Why should you eat fish? You’re on top of the food chain. It’s your place in the order of life! There are other reasons as well, but keep that one in mind too. Lately, there has been plenty of rhetoric in the media about eating fish from the ocean (or China), saying it is akin [...]

Tired of looking at the scale? Measuring success when you start a new fitness or weight loss routine can become the holy grail, but you might be looking for the wrong cup. There are dozens of ways to measure how successful your routine is, so here are a few to help you find the silver [...]

Every dieters nightmare is being tempted by that donut in the office breakroom or decadent death by chocolate cake at a house warming. Whatever your weakness is, does cheating mean your diet is over?
Much like relationships, diets have their ups and downs. If you can start thinking of your diet as a long term relationship, [...]

You can’t get your essential fats doing the following:
Don’t find yourself part of the strange goings-on down by the river in the dead of the night, with people secretively pulling out live fish, licking and putting them back. If you count yourself among this group of oddly mis-informed population – STOP! Leave the poor fish [...]

Since we were little we’ve all heard that we need to eat our veggies to stay healthy. I always thought my parents were trying to punish me, but I guess that’s another issue altogether. But could becoming a vegetarian help you lose weight?
A new study (PDF link!) suggests that vegetarians have higher resting metabolic rates [...]

Being on a diet is difficult any time of the year, but the holidays are arguably the worst. A lot of people simply give up and try to start over after the New Year, often finding themselves in the same position the following year. There are 3 main things that happen to throw us off [...]