The effect of creatine supplements on anxiety and mental health is unclear. Image Credit: Marco VDM/E+/GettyImages If you take creatine to get gains at the gym, do you also get anxiety? If you’re taking or considering the supplement, you may have heard that creatine can cause anxiety or mood swings — or even help with them. Advertisement But research is mixed when it comes to mental side effects of creatine monohydrate....
Ginger root on a wooden table. Image Credit: grafvision/iStock/Getty Images Ginger is the rhizome, or stem, of the Zingiber officinale plant, and it has been used for centuries as a food, spice and medicine. Ginger promotes digestion and stimulates metabolism, which leads to increased calorie burning. Whether ginger burns fat in a person depends on many factors, such as diet, exercise and percentage of body fat. Still, ginger is a natural ingredient in many diet and “fat-burning” supplements....
Side lunges are a great leg exercise. Image Credit: fizkes/iStock/Getty Images You want to thin out your limbs and flatten your belly. Sticking to a portion-controlled, mostly whole-foods diet along with adding the right exercise for slim arms and legs to promote fat burning and toning helps you lose weight to slim down your whole physique, including these trouble areas. Advertisement No targeted move will burn fat off your arms, legs or belly, as explained by the American Council on Exercise....
Exercise may help improve the shape of the nose. There are several reasons your nose may be crooked, nasal fractures being one of the most common. Additionally, a feature often seen in the face of older people is a crooked and drooping nose. Throughout life, the nose continues to grow, and the cartilage in the lower section may weaken and then separate from the upper part of the nose. This often gives the appearance that a hump has developed on the bridge of the nose....
Target smaller muscles with lighter weights and higher reps. Image Credit: Viorel Kurnosov/iStock/GettyImages While dumbbells are usually used to strengthen your larger muscles like quads, biceps, pectorals, glutes and hamstrings, lifting lighter weights can deliver additional strength, cardio and mobility benefits to your smaller stabilizer muscles. Advertisement Jess Rose McDowell, certified personal trainer and founder of KINETIC SWEAT, has compiled a list of five exercises you can do with lower-resistance weights....
Exercise is important for adults over age 50 because it helps prevent chronic disease and injury. Image Credit: adamkaz/iStock/GettyImages While exercise is important at all stages of life, it may have the most significant effect on older adults, especially those 50 and above. As you age, your body undergoes several changes, many of which are degenerative and can be debilitating to your health. Advertisement But exercise can help slow these age-related health issues or even prevent them in the first place....
Topical vitamin C smooths the skin and helps prevent skin damage. Patricia K. Farris, M.D., conducted a study at Tulane University School of Medicine that concluded topical vitamin C was effective at "promoting collagen synthesis, photoprotection from ultraviolet A and B, and lightening hyperpigmentation." The results of the study were published in the journal "Dermatologic Surgery" in 2005. Advertisement The problem with vitamin C creams is that they have a short shelf life....
Two teens eating a healthy breakfast before school. Image Credit: Purestock/Purestock/Getty Images At around 12 or 13, your preteen’s body is gearing up for a large growth spurt, notes the Baylor College of Medicine. Because of this, your usually thin 12-year-old may suddenly complain about excess weight. What is actually a 12-year-old body’s coping mechanism for growth can cause your teen embarrassment and even depression. Help your teen figure out how to get rid of belly fat by having a frank discussion about changing bodies and educating them about healthy lifestyle choices that include low-calorie, nutritious food and plenty of physical activity....
Variety of breads. Image Credit: Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Wavebreak Media/Getty Images It’s not about the specific foods you eat or don’t eat when you’re trying to lose weight; instead, it’s all about your overall daily intake of calories. Cutting back on bread products can be part of a strategy to lower your calorie or carb intake for weight loss. However, how quickly you lose after cutting out bread depends on which foods you eat instead of bread....
There is nothing better than a perfectly grilled, juicy Italian sausage to go with a glass of Sangiovese and your favorite pasta. You cut into the sausage feeling that "snap" of your knife, then the juices flow out onto the pasta, mingling with the sauce. Boiling your sausages before grilling ensures that your sausage will be cooked through, allowing all the juices to stay on the inside while the casing gets brown and crispy on the grill....
Man doing lat pulldowns Image Credit: Ibrakovic/iStock/Getty Images The wing shape that lifters strive for comes when the latissimus dorsi, which is a fan-shaped muscle in the back, is thoroughly developed. The latissimus dorsi, or lats, is responsible for shoulder adduction and extension, which means that it pulls your upper arms in toward your body and back behind you. To create the wing shape, participate in a weight-training program for the back that’s designed to increase muscle size....
Sometimes you need to do a little bit of math to convert grams and milligrams on a nutrition label. Image Credit: oatawa/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Grams to Milligrams Ounces to Grams A gram (g) is the basic metric unit of weight. Converting grams and milligrams (mg) is important for understanding medication doses, nutritional supplements, certain recipes and similar calculations. Advertisement In the US, where ounces (oz), the basic imperial unit of weight, are used, gram and milligram calculations must start by converting ounces to grams....
Venison is high in protein and low in calories. Image Credit: Shaiith/iStock/Getty Images Venison meat, which comes from antlered animals like deer, elk and caribou, is lower in calories and higher in protein when compared to popular cooked meats like beef. Making venison roast in the oven results in a flavorful, tender and healthy meat dish. Advertisement Deer Roast Nutrition The recommended daily intake of cooked meats for adults, as per the American Heart Association (AHA), should be a little more than one serving per day, or at least nine servings per week....
The delicate, fresh peas tucked inside the fibrous pods of English shelling peas are most tender and sweet when they’re cooked within a few hours of picking. Unlike edible-pod snow peas and snap peas, English peas must be popped out of their protective shells for eating. Also known simply as garden peas or sweet peas, the tiny green morsels are a good source of vitamins A and C, and dietary fiber....
The aroma of roasting rotisserie chicken is enough to send any carnivore into a tizzy. Rotisserie cooking roasts in constant rotation, allowing drippings to fall away from the chicken, preventing it from stewing in its own juices. Even if you don't have a rotisserie oven, cooking chicken rotisserie-style in a conventional oven is still possible. With the right tools and methods, you can cook a rotisserie-style chicken rich in flavor and juiciness....
Just follow a few rules to make sure your shrimp doesn’t become dried out or rubbery and you’re good to go. Image Credit: Xsandra/E+/GettyImages Precooked shrimp is a boon as it can be thrown into dishes with hardly any prep — think quick pastas, a simple sauté of precooked shrimp or easy-peasy frozen cooked shrimp appetizer recipes. Just follow a few rules to make sure your shrimp doesn’t become dried out or rubbery and you’re good to go....
"Survivor" is usually filmed in tropical locations. Image Credit: bennyartist/iStock/Getty Images Since May 2000, U.S. television audiences have been captivated by the physical challenges and social maneuvering of the reality series “Survivor.” One of the most brutal aspects of the game is the lack of food. The “Survivor” diet typically consists of whatever the contestants can find, pick or catch, which often isn’t much. Like most extreme fad diets, a long-term low-calorie diet can be dangerous to your health....
Low-calorie bean recipes don't have to be boring. Get creative and turn your canned white beans into burger patties. Image Credit: Christian-Fischer/iStock/GettyImages Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you — well, we won’t go into that. But let’s talk about the magical part, because they sure are: These little powerhouses are packed with protein and other nutrients that are key to weight loss and an overall healthy diet....
Watch how many fibrous veggies you eat each day to keep your digestive system regular. Image Credit: MixMedia/E+/GettyImages Eating more food for fewer calories is the ultimate dietary version of getting more bang for your buck. Sound too good to be true? Enter volume eating. Advertisement Unlike most diets, volume eating involves choosing foods that are low in calories but provide volume to your meal (like leafy greens or lean protein)....
Core workouts can assist in improving constipation by stimulating ab muscles to keep things moving. Image Credit: visualspace/E+/GettyImages When your bowels are backed up, an ab workout might do wonders to get things flowing. Advertisement Indeed, exercise, in general, increases colonic motility (which accelerates transit through the gut) and stimulates your abdominal muscles to help stool move into the rectum, Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, a gastroenterologist and associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, tells LIVESTRONG....
