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The office is a battleground of vending machines and break-room delights. You weave through it, dodging volleys of candy, cookies, chips, and more. Processed foods overtake every cubicle, and you’re often tempted to raise the white flag of surrender. How can you form a resistance in the wake of salt and sugar?

We’ll help you fight back – by suggesting three healthy foods that will defend…

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The metabolism doesn’t rely entirely on exercise. Once the many squats, lunges, and push-ups have finished (and Australians toss themselves on their sofas to relax), this process continues – helping to burn further calories and support muscle development. This is the Resting Rate.

The Resting Rate, simply explained, refers to the amount of energy individuals use during moments of inactivity…

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Many kids are picky eaters. Whether your child won’t eat anything but chicken nuggets or your child has issues with texture so he won’t try new things, it can be difficult to get your child to eat the healthy foods they need to grow. Here are some tips for encouraging your picky eater to try new things.

Offer choices: Some kids are just never going to eat asparagus. But taking your child to…

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The Paleo diet came out as a new plan to help everyone lose weight because it is the way that we are meant to eat. Hearkening back to a different age, the Paleo diet is very restrictive and does seem to help people lose weight if they follow the plan. While this diet does seem to work, it may not be the best idea for everyone.

The Paleo diet is similar to the ketogenic diet as you ar…

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Vitamin D is known as essential for strong bones, but that’s not all. Research shows that vitamin D offers protection against a host of health problems. Unfortunately, it’s fairly easy to become deficient in this important vitamin. Individuals at risk of vitamin D deficiency include those who don’t spend much time in the sun, who are allergic to milk, and who are vegans. That’s becaus…

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You’ve started working out, and you’re sticking to it; you’re noticing your stamina building and your strength increasing. It’s starting to seem as if you can do this exercise thing, after all. There’s just one problem – you aren’t losing any weight because your workouts are making you ravenously hungry. The extra calories you consume on workout days are cancelling out the calories…

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When you’re following a weight-loss plan but not losing weight, there are a number of factors that could be at play. Common reasons for the number on the scale to stop changing include portion sizes that have crept up  – even a little makes a difference – or overestimating the number of calories you’re burning through exercise.

But what is you know for certain you are following your…

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It’s a frustrating truth that some of the medications you need can cause you to gain weight or keep you from being able to lose it. Types of drugs known to cause weight gain in some individuals include antipsychotics, antidepressants, corticosteroids, certain type 2 diabetes medications, birth control pills, and beta blockers.

The reasons why medications cause weight gain are varied (and not…

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People often turn to talk therapy or counselling to help them deal with difficult issues such as relationship problems or addiction, but have you ever thought of using therapy as a way to help you with your weight loss efforts? It may just be more beneficial than you’ve ever imagined. Sitting down face to face with a therapist who specialises in weight issues can be enlightening, especially…

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One of the hardest parts of eating a healthy diet is discerning which foods really are healthy choices. It may seem like a simple matter, but some less-than-ideal foods come disguised as healthy, natural, or low-calorie – when they’re actually anything but. Watch out for:

Cereals. Just because a cereal is organic, high in fibre, made with whole grains, or full of flax seeds does not…

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