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The way you cook your protein-rich foods affects their nutrient content. Image Credit: tbralnina/iStock/GettyImages Beef, chicken, fish and eggs are all rich in protein, but the way you cook them affects their composition. Choosing the right cooking method can help you minimize nutrient loss and reduce the amount of harmful chemicals you get from eating meat. Advertisement Beef, Chicken and Other Meats Meats, such as beef and chicken, are a great addition to your diet as they contain protein and other key nutrients....

Squash is a strenuous activity. It is fast-paced, cheap and an effective method for controlling your weight. If you want to lose weight, squash will help you burn off more calories on a daily basis than you consume. Every 30 Minutes The number of calories you burn playing squash depends on the amount of time you play and your weight. If you weigh 155 lbs. and play squash for 30 minutes, you will burn 422 calories....

Running is an effective way to burn calories. If you are running, your body is using calories from the foods you eat to supply energy. Calories come from fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Your body needs these for fuel. Running is an exercise that will burn off calories and help you maintain a healthy weight. Advertisement Activity Any movement burns calories. Your body even uses calories at rest, so when you run, your caloric need increases....

The number of calories burned in a one-hour gym workout varies based on the type of exercise and the intensity of the exercise. Image Credit: Tempura/iStock/GettyImages What’s a good amount of calories to burn at the gym? If your goal is weight loss, a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day, seven days per week, will allow you to lose one pound. You can easily achieve this level with a number of different gym workouts....

A moist slow cooker roast beef made from a lean cut of blade roast makes for an easy weeknight dish. Image Credit: bernjuer/iStock/GettyImages A moist slow cooker roast beef made from a lean cut of blade roast makes for an easy weeknight dish. Add in cut carrots and potatoes, and you’ve got yourself a whole dinner of slow cooker roast beef with potatoes and carrot. Advertisement Blade Roast Nutrition According to the USDA, a 100-gram serving of cooked beef chuck blade roast with no fat has 253 calories, contributing 13 percent of required daily calorie volume....

Cook rolled oats with plenty of water to tenderize them. Image Credit: Arx0nt/iStock/GettyImages Oats are one of the most popular grains, especially for breakfast. Since the USDA recommends consuming 3 to 8 ounces of grains per day, you should master the art of cooking rolled oats. Advertisement People have consumed oats for centuries. We have come a long way in agriculture, but oats will never go out of style. Oat milk is now a common non-dairy milk alternative and oat flour can be used as a gluten-free flour substitute....

Fajitas make a quick and easy meal. Image Credit: ivandzyuba/iStock/GettyImages Fajitas make a quick and easy meal. While they are made with a variety of meats, vegetable content typically includes sauteed peppers and onions. Whether you fry them or grill them, cook the vegetables the same way you cook your fajita meat. Advertisement Read more: Fajita Nutrition Guide Video of the Day Prep Your Veggies Step 1: Choose Your Peppers Select multicolored peppers....

Cooking skirt steak in the oven is an easy way to start a delicious meal. Image Credit: JB325/iStock/Getty Images Skirt steak is known for its strong beefy flavor and is typically found in Mexican broiled skirt steak fajitas and Philadelphia, or Philly, cheesesteak sandwiches. Cooking skirt steak in the oven is an easy way to start a delicious meal. Advertisement Compared to strip or rib eye steaks, skirt steak generally costs about 50 percent less....

Grill Image Credit: adlifemarketing/iStock/Getty Images Turkey franks are a healthy, low-fat alternative to traditional pork or beef franks. According to Brown University Nutrition Academic Award Program, turkey franks contain 8 to 11 fat g, depending on the brand, while beef and pork franks contain 12 to 18 g. Turkey franks are prepared much the same way as traditional franks: they are usually boiled, microwaved or grilled. Preparation is simple, as turkey franks are generally precooked and only need to be heated through....

With star jumps, all you need for an effective workout is yourself and a few feet of floor space. Image Credit: dolgachov/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Perfect Form Benefits Mistakes Modifications Progressions Looking to add a new exercise into your at-home workouts? Or just sick of plain jump squats? The star jump is the total-body cardio move you'll want to try ASAP. Advertisement ​What is a star jump?​ It’s a squat variation that involves jumping from a squat into the air while extending your arms and legs away from your body....

If you're looking to add more phosphatidylserine foods to your diet, try boiling edamame for a quick snack. Image Credit: bhofack2/iStock/GettyImages Phosphatidylserine is a type of phospholipid, a fat-soluble compound that makes up cell membranes. Phosphatidylserine is found in especially high concentrations in the brain, according to Kaiser Permanente. Advertisement While the body does make its own phosphatidylserine, you can also increase your levels by eating foods with phosphatidylserine or taking supplements....

Think holding in a sneeze is NBD? Think again. 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 Effects Alternatives Bottom Line There was a time when sneezing in certain public situations (like in a movie theater or during a speech) might've been considered bad manners. Now, even the tiniest ​achoo​ can make people turn heads....

Sign up for the 30-day Get Strong Challenge to get healthy, protein-packed breakfast recipes and so much more. Image Credit: stocksy/Cameron Whitman There are a couple ways to approach breakfast. One approach is guzzling coffee and shoving sugary pastries in your face, which will inevitably lead to a sugar crash and unavoidable brain fog and sluggishness throughout the day. Advertisement A superior way to do breakfast is eating unprocessed foods in the morning that provide healthy, complete proteins and slow-digesting carbohydrates....

A healthy diet is important if you are looking to lose weight. Image Credit: Arx0nt/Moment/GettyImages If you plan to lose 20 pounds, you are going to need to make lifestyle and diet changes and a workout plan. Fortunately, there are several proven methods to lose weight. Here are some steps you can take to lose weight as a woman (or man) that have proven results. Advertisement Count Calories for Weight Loss One strategy that may help you lose weight is counting calories....

Ginger cookies can be high in sugar and fat content. Image Credit: MSPhotographic/iStock/Getty Images Ginger cookies fall into the category of “empty calories,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s dietary guidelines. You should consume empty calorie foods in moderation. Columbia College recommends that you allot 260 calories in a 2,000-calorie diet to the foods you want, which can include empty calories. Eating ginger cookies has some major drawbacks because of their fat and sugar content, but they also contain some essential nutrients....

Black seed may have a positive effect on a range of health concerns, but more research is needed. Image Credit: rezkrr/iStock/GettyImages What’s black, comes in seed form and has been touted for thousands of years as a treatment for all manner of heart, respiratory, digestive, kidney and liver problems? A prosaically named herb called black seed or black cumin. But what medical properties does it really possess? Advertisement ​Read more:​ Side Effects of Black Seed Video of the Day Black Seed Explained According to a clinical trial review published in the September 2017 issue of the ​Journal of Pharmacopuncture​, black seed (or ​Nigella sativa​) belongs to the Ranunculacea family of herbs....

A close-up of a woman measuring her waistline. Image Credit: Goodshoot/Goodshoot/Getty Images During weight loss, the body undergoes many changes, including changes to fat tissue, muscle tissue, bone mass and hormone levels. Rather than achieving weight loss by calorie reduction alone, addition of moderate physical activity and dietary emphasis of certain nutrients, such as protein, calcium and vitamin D, can help prevent the loss of muscle and bone during weight loss....

How do you make stairs easier? By building lower-body strength, mobility and coordination with these at-home exercises. Image Credit: Unsplash/Bruno Nacimento One of the most underrated benefits of strength training is how it helps you do mundane, daily activities. Seemingly simple tasks, like climbing a flight of stairs, actually require a lot of muscular strength, mobility, coordination ​and​ balance. Advertisement If you feel unsteady climbing stairs, or even experience pain or discomfort trying to tackle a flight, then there are a few things you can do in your workouts to make climbing stairs easier....

Knuckle pain can affect a boxer's performance. Image Credit: Westend61/Westend61/GettyImages Knuckle pain can be especially detrimental to a boxer’s success. A professional fighter earns a living with his fists. When his hands are injured, he may be out of business. Hand injuries are normal for a boxer. However, index and middle knuckle pain from boxing is often caused by simple mistakes unseasoned fighters make during training. By knowing how to protect your hands, you can significantly reduce your chances of damaging your knuckles and experiencing pain....

Woman at a desk with her fingers against her temples Image Credit: Manuel Faba Ortega/iStock/Getty Images Proper levels of potassium are critical to how your heart and brain function. Low levels of potassium can interrupt electrical signals that drive the brain, causing confusion, sluggish thoughts and brain fog. The body tightly regulates potassium, so low potassium – or hypokalemia – is rare. The most common causes of potassium loss are medications, such as diuretics, and disease....