Organic tampons used to occupy a dusty spot on the drugstore shelf, inspiring questions like, “But…do they work?” (And who wants to take that risk?) Now, there are lots of companies turning better menstrual products into major modern brands by making them with healthy materials, chic packaging, and sometimes a bigger mission. First, a little… Read This Entry »
There are all kinds of confusing terms used to describe sunscreen: chemical, mineral, natural. And the controversial ingredient that drives a lot of the labeling chaos is oxybenzone. Some dermatologists say chemical sunscreens that contain oxybenzone are more effective at protecting you from UV rays. Some health experts say it gets into your bloodstream and… Read This Entry »
Sunscreen is a non-negotiable part of a healthy lifestyle, but choosing healthy sunscreens can be tricky. Maybe you’re concerned about chemical ingredients like oxybenzone, but then every time you buy something labeled “natural” you end up looking like someone colored your body with chalk (great beach look, obviously). The Environmental Working Group (EWG) provides an… Read This Entry »
We don’t talk about weight loss often. Instead, we embrace the idea that if you live a well-rounded nutritious life 24-7, a healthy weight will naturally follow. But no matter the approach we preach, everyone wants to know how to lose ten pounds. Look, we get it. Maybe you had a particularly stressful month, leading… Read This Entry »
While it’s an ancient, Eastern healing modality, acupuncture is now pretty well accepted as an effective treatment for many modern ailments. Especially since more people are thinking about health and wellness from a more holistic point of view, a perspective that’s at the core of Traditional Chinese Medicine. “There are aspects of health that are… Read This Entry »
Bone broth is a trendy health elixir you’ve likely heard all about, but did you know there are other foods that boost collagen (in case “beef” is not your favorite beverage flavor)? Here’s why it matters: Collagen is a protein in the body that makes up joint-supporting connective tissues, is responsible for skin elasticity (AKA… Read This Entry »
“We don’t understand the difference between exercise and movement,” explains Katy Bowman, a whip-smart biomechanist based in Washington state who’s made changing that fact her personal mission. Bowman’s company Nutritious Movement (great minds!) and books—like Movement Matters, Move Your DNA, and Don’t Just Sit There—all take aim at the problems of living a sedentary lifestyle…. Read This Entry »
Why are you tired all of the time? The obvious answer is that you’re probably not sleeping enough. Very few people, after all, are getting the recommended seven to nine hours per night. RELATED: 6 Tips for Better Sleep But many other factors you may not think of also affect your energy levels, from what… Read This Entry »
The sad truth is that many doctors won’t do in-depth thyroid testing unless you ask for it. And even then, most patients don’t know what to ask for. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
Think of supplements as acting like insurance for your body: they can’t replace a healthy diet, but when your body needs a little extra help, they’ve got your back. Here are few simple rules to follow. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
Your morning cleanse-moisturize-makeup routine may be equivalent to eating KFC for breakfast. Start with these expert tips to give your beauty cabinet a serious makeover. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
It’s not just about cavities. Here’s how to brush, floss, and scrape to maintain pearly whites and prevent disease. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
A food cleanse can mark the start of a long journey towards healthier eating habits—if you do it right. And that involves more than just what you put on your plate. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
Skip the unsustainable deprivation of liquid detoxes. Here’s how to cleanse—and develop better eating habits while you’re at it—with food. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
Trying to prevent wrinkles? Bad news: even if you’re slathering on sunscreen three times a day and are being super careful about getting enough sleep, if you’re eating the wrong foods, you’re not doing your skin any favors. But there’s good news, too: Eating the right foods can prevent wrinkles and even reverse (yes, reverse!)… Read This Entry »
There are eight pillars of living a Nutritious Life because we believe that a balanced lifestyle encompasses much more than just “more sweat, less sugar”—and when you ask wellness experts to share the healthy habits that add vibrancy to their lives on the reg, it’s obvious most agree. Over time, we’ve tapped a variety of… Read This Entry »
Got a runny nose that won’t quit? If you’re wondering how to strengthen your immune system, here’s a simple strategy: add immunity-boosting foods to every meal. (Duh!) No, we’re not just talking about citrus fruits and ginger. In this video, we share nutrient-dense foods that may help you avoid getting a cold or the flu—and… Read This Entry »
We all want to look (and feel!) our best, and having a bloated belly pretty much crushes both of those dreams. Whether you have an event coming up, a big night out, or you just could use to let go of a little extra puffiness around your midsection, we’ve all had those moments where debloating… Read This Entry »
By Lisa Hayim, MS, RDN, NLC Do you think about the consequence of a meal far after it’s over? Do you weigh yourself at least once a day, thrown off by the slightest change in the number? Do you restrict foods or entire food groups that limit the amount of food you consume? Do… Read This Entry »
Healthy skin is one of those things we all want, but many of us have trouble getting. Blemishes…zits…pimples…are you cringing at even just the thought of them staring back at you in the bathroom mirror this morning? It’s a topic most people like to avoid. It’s important to take care of your skin, and your… Read This Entry »
Today, we’re talking detox foods. Why? Because let’s be real. Your eats can’t always be ideal. Even though (I hope!) you’re trying your best to eat as clean as possible, it’s normal to sometimes end up on the couch on a Friday night with salty takeout or spend a rainy Sunday afternoon curled up with… Read This Entry »
By Jill Anenberg Lawrence, NLC We all know the feeling. It’s been a long day so you treat yourself to a vanilla scented bubble bath. Your face feels a little dry and a cooling cucumber mask is just what the doctor ordered. The hell with it, let’s open the purple body scrub that smells… Read This Entry »
You’re searching high and low for the fastest way to lose weight this week. You’re in a panic. You’re stressing. You’re kicking yourself for eating pizza over the weekend and missing your Sunday morning hot yoga class because you were hungover. Whether it’s for a date with the hot new guy at the office… Read This Entry »
By: Lauren Roxburgh The lymphatic system is truly a forgotten hero in our amazing bodies. By getting to know your lymph system you can help eliminate cellulite and jumpstart your weight loss goals! Basically, it’s the garbage disposal of our bodies, it’s responsible for filtering our system and eliminating toxins which is incredibly important for… Read This Entry »
By: Jessica Kelley, NLC When you think of health and wellness, you probably think of how much you weigh, what you eat, and how much you exercise…NOT your microbiome. Your micro-what?! Your microbiome, which is a fancy word for the bacteria living in your gut (and in other spots all over your body, like in… Read This Entry »
Three day weekends. They’re all about your favorite F words: friends, family, food, and fun. You know the drill. But it’s amazing how an extra 24 hours makes it so easy to overdo everything and turn what could’ve been a chance to press the reset button on your life into a hangover-filled, sleep-deprived, food-coma weekend…. Read This Entry »
I know I’m not alone in my mad love and passion for the beach. A lake is fine. A river is nice too. But, c’mon, there is nothing like the ocean to completely reinvigorate a bod and a soul. When it comes to living a Nutritious Life, I speak to my clients about stressing less,… Read This Entry »
Healthy hair is more coveted than the perfect pair of jeans but sometimes more elusive than the perfect avocado. While we don’t all hate the Pantene lady for being beautiful, we do have a little ounce of envy at what happens when she swings her mane around in slo mo. Why? Because when we swing our dry, brittle, over-processed, or just generally… Read This Entry »
Lauren Roxburgh is an international best-selling author of ‘Taller, Slimmer, Younger – 21 Days to a Foam Roller Physique’, and creator of the Lo Rox Aligned Rollers and the Aligned Life video series. Certified in the fields of Structural Integration, classical Pilates, nutrition and pre/post-natal yoga, Lauren is a body alignment, fascia and movement… Read This Entry »
So you need some healthy summer BBQ recipes so you can stay slim this summer, right? Your overloaded Pinterest board reflects your love of summer eating. You collect BBQ recipes for sport because grilling makes it easy to eat healthy foods you adore, you love eating outdoors, and bonus, it reminds you of summer love. Still,… Read This Entry »
Mandy Ingber, may be famous for being the “it” yoga guru among A-listers (her clients include hotties such as Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale and Jennifer Lawrence) but lucky for you, this fellow Capricorn (we bond over Cap traits) whom I’m lucky enough to call my friend, just released her latest book Yogalosophy for Inner Strength: 12 Weeks… Read This Entry »
You’ve read countless tips for glowing skin in magazines and blogs and brochures. You’ve dabbed toothpaste on zits, tried cleansing pads that stung, spent a fortune on wrinkle creams, used miracle oil made from special pearls, exfoliated until you were raw, buffed massaged, and polished your cheeks, and have done embarrassing face exercises, all in… Read This Entry »
by Molly Rieger, RD, NLC and Leah Silberman, RD, NLC Your morning just began and your inbox is already inundated with emails, reminding you that there’s no end in sight to your “to-do” list. You’re supposed to go grocery shopping after work, but at this rate you’ll be lucky if you even have time to… Read This Entry »
Blood work is so confusing. What do all those numbers mean? How the heck do you even pronounce that word? What do the results say about overall health? I know what I’m looking for when clients come to me with their lab work. I learned lab values in grad school and have used them in my… Read This Entry »
It’s been a tough 9 months, but you made it. And, look what you got? Pause while reading now for a deep breath and huge smile. I’m hoping you had a healthy pregnancy, and are now ready to focus on your post-natal health – not on simply losing weight after the 9 month belly stretch. Chances… Read This Entry »
I’m very clear with my stance on supplementation: I believe even the best supplements should do just that – supplement the diet. If you regularly visit my site or know anything about me, you know I believe in whole foods that are as least processed or refined as possible and that we should all be… Read This Entry »
My mission in life is to help as many people as possible take their nutrition up as many notches as possible, so they can live their most Nutritious Lives. It’s really that simple. Everyday I seek opportunities to help me accomplish my mission, and weigh opportunities that are presented to me to help me do… Read This Entry »
I take your heart health seriously, no matter how young or old you are. Heart disease is the number one killer of women (and cause of total deaths in the United States) and whether you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease or not, that big red valentine in your chest needs some l-o-v-e and attention NOW…. Read This Entry »
Grab the tissues. Start the countdown. Beyonce is pregnant….with TWINS! So what should Beyonce be doing to have a healthy pregnancy now that there are TWO little buns (carb free of course) in the oven? 9 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy 1. Maintain a Healthy Diet: No ditching the salads for sticky buns. Eat healthier… Read This Entry »
McKel Hill, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Founder of Nutrition Stripped, a healthy living website dedicated to optimizing the wellbeing of women over the globe through recipes, nutrition advice, fitness and much more. It’s not hard to understand why the first time I chatted with McKel we could have talked… Read This Entry »
The winter solstice comes once a year. Some of us don’t notice it. Some of us don’t even know what it is. But some of us look forward to it, knowing it’s the shortest day of the year and daylight will increase after it passes. Like many milestones and holidays of the year, this… Read This Entry »
You’re on your third cold of the season, you’ve used up all your sick days, you’ve single handedly kept cough medicine and tissue companies in business, and you’re dying for someone to tell you how to boost your immune system because it’s seriously letting you down. Well, no wonder you’re sick all the time!… Read This Entry »
Winter skin is upon us, and I just heard a collective sigh. Cozy sweaters, colorful scarves, fuzzy earmuffs—all things we love when the temperature drops outside. But flaky skin, scaly patches, and itchy itches are the things nobody loves that come with the territory. Rather than succumbing to winter’s wrath, I want you to combat… Read This Entry »
Even if the holiday party invites aren’t flooding your mailbox and inbox just yet, you know they’re coming. They do every year. And every year you look forward to the fun but you also sort of dread the exhaustion, deviation from your routine and the fact that time feels like it moves in fast forward. In… Read This Entry »
Jordan Younger is the girl behind top-read health and lifestyle blog The Balanced Blonde. She is also the creator of the health-inspired conscious clothing line TBV Apparel, which now retails internationally. Jordan lives in LA, where she blogs full-time and just released her first book (which we were lucky enough to get our hands on early!),… Read This Entry »
You’re looking for weight loss tips because you want to do Thanksgiving differently this year, right? Usually, you eat until you’re stuffed then fall asleep on the couch and wake up in the 4th quarter of some football game. Oh wait, that’s every man in your family. No, you retreat to a bedroom and pass out in a… Read This Entry »
Why is Thanksgiving a binge-fest that leads to a food coma? Why do we not only allow, but plan to give in to our gluttonous selves on the last Thursday of November? Why is Thanksgiving all about the pumpkin pie? The puffed fried appetizers? The black Friday food plans? The in-dul-gence? Man, we’ve taken this… Read This Entry »
by Ronni Pitiger, NLC So exactly what are essential oils and why is everyone talking about them? Well, I’ll tell you. I used to think of essential oils as something that would evoke the woodstock generation, but there is so much more to discuss than your love or hate of the smell of patchouli. … Read This Entry »
Have you been wondering what health supplements you should be taking? You see them everywhere. Big bottles, small bottles. Shiny bags, glittery promises, prices on each end of a long spectrum. How do you pick health supplements that are right for your needs? Well, to begin, you want to meet your nutrition needs by eating real… Read This Entry »
Q: I’m hearing a lot about vitamin D benefits. What are they exactly, and am I getting them? A: Hollywood has its “girl”, fashion has its “must-have” and the nutrition world, well, we have our “nutrient”. Vitamin D has been the “it” vitamin for the past couple of years. I get why. A little background… Read This Entry »
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