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Make your morning meals easier with these delicious make-ahead breakfast recipes! Each of these dishes can be prepped in advance, so you can have a tasty grab-and-go meal to start your day. Plus, every serving contains at least 15 grams of protein, giving you a healthy boost of energy. You’ll want to try our tasty options like our Pumpkin Muffins and Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chia Pudding for a meal that will have you looking forward to hearing your alarm clock. High-Protein Pumpkin Muffins Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser. These pumpkin–almond butter muffins offer…
Good sleep can be frustratingly hard to come by. Even though you may feel tired, the act of getting into bed, closing your eyes, drifting off, and staying asleep somehow isn’t a smooth process. Sleep challenges may stem from stress, feelings of anxiousness, or even not-so-good habits developed over the years (it’s well known that staring at screens too long at night is not good, yet how many of us still do it?).
We may earn a commission from links on this page. There’s something extra satisfying about starting a new year with an upgrade that actually makes a difference in your daily routine. After years of relying on my traditional percussive massage guns, I’ve made the switch to the Rally Orbital Massager. And one by one, my friends have started following in my footsteps to make the same move. Hey, there’s something validating about watching people you trust independently come to the same conclusion. Why I love the Rally Orbital MassagerDon’t get me wrong—my Theragun still serves me well. It’s been a…
I don’t know about you, but I don’t find much pleasure in shopping at a crowded Costco. Navigating a massive cart through throngs of frantic shoppers, waiting in a long line to buy my restock of baking supplies, and wondering if it’ll take five or 30 minutes to get a simple slice of pizza from the food court all sound like my own personal nightmare. Don’t get me wrong: I love Costco. But sometimes, what should have been a relatively quick morning grocery run turns into an hours-long affair, and although this is a regular occurrence, somehow it always takes…
About half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure and need to watch sodium intake.Cottage cheese is a higher-sodium food that also provides blood-pressure-friendly nutrients.Include cottage cheese in smaller amounts and as a recipe ingredient. If you’re one of the 120 million adults in the U.S. with high blood pressure, you probably know that reducing your sodium intake can help lower it. But reducing sodium can be easier said than done, and leave you wondering about whether you should eat certain foods—like cottage cheese, since it tends to be high in sodium. Wonder no more! We did our homework…
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Visceral fat is linked with chronic diseases, but certain nutrients can help lower it. Eating more fiber and protein helps by keeping you full and improving gut bacteria. Other nutrients that fight inflammation, like antioxidants and omega-3s, help too. There are two types of belly fat: subcutaneous and visceral. Subcutaneous fat is the fat you can pinch with your fingers, while visceral fat lies deep within the abdominal cavity. It’s normal to have some visceral fat—it even provides a cushion around your organs. But too much visceral fat has been linked to inflammation and increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease…
I think of my freezer as a kitchen tool. It’s there to make life easier, whether I’m stockpiling batches of sauce, storing preserves for the winter or stowing leftovers to save some money. On top of that, I always keep a few key ingredients in my freezer, so that I have them on hand when I need them. In fact, I plan on adding four heart-healthy foods to my freezer as soon as I make my next grocery run. A cardiologist confirmed to us that frozen berries, spinach, salmon and edamame are some of the best items you can eat…
This system relies on constant feedback from receptors in your muscles, joints, and tendons. When you move regularly throughout the day, these receptors stay sharp and responsive. But when you sit for hours on end, they get less input. The feedback loop weakens.
There are a lot of ways I trick myself into meeting my goals, like coming up with various rewards and punishments for myself or outsourcing my progress tracking to apps. In general, I’m a deeply goal-oriented person and I am, for better or worse, obsessed with “winning”—which I always thought made me a perfect candidate for complicated productivity techniques like detailed to-do lists full of tasks in order of priority. While I do love a good technique, I decided to switch things up last year when I got worried that maybe I was spending so much time prioritizing and planning…