In a kind of baking ballet, transfer chocolate chips from typical spoonable cookie dough or buttercream batter to a hand-formed dough In the middle, a gem of a quick bread is pulled from the oven. The tea bread is round and golden, with a roughly trimmed, somewhat pebbly surface that hides a touch of sweetness, […]
How to Get Rid of Acne When You Have Sensitive Skin?
As if dealing with acne alone isn’t frustrating enough, dealing with acne and sensitive skin at the same time is a double whammy that will leave you asking, “Why me, universe?” Why me, universe?” Since most acne treatments work by aggressively attacking the dirt and excess sebum deep within the pores, they tend to leave […]
Habits For Sabotaging Weight Loss
Despite your good intentions about your weight loss goals, there may be certain habits that are holding you back – including those related to sleep and mental health – that you may not have considered. The Registered Dietitian addresses 12 things that may be holding you back from losing those last few pounds, and how […]
How To Lose Weight And Keep It Off?
Losing weight isn’t easy, but shedding pounds – whether a little or a lot – is one of the most common health and fitness goals. According to a survey conducted by the CDC from 2013-2016, nearly half of Americans reported trying to lose weight in the past 12 months. This desire to lose weight has […]
Ways To Change Your Set Point Weight
If you’ve ever felt like your body is hovering around a certain number on the scale – no matter how much you clean up your diet or step up your workouts – it’s not all in your head. When it comes to weight loss, this is known as the set point theory.” It suggests that […]
How To Keep Food Guilt From Blocking Weight Loss Success?
It seems to be a “catch 22”: the more you try to lose weight, the harder you try, then the more pressure you put on yourself, only to feel discouraged, not see results, and then potentially give up. What’s so unusual about that? However, when you’re trying to establish better eating habits to lose weight, […]
Things To Know About Spot Treating Hormonal Acne
Acne certainly isn’t easy to deal with, but trying to fight hormonal acne makes dealing with whiteheads feel like child’s play. That’s because your hormones are involved (obviously), which means the skin care products you use are only part of the acne-fighting equation. Even though other factors should be taken into account, like what you […]
This Is the One Place Everyone Forgets to Put Sunscreen
Sunscreen is the most important skin care product we have. Our parents didn’t put creams under our eyes or mix serums into our baby lotions, they were slathering us with sunscreen any time the sun even wanted to show through the clouds. While (hopefully) this skin-protective habit follows us into adulthood, it’s time to adjust […]
Ways To Avoid Decision Fatigue And Lose Weight
You may not realize it, but your day is actually filled with hundreds of choices from the second you wake up. Which shirt should you wear? What should I eat for breakfast? Should you drink coffee before or after your workout? How should you respond to the new assignment your boss gives you? Some days […]
Can Yoga Help With Weight Loss?
When it comes to intense calorie burning, there are very few forms of yoga that might qualify at the same level, such as a spin class or boot camp class. In a physically demanding yoga class that moves quickly and may involve hand weights, you may burn up to 400 calories in an hour. However, […]