Do you enjoy spicy foods? Especially hot peppers? But wait, they are hot! In addition to making our mouths tingle and eyes water, eating hot peppers has several surprising health benefits, from reducing pain to preventing some cancers and living longer. Come again? Eating hot peppers is actually good for your health?! They are. These →

So you told yourself you were going to get fit before summer rolled in, but it’s back to school and you only lost five lbs. and you lost motivation two weeks in. Losing weight and staying fit is more than just a six month plan. It’s more than just lifting weights or cutting the fat. →

There is no denying that mankind did a tremendous job dealing with some prejudices and erasing the boundaries between sexes. Why is then majority of girls still afraid of weight training and a little bit of masculinity? Some of them will tell you they are afraid of becoming too muscular and looking like drag queens. →

Yoga is the ancient art and science which is deeply rooted in the ancient tradition of India. It is considered one of the best holistic healing therapy to date – not only in the country of its origin but all over the globe. Various yoga postures or asanas have been found effective for countering diverse →

Conventional wisdom has told us our whole lives that if we eat plentiful grains, stay away from red meat and only consume products that are low in fat, we will live long and healthy lives. This is, in fact, far from the truth. Recently, movies like Fed Up and Fat Head and books like Wheat →

Are you trying to lose weight, but still have a bit of a pouch around your belly? Belly fat is the most unsightly form of fat, which can not only lower your self esteem but also cause havoc on your health. It is manifested as layers of fat around your abdominal area and is common →

Just face it – fatty foods just taste better, don’t they? Going out with your girlfriends to the hottest restaurant, the last thing you want to worry about is how much fatty food you are eating. But, you could be ruining your health if you do this all the time. Eating fats is unhealthy. Fats →

Now that springtime is officially here, are you ready for the dreaded “bikini season?” During this time of the year, preparing yourself for bikini weather can kick yourself into full exercise and health gear, giving you renewed focus on your health. But, it can also create anxiety and fears of not reaching your target weight goal, →

Do you ever find yourself in a position where you are desperately trying to physically keep up with your friends but are just not able to? Every activity that you do seems a hundred times harder now than it did before. And when you look you see that they’re doing the same task without a →