Raw apple juice is rich in vitamin C. Image Credit: Anton Snarikov/iStock/Getty Images Freshly made raw apple juice is not only a refreshing, natural beverage, it is also rich in many nutrients, and provides you with an easy way of consuming the nutrients that raw apples have. Raw apple juice is also a good source of quercetin, which is a natural antioxidant. It takes 4 cups of chopped raw apples, peel on, to make 1 cup of raw apple juice....
Deadlifts are a great whole body exercise. Image Credit: Pekic/E+/GettyImages The deadlift is a total-body strength exercise that works several muscle groups in your upper and lower body. The trap, or hex, bar is a specialized training tool that lifters use for two exercises: the deadlift and the shrug. The trap bar deadlift has several advantages over the barbell deadlift and, overall, is a more effective exercise. Advertisement Compare the Bars A barbell is a straight, 7-foot-long metal bar....
Focus on multi joint movements to help build muscles. Image Credit: Filip_Krstic/iStock/GettyImages You don’t have to aspire to bodybuilding to benefit from lifting weights and building muscles. In fact, in a period of just two months, you can achieve a muscle gain transformation while also seeing the variety of health benefits that come with it. Advertisement Though it takes longer than two months to become a full bodybuilder, you can still strengthen your muscles significantly in a short period of time and notice a difference....
A pig's heart is one of the animal's most active organs, so it's quite lean. It has a rich, dense flavor, especially when it's fresh and the fat is trimmed away ahead of time. Once it's ready, draw out that flavor by cooking it one of two ways: slow and low or fast and flashy. Either way, you can use it on a stew or a salad or simply serve it on toast....
Counting calories sometimes means restricting your snack habits, but because popcorn has so few calories for its volume — a cup of air-popped popcorn has only 31 calories. Image Credit: Detry26/iStock/GettyImages Counting calories sometimes means restricting your snack habits, but because popcorn has so few calories for its volume — a cup of air-popped popcorn has only 31 calories, according to the USDA — it’s a great option for dieters....
Squats are a great way to tone your thighs. Image Credit: PeopleImages/E+/GettyImages You can’t spot reduce fat from a specific area of your body. You also can’t convert fat into muscle. What you can do is firm up your flabby thighs by reducing the amount of body fat from your whole body — which will include the fat on your thighs — and toning your leg muscles. Advertisement Combining cardiovascular exercise with targeted thigh resistance training will change the appearance of your legs....
Cruciferous vegetables contain high levels of phytochemicals that can block estrogen production. Image Credit: Johannes Hicks / EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages The female sex hormone estrogen helps usher in puberty, regulates your menstrual periods and even keeps your bones and heart strong, among other functions, but too much can lead to a host of problems. Tweaks to your diet might help. Advertisement Too Much Estrogen? More estrogen than you need can result in weight gain, menstrual problems, extreme premenstrual syndrome, non-cancerous breast lumps, fatigue, low libido, depression and anxiety, among other symptoms, according to the Endocrine Society....
Image Credit: Edalin/iStock/GettyImages You've lost weight and shrunk your tummy, but the pouch of fat just below your belly button refuses to budge. Lower abdominal crunches are unlikely to help as they're designed to build muscle, which may cause the area to protrude more as you train the muscle underneath the fat. This stubborn area should eventually respond to an eating and exercise plan that emphasizes reducing your overall body fat....
Grilled rib eye steak doesn't need anything more than salt and pepper — especially if you get the meat from a trusted local butcher. Image Credit: Adobe Stock/@vasiliy Whether you grill your rib-eye or cook your steak in the oven or a pan on the stove, this cut of meat is tender and juicy. Cook your rib-eye quickly at high heat — the less time it takes, the more tender it will be....
references & resources PASTA, WORLD CONSUMPTION BOOM SINCE THE LOCKDOWN STARTED 1 CONSUMER OUT OF 4 ATE MORE, 25% EXPORT INCREASE IN 6 MONTHS U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food Data Central: Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt USDA MyFoodData: Cooked Spaghetti Pasta Paula Doebrich (Szwedowski), MPH, RDN Leonila Campos, MBA, RD, PN1 Lauren Pimentel, MS, RD, LDN Amanda Sauceda, MS, RDN Bess Berger, RDN, CDN, CLT Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN Tejal Pathak MS, RD, LD, CDCES Protein pasta is made with ingredients like lentil, chickpeas and edamame to help you get more plant-based nutrition....
A woman is shopping for fresh produce. Image Credit: Monkey Business Images/Monkey Business/Getty Images A 12 week diet can have a significant effect on your body composition and your overall health. If your plan is to lose fat, you’ll be able to make a significant dent in any weight problem. If your plan is to gain muscle, 12 weeks is easily long enough to achieve a noticeable difference in your physique....
references & resources Peanut Butter: Full Report (All Nutrients): 16098, Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt Almond Butter: Full Report (All Nutrients): 12195, Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added Cashew Butter: Full Report (All Nutrients): 12088, Nuts, cashew butter, plain, without salt added Sunflower Seed Butter: Full Report (All Nutrients): 12040, Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt Tahini (Sesame Seed Butter): Full Report (All Nutrients): 12171, Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from unroasted kernels (non-chemically removed seed coat) USDA Nutrient Database: Brazil Nuts Selenium Fact Sheet for Health Professionals, National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements USDA Database for pistachios USDA Database Chen PR, Chien KL, Su TC, et al....
In This Article Fruits and Vegetables Animal-Based Foods Vitamin A is most known for maintaining healthy vision, but there's more to this nutrient than meets the eye. There are two types of vitamin A, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Video of the Day Preformed vitamin A: found in animal products, such as meat, poultry, seafood and dairy Provitamin A: found in fruits and vegetables. The most common type of provitamin A is one you’re likely familiar with is beta-carotene....
Think you burn most of your calories through exercise? Think again. Image Credit: monkeybusinessimages/iStock/GettyImages If your weight is on your mind, you’re probably overwhelmed with calories — from checking food labels for them to counting them to figuring out how many you need to stick to in order to see the numbers on the scale budge. Advertisement And while the weight-loss concept of burning more calories than you take in each day sounds simple enough, calories are still fairly misunderstood by the average person....
In the U.S., white adults have higher rates of high cholesterol than any other ethnic group. Image Credit: YakobchukOlena/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Worldwide Stats U.S. Demographics U.S. Treatment Data Cholesterol has a bit of a bad reputation, which is why there are plenty of high cholesterol statistics out there. But contrary to popular opinion, this waxy, fat-like substance isn't actually "bad," according to the American Heart Association. Advertisement In fact, your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, make vitamins and produce certain hormones....
Your abs will be on fire after this workout — and all you need is a piece of paper (maybe two). Image Credit: Joey Thurman/LIVESTRONG.com One thing The Great Quarantine of 2020 has taught us is you don’t need to hit the gym or buy fancy equipment to sculpt and strengthen every major muscle — including your abs. You can work out anywhere and use almost anything… even something as simple as a piece of paper....
While a short fruit diet is good, make sure to supplement it with veggies. Image Credit: Kenishirotie/iStock/GettyImages Ready to start a fruit diet? Think twice before taking this step. While it’s true that fruits are chock-full of nutrition, they lack certain vitamins, minerals and macronutrients needed for optimal health. Consider adding veggies to the mix to keep your diet varied and prevent nutrient deficiencies. Advertisement Why a Fruit Diet? Fruit diets are promoted as a way to lose weight, cure diseases and flush out toxins....
Garlic-stuffed olives make a good pairing with cheese. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/Getty Images Strong in flavor, garlic-stuffed olives are green olives that have been pitted and then stuffed with whole cloves of garlic before being preserved. While these olives are high in sodium, they also contain a number of health benefits: Garlic may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and olives are full of healthy monounsaturated fats. Advertisement Green Olive Nutrition Green olives are picked before the olive is fully ripe and then cured in a salt brine, pickling solution or water to make them edible....
Although the names are sometimes used interchangeably, chinups and pullups are two different exercises for your back. The difference between these two exercises is minimal – no more than a grip change – but this simple feature affects the nature and the difficulty of the exercises. Pullups are harder and emphasize different muscles than chinups. Pullup A pullup uses an overhand grip – your palms face the floor. Grab a pullup bar with a shoulder-width, or slightly wider, overhand grip....
A woman is training with a kettlebell. Image Credit: IPGGutenbergUKLtd/iStock/Getty Images Ballistic training is commonly used by athletes to develop explosiveness and power. By accelerating and releasing weight into free space, the athlete’s body recruits fast-twitch muscle fibers, which are directly responsible for growth and strength. Ballistic movements require the central nervous system to coordinate and produce the greatest amount of force in the shortest amount of time. Advertisement Jump Squats Jump squats build strength, speed and power and improve your rate of force development....
