It sounds like common sense: Reduce your calories and lose weight, increase your calories and gain weight. The concept sounds so foolproof that it led to the commonly-held conclusion we have believed for decades: “Eat less, move more,” and you will shed pounds. But this…
Ever heard of social comparison theory? It’s a term coined by a psychologist named Leon Festiner in the 1950s. Basically, it says we compare ourselves to others in order to determine our self worth. Never does this sound more relevant than when we look at…
Shopping for eggs has become quite confusing these days, hasn’t it? You get to the egg isle and stare at all the options—free-range eggs, organic, cage-free eggs, Omega-3 fortified eggs, pasture-raised eggs—and become more confused by the minute. Something tells you you should avoid the…
Have you ever done something you knew was a bad idea, but did it anyway? Do you ever wonder why we continue to do things we know are bad for us—be it eating sugary food, drinking too much booze, spending money we shouldn’t, skipping the…
On the surface, it seems food addiction is the hardest addiction of all to break, because unlike smoking or gambling, you can’t exactly refrain from eating for the rest of your life. People who can’t seem to stop themselves from overeating everyday often say things…
People are full of great intentions: Intentions to wake up at 6 a.m. and start running. Intentions to begin P90X after work three days a week. Intentions to start going to the gym regularly… The most motivated among us can manage it for a bit,…
Approximately 420 million people in the world have Type 2 diabetes. In the United States alone, it is believed that in the next few decades, as many as one out of three Americans will develop the disease. You have heard it before, and you’re about…
One of the biggest misconceptions I have witnessed when it comes to concepts people embrace about what is helping their fitness is that you need you feel crushed and destroyed and sore all over from a workout for it to have been an effective day…
Advice about stretching is bit like advice about nutrition: Confusing at the best of times, usually contradictory, and anything but consistent! “Should I stretch before the workout? After the workout? Both?” “How long should I hold a stretch? Should I stretch everyday?” “Is there such…
Remember that time you bought the cheap phone charger and it stopped charging your phone after two weeks? Or the time you took a chance on that clearance watermelon, and when you cut it open, it was soggy and foamy and inedible? Or when you…
