Archives for August 2011

How To Eat Tasty Food While Still Sticking To Your Diet

One of the biggest struggles to sticking with any healthy eating plan is to keep food flavorful and interesting while also low calories and healthy. This can be a challenge on the Mediterranean diet because, even though you are eating fresh food, the palate often needs a change from monotony. Luckily, there are a range […]

Just 15 Minutes of Daily Physical Exercise Can Increase Life Expectancy

Form a Habit, Change Your Life. Improving your life expectancy can easily be done with a commitment to daily exercise. I know, daily seems like a lot; but considering that habits are best formed through consistent repetition, you see that daily rehearsal secures success. Most of us have been there; two weeks into an every […]

6 Diet Myths Debunked

Diet Myth #1: You can’t consume too many veggies (or fruits) Weight Watchers started this one by assigning zero points to fruits and vegetables. This led dieters to believe that apples and pears were free radicals, floating in the empty space of your stomach without turning into fat. Obviously, this is nonsense, but when you’re […]

20 Ways to Cut Calories for a Better Breakfast

So many indulge in a daily breakfast that is high in calories and far from nutritious, but there are easy ways to cut calories out of breakfast without having to settle for boring. Below are 20 ways to alter your morning meal that will keep your tastebuds happy and your calorie-counting mind at ease. 1. […]