It’s often recommended to eat before exercising to top off your energy stores. However, some people may experience side effects when eating too close to exercising. These can usually be avoided by allowing sufficient time for digestion, though this time period varies by the type of exercise. Here are some tips: Experiment to determine your […]
What is a Food Journal and should I start one?
A food journal can be a useful tool. It can help you track and understand your eating habits and patterns. Research shows that for people interested in losing weight, keeping a journal can be an effective tool to aid behavior change. In one weight loss study of nearly 1,700 participants, those who kept daily food […]
How diet can affect mental health: The likely link between food and the brain
In some studies, healthy eating — fruits, vegetables, healthy fats and whole grains — was in fact linked to lower risk of depression and even suicide. “Although the determinants of mental health are complex, the emerging and compelling evidence for nutrition as a crucial factor in the high prevalence and incidence of mental disorders,” researchers wrote in […]