If your health and wellness goals include losing, gaining, or maintaining your weight, it’s helpful to learn how to calculate your caloric needs. Knowing how many calories you need can
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cottage Cheese Whip: A Fall Classic, Reimagined
If you’re in the mood for pumpkin cheesecake and you don’t feel like baking, try this pumpkin cheesecake cottage cheese whip. This simple recipe has two main ingredients: cottage cheese
What to Know Before Starting Intermittent Fasting: 5 Scientific Considerations
Intermittent fasting, or IF, has gained lots of traction for its potential health benefits as a diet pattern. Some IF-ers report more energy, weight loss, and metabolic health improvements. (1)
Beware the Story, Embrace the Science
Have you ever heard of “Blue Zones”? These pockets of the world are known for having citizens who live exceptionally long, healthy lives. Some of these locations may sound familiar:
Wasted Effort | Nerd Fitness
I remember racing up the down escalator in Macy’s at the Cape Cod Mall. My mom, calmly riding the Up escalator like a regular human, would say I was going
The Past Isn’t Set In Stone
I’m currently reading The Tainted Cup, a fantasy detective novel. Think “Sherlock Holmes set in Westeros.” The main character has this augmentation that allows him to absorb every single detail
11.1 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista
Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was Halloween? We got back home just in time to celebrate. The fam came over, I made some tacos, and we trick-or-treated around the neighborhood.
Powerful Skincare for Delicate Skin
In my post on seasonal skincare tweaks (you can read that in full here) I talked about some of the things I change in my routine when autumn gets into full
Ask the Dietitian: How Much Protein Can Our Body Absorb?
Protein is an essential component of every single cell in our body — it plays a huge role in everything from tissue growth and repair to DNA synthesis, cellular transport,
10.25 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista
Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We’re heading out on a Disney cruise with the crew! I’ll definitely report back with the adventures but we’re