Advertisement "Even when you aren't targeting your core directly during movement, you need to keep it engaged to stabilize your entire body," says Elise Joan, Beachbody trainer and creator of Barre Blend....

Cinnamon is one of the top alkaline spices, and it's easy to add to foods and recipes. Image Credit: Maksym Khytra/iStock/Getty Images The body maintains a moderately alkaline environment, with a pH slightly above 7, according to September 2021 article in ​StatPearls.​ This alkaline pH is crucial for chemical reactions and proper function of the lungs, kidneys, intestines and skin. Advertisement The pH scale is used to tell us how acid-forming or alkaline-forming (or basic) a food is in the body, according to the Khan Academy....

Ready to feel the burn? Image Credit: FatCamera/E+/GettyImages Leaving the gym covered in sweat gives you a sense of accomplishment: You had to work hard to earn it. Similar to muscle soreness, it makes you feel a kind of pride — but it doesn’t necessarily mean you had a great workout. Advertisement While the hot yoga trend capitalizes on making you sweat profusely, a new trend is emerging that offers the opposite: cold workouts....

A bicycle seat. Image Credit: MosayMay/iStock/Getty Images A bike-seat rash can ruin your ride and make your post-workout shower extremely uncomfortable. It also can develop into a sore that can become infected. However, don’t despair, because you can take some steps to avoid bike seat rashes. They’re also relatively easy to treat if you do develop them. Always consult a health care provider before treating your rash. Advertisement Location Your bike-seat rash is most likely to develop on your rear end and upper thigh....

A woman holds a mug inside of a cafe. Caffeine has gained a lot of attention over the last couple decades, leading to more informed consumers. The reasons for the attention stem from concerns about cancer, anxiety, headaches and jittery stomachs. The amount of caffeine varies significantly between beverages and brands. You know there is caffeine in coffee but you also should know how much caffeine is in hot chocolate and how that compares to caffeinated coffee....

Vegetarian sushi rolls can be a health addition to your eating plan in moderation. Image Credit: vaaseenaa/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Nutrition Calories and Macros Is It Healthy? Most often, there are fewer calories in a vegetable sushi roll than in a sushi roll made with fish, crab or meat. Some sushi fans choose to eat vegetable sushi rolls as part of a vegetarian diet, while others choose them simply because they're delicious and full of nutrients....

Close-up of a woman lifting a dumbbell weight. Image Credit: Comstock Images/Stockbyte/Getty Images Wrist injuries are common in athletes. Sprains are the most typical, while fractures and breaks occur less often. After your wrist heals, your ability to lift weights will depend on various factors, including the type of injury that you’ve sustained and the type of weight lifting you plan on doing. Before lifting weights, discuss it with a physician who specializes in sports medicine....

Image Credit: decade3d/iStock/Getty Images The prescription medication lansoprazole is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. The condition is characterized by the backward flow of stomach acid and food into the esophagus, causing burning pain, coughing, choking and other potentially serious symptoms. Lansoprazole is known as a proton pump inhibitor, or PPI. It is used to control the production of acids in the stomach and to help the esophagus heal to prevent and treat stomach ulcers caused by the H....

Bad technique can lead to neck pain after swimming. Image Credit: Patrik Giardino/The Image Bank/GettyImages Swimming is a low-impact exercise that is easy on your joints, but if you use faulty stroke mechanics, you might find your neck sore after swimming. Because swimming depends so heavily on technique, any imperfections affect your speed and efficiency in the water. Advertisement When you swim harder to go faster, you can strain already taxed neck muscles, leading to pain and stiffness....

The proper dosage of N-acetylcysteine hinges on the condition being treated. N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, is the supplement form of the amino acid cysteine, which converts to glutathione, a powerful antioxidant. Supplemental NAC has been purported to treat a number of conditions. It appears to help relieve symptoms associated with respiratory disorders, particularly chronic bronchitis, and drug toxicity. Other purported uses have less backing behind them and require more research, including the treatment of cancer, HIV/AIDS, cataracts and macular degeneration and addiction....

Diarrhea causes more missed days of work and school than any health problem other than the common cold, according to the Cleveland Clinic. This common malady usually goes away on its own, and fasting won’t help resolve it more quickly. In fact, fasting during a bout of diarrhea may be counterproductive. Regardless of food intake, diarrhea that persists with no improvement for two or more days merits a visit to the doctor....

A man is weighing his fresh produce at the grocery store. Image Credit: Noel Hendrickson/Digital Vision/Getty Images Many health professionals believe that an individual’s blood type within the A-B-O cell-surface-antigen classification system dictates her ideal dietary regimen. Type AB is very rare, with fewer than 5 percent of people possessing it; it is the only “derivative” blood type and results from a commingling of A and B. Types AB+ and AB- are not believed to differ in the realm of nutritional requirements, says Dr....

Losing weight may improve your health, but it won't change your stretch marks. Losing weight can be a great accomplishment, and if you've managed to reduce your weight, you should be pleased. You'll most likely enjoy improved health, better appearance and more energy. If you have stretch marks, though, it's time, not weight loss, that will make the biggest difference in their appearance. Advertisement Identification Stretch marks are associated with carrying extra weight because they appear when your skin is forced to stretch beyond its natural abilities, causing red or purplish raised scars to form on the surface of the skin where the collagen below has been damaged, explains TeensHealth, an online health and parenting information resource maintained by the Nemours Foundation....

Blind baking or prebaking pie crust keeps it flaky as the pie bakes. Image Credit: alvarez/E+/GettyImages In This Article Why Prebake How to Do It How Long Other Tips There are so many recipes and ways out there to make pies (hey, you can even bake a pie in the toaster oven), but there's one thing that's certain: It's better to bake pie crust before filling it. And yes — the same goes for savory dinner pies, quiches and other pastries....