Popular Dieting Facts and Myths

Losing weight is a long-term goal for most people and any diet that promises it can be tempting to try. These diets have a bad reputation, however, because they often involve drastic dieting and fasting. These extreme measures may help you lose weight, but losing weight by extreme means is difficult to sustain, and getting the weight loss back is […]

Effective Diets as Part of Global Solutions to Health Issues

Diets have always been a part of our culture, yet for the last 50 years, we’ve grown accustomed to thinking of diets as temporary ways of avoiding the gluttonous excesses of our childhood. Though temporary diets may be healthy, they can often do more harm than good. Replacing any diet with healthier eating habits is always ideal. But, when governments, […]

What Is Gut Health?

“Gut health” has become a buzz phrase in the health world. Health-food stores, for example, now stock shelves full of probiotic foods and drinks. But what does it mean? Some people have defined it as your body’s “second brain,” while others have called it the “forgotten organ.” It’s both of these and more. Your gut is the hub of your […]