New fitness products are emerging daily. Each one provides hope that, by using it, we will reach our goals faster, easier, or with greater efficiency. The problem is that they don’t always work as well as promised—if they work at all. This is where science steps in to give us the facts, and one newer product that researchers have taken a look at is called pre-workout. What Pre-Workout Is Pre-workout is a supplement designed to be taken before exercise. Common pre-workout ingr

Millions and millions of acres in the United States are dedicated to corn, because frankly, America has a love affair with corn. And that’s not surprising, since corn goes back through the ages. But the truth is, most corn grown in America is not for human consumption. Instead, it’s reserved for animals and even automobiles. Some naturally finds its way to your dinner table, but the rest is churned into high fructose corn syrup, sweeteners, and starch used in processed and fa

Read this before you ruin another jar. Herbs and spices are the backbone of any good recipe, lending depth to each layer of flavor in a dish. From sweet to savory, we rely on staples like cinnamon , Italian seasoning, chili powder , cumin, oregano , and many many more to take our food to the next level. But how many of us keep our aromatics around too long or not use them to their full potential ? And how many of us waste money on jars that get tossed because the contents be

Forget the 90-day overhaul. Forget the complete diet reboot. The fastest way to build momentum is to stack small wins that your body actually responds to, today. Here are seven I'd give anyone starting from scratch. 1. DRINK WATER WITH LEMON FIRST THING IN THE MORNING Before coffee. Before food. A glass of water with fresh lemon juice wakes up your liver, stimulates bile production, and starts your detox pathways before the day even begins. Takes 30 seconds. 2. SWAP ONE SEED

Why We Still Choose Organic — Even for the Clean Fifteen The Environmental Working Group puts mushrooms on the Clean Fifteen at #14 among fruits and vegetables with the lowest pesticide residues, but this doesn’t mean mushrooms don’t have pesticide residues. The U.S. government’s Pesticide Data Program found residues of the anti-mold pesticide thiabendazole in 54.5 percent of conventionally grown mushrooms. The EPA classifies thiabendazole as likely to be carcinogenic when do

In the 1600s settlers brought cherry trees to America, and for good reason. Cherries, bright red, juicy and delicious, are so much more than just a sweet treat. It turns out, they’re packed full of beneficial nutrients and may even prevent certain diseases. Here’s why you should include cherries in your diet — every day! 1. Fights damaging free radicals The dark red color of cherries comes from their high concentration of anthocyanins, which are antioxidants. Both sweet and t

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said the agency was responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and ph

Green smoothies and green juicing have taken the world by storm. Everywhere you look, there are green smoothie detoxes, and green juice powders, and green drink “cleanses”. These green smoothies or green juices often contain a large amount of spinach, kale, chard, collards, arugula, or other greens. Yes, we have heard our whole lives that we should be eating more greens , but the green juice/smoothie cleanse may have taken it a step too far. While a little may be good, too m

If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40% lower glycemic impact. If you systematically pull together all the best studies on potato consumption and chronic disease risk, an association is found for the risk of type 2 diabetes and hypertension—but that’s for French fries. Consumption of boiled, baked, or mashed potatoes was not associated with the risk of high blood pressure, but there was still a pesky link

Does the link between white potatoes and diabetes extend to non-fried potatoes without butter or sour cream? The trouble for white potatoes began in 2006, when the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, which had followed the diets and diseases of tens of thousands of women for 20 years, found that greater potato intake was associated with a greater likelihood of getting type 2 diabetes. However, of the hundred or so pounds of potatoes Americans eat every year, most are in the deep-