Rain or shine, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) recommends everyone wear sunscreen to help prevent skin cancers and early signs of aging. Now that summer’s here, use this checklist of the most important things to look for when choosing a sunscreen that’s best (and safest!) for you and your family.
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Healthy Summer Food Swaps
Summer is the best time to lighten things up in the kitchen. Nobody wants to nosh on heavy, high-calorie foods when it’s hot, especially when engaging in sports and outdoor activities or while at the beach. There’s no better way to lighten up your meals than with my top six healthy summer food swaps. That’s […]
10 Healthy Recipe Bloggers You Should Know
A while ago, I posted a list of 10 Delicious Healthy Snack Recipes from Pinterest. This week, I’m going to round up my ten favorite healthy food blogs. Some of these blogs are ones I frequent all the time, and some of them come highly recommended by friends and family. Let’s get to it!
What They Don’t Tell You About Running Half-Marathons
Running half-marathons are no joke; it still takes tons of training and dedication to get to that finish line. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot that goes into it––and a lot of it you might not know about until you’ve finished your first one. I’m here to give you the heads up […]
The Role of Vitamin D in Your Health
When thinking of vitamins, we usually think that we have to take something in order to achieve the recommended daily allowance our body requires of them. Usually this means either diet or supplementation. But it’s important to remember that there is a unique vitamin that does not require such avenues, and that’s vitamin D.
The Next Superfood You Should Try: Blueberries
Blueberries are native to North America, and are truly an all-American food. The high antioxidant content in blueberries makes it a top superfood! Much of the power of blueberries lies in their glorious deep-blue hue. This color is a result of anthocyanins, a type of phytonutrient that protects our brain from the damaging effects of […]
Preview Into Ironman
Can you believe it is already the end of May? This year is almost halfway through, and I’ve been consumed with my training for Ironman this fall (apologies for not updating you all in a while). Training has been long and exhausting, but it’s been going extremely well! Here’s a snapshot of what I’ve been […]
Bones: The Forgotten Organ
One day while lifting weights with a girlfriend she mentioned how lifting can strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis. I was a little taken aback because this was a fact I did not remember from all those health classes they make you take in school. I looked it up, and she was right. The National Institute […]
The Craziest Workout Moves for the Craziest Body
We all know the basic exercises: bicep curls, lunges, sit ups, the whole bunch. They work but they can be boring over time, not to mention time consuming when you go through them at one time. Oftentimes, trainers will recommend what is called compound workouts in order to exercise more than one muscle group at […]
Nutrition is Essential
This was the final week taking Danielle Omar’s Nourish: 21 Days of Clean Eating program. For the last few weeks, I brought you along from prep week (and tossing tons of non-nourish foods) to going vegan for a week, to seeing big changes in my body. This week was the culmination of all my learnings, […]
