Eat eggs whites can be part of a weight loss strategy. Image Credit: svehlik/iStock/GettyImages Egg whites fill the bill for an ideal weight-loss food. In addition to being low in fat and calories, they’re high in protein, which can help you feel full and make you less likely to consume extra calories. Advertisement Egg whites can be part of a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables, and other weight loss-friendly foods....
Running has many health benefits. Image Credit: Chris Tobin/DigitalVision/GettyImages Running every day will make you fit, but it could also lead to injury. Varying your routine and taking days off from running will help you get fit and stay healthy. Learning more about running will help you make wise decisions about your health. Advertisement Read more: 12 Essential Tips for New Runners Video of the Day Tip Running increases your aerobic capacity....
A man punching a punching bag. Image Credit: Ryan McVay/DigitalVision/Getty Images Flabby arms are unsightly and can be a real challenge to your personal confidence and self-image. It might seem logical that working out your arms — such as with punches to a heavy bag — would reduce arm fat. However, the truth is more complex and involves muscle toning and development. Advertisement Losing Arm Fat It is a pervasive fitness myth that exercising your arms targets your arms for losing fat....
Avoid exercise when you have a bone spur. Image Credit: Piyapong Thongcharoen/iStock/GettyImages A bone spur is a bony growth that can appear along the edge of any bone. Also known as osteophytes, bone spurs do not always cause pain, as explained by Mayo Clinic. Advertisement However, when they form on joints that rub against each other, your foot or your spine, they can place added pressure on your nerves, resulting in pain and discomfort, especially when you exercise because you are putting more pressure on your bones....
Increasing your workout intensity can cause night sweats. Image Credit: Hello Lovely/DigitalVision/GettyImages There could be several reasons why you are experiencing night sweats after exercise. More than likely, night sweats after a workout are due to hormonal issues, thyroid issues or even overtraining. It is always good to talk to your doctor to rule out serious problems. Advertisement What Are Night Sweats? If you have found yourself waking up at night drenched in sweat, it could be a cause for concern, especially if this is something new....
Cooking frozen chicken with rice in a cooker will provide you with a healthy and simple dinner option. Image Credit: dulezidar/iStock/GettyImages Cooking frozen chicken with rice in a cooker requires minimal effort to achieve a healthy and wholesome meal. The type of cooker that you choose will determine how long the cooking process takes. Advertisement Despite this, you will have to defrost your frozen chicken prior to placing it in the cooker with the rice....
Apples, rich in fiber, will not likely increase your triglycerides. Image Credit: vvvita/iStock/Getty Images Any food or beverage that contains sugar, fat or alcohol could increase your triglycerides. Apples and bananas, natural sources of sugar, could theoretically increase your triglycerides. But unless you consume them in extremely high quantities, apples and bananas will not cause harmful increases in your triglycerides, a type of fat that can accumulate in your arteries and put you at risk for heart attacks and strokes....
Milk allergy. Image Credit: dondoc-foto/iStock/Getty Images When thinking of joint inflammation and pain, dairy products are not the first cause that comes to mind. If you have a milk allergy, consuming dairy products can cause inflammation and pain to develop in your joints because of increased histamine and other chemicals in the body. Consuming any product that contains dairy can cause inflammation in your joints if you are allergic to milk....
Foods may lose some nutrients during the dehydration process. Image Credit: MEDITERRANEAN/E+/GettyImages The effects of drying on food quality are both negative and positive. While dehydrated foods lose many of their nutrients, you don’t have to worry about them going bad. Not to mention they make for great snacks. Advertisement Tip While dehydrated fruits don't spoil, they do lose some of their nutrients in the drying process. Pros and Cons of Dehydrated Food Let’s begin with the benefits of dehydrated food....
Playing soccer burns lots of calories while building muscle mass. Image Credit: Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Getty Images Soccer is a great sport for weight loss because it works your muscles and your heart in different ways. Soccer builds more muscle mass and burns more fat by recruiting both slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers. As a cardio workout, soccer playing burns more calories than typical workouts because you’re forced to switch between using your aerobic and anaerobic energy pathways....
Observers will not typically notice your eyelid spasm. Muscles in your eyelids control the movement of your lids, and if you have a spasm in one of these muscles, you might experience an eyelid twitch. If this occurs, you might feel your eyelid twitch uncontrollably, but observers cannot usually detect the twitch. Spasms in your eyelid do not usually indicate a serious problem. Although certain factors might play a role in eyelid twitching, potassium does not have a known connection to the condition....
You’ve noticed that your belly is a bit larger and rounder than usual and you’re wondering whether you’re eating too much or if you’re pregnant. The question can be resolved with a simple home pregnancy test. However, if you’re not ready to take a pregnancy test for whatever reason, there are other physical signs that may help clarify the matter. If the signs point to pregnancy, you should confirm your condition with a test and see a medical professional as soon as possible....
Whether you buy them canned, frozen or fresh, green beans are an easy and versatile veggie to cook with. Image Credit: bhofack2/iStock/GettyImages Green beans are great to always keep on hand — you can keep frozen packages in the freezer and a few cans in your pantry. Coming up with ways to enjoy them that go beyond simply sautéing or a dumping them into a casserole, however, can be a challenge at times....
The average heart rate may be used to estimate the calories burned by a person during exercise. Image Credit: golero/E+/GettyImages The average heart rate may be used to estimate the calories burned by a person during exercise. A reasonably accurate estimate of calorie expenditure should also consider additional factors such as gender, age and weight. Advertisement A value for the maximum oxygen volume (VO2 max) will also increase the accuracy of the calorie expenditure estimate....
Image Credit: Piotr Adamowicz/iStock/Getty Images Blood glucose levels and potassium share a complex relationship. Certain complications of diabetes, including diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia, involve both high blood glucose levels and abnormal potassium levels. Some medications can also cause both elevated blood glucose levels and potassium imbalances. People with blood sugar disorders such as diabetes may benefit from adding potassium-rich food to their diets, as long as they choose foods that are low on the glycemic index....
A Wendy's Baconator has 950 calories, with 560 of these calories coming from fat. Image Credit: Tatiana Volgutova/iStock/GettyImages We all have those days where a trip to Wendy’s sounds like a mouth-watering dream. While fast food is rarely a good idea nutritionally, the fan-favorite Baconator nutrition proves that some food items far outweigh others. Advertisement Tip A Wendy's Baconator has 950 calories, with 560 of these calories coming from fat. Baconator Calories According to Wendy’s, a Baconator — which is a half-pound of fresh, never frozen beef, American cheese, six crispy pieces of Applewood smoked bacon, ketchup and mayonnaise — has 950 calories....
Losing weight starts with setting realistic and safe expectations. Image Credit: Rostislav_Sedlacek/iStock/GettyImages Maybe you’ve got a beach vacation coming up this month (hello, swimsuit!), or there’s a special occasion on the horizon and you want to look your best. So you turn to Google and query: “How much weight can I lose in three weeks?” Advertisement The answer? Unless your health is at risk, it's not safe or advisable to lose more than about 6 pounds in that timeframe....
A man is training with a barbell in a gym. Image Credit: masta4650/iStock/Getty Images Lifting weights strengthens your muscles, but it doesn’t necessarily lead to huge amounts of muscle gain. To actually gain muscle mass and bulk up, you’ll need to eat more while you’re training – which may sound great to you. However, you can’t simply eat piles of chips and fries and expect to gain muscle mass. To get the best muscles possible, aim to gain weight slowly week by week by eating healthy foods....
The workout plan for skinny women should feature resistance exercise. Image Credit: Mikolette/E+/GettyImages Women have increasingly turned to anabolic steroids for muscle gain. Yet, these performance-enhancing drugs cause reproductive system changes and other undesirable side effects. You should, therefore, consider using natural methods to increase your body weight and muscle mass. These healthy ways will let you quickly move from bony to beastly. Advertisement Read more: Long-Term Effects of Steroids Video of the Day Understand Gender Differences Women and men have different hormonal profiles....
A crispy strip of bacon on a piece of toast. Image Credit: DAJ/amana images/Getty Images Using a food thermometer is the best way to check for doneness but with most cuts of bacon, this method won’t work. Getting it right when it comes to cooking time is important, however, to kill bacteria present on the meat. In most cases, a visual inspection is the only way to check if bacon is cooked....
