Vegetarians - More Likely to Have Eating Disorders?
Filed under: Diet and Weight Loss A study came out recently that examined the relationship between vegetarians and eating disorders , and it’s stirring up some serious controversy. It found that adolescent and young adult vegetarians, while more likely to be of a healthy weight and follow a healthier...
"ILVTOFU" Too Dirty for the Road
Filed under: Food and Nutrition Kelley Coffman-Lee is a vegan, and she wants to world to know it. She’s so proud of her healthy lifestyle, in fact, she recently ordered a vanity license plate professing her love for tofu . The Colorado Department of Revenue turned it down. Why? Coffman-Lee requested...
Monica Seles Battled Binge Eating
Filed under: Food and Nutrition , Celebrities and Entertainment Anorexia nervosa and bulimia might be the conditions that first come to mind when you think of eating disorders. But tennis great Monica Seles fought a nine-year battle with a lesser-known issue, binge eating disorder . Seles turned to...
7 Fridge Superheroes
Filed under: Food and Nutrition , Diet and Weight Loss You don’t need $50 a day to eat the right stuff, but you do need these seven superhero foods in your fridge and pantry. FitSugar reveals their seven secret identities , including this recipe for healthy baked tofu . Stock up on these nutritional...
College Student Emily Wisely is Determined to Earn Back a Higher Level of Fitness
Filed under: Fitness , Motivation and Inspiration , That’s Fit Club That’s Fit Club is our feature devoted to you, the reader. We have all learned so much on our paths to becoming more fit, and now it’s time to learn from and inspire each other. That’s Fit Club members are constantly...
Have You Tried Detox?
Filed under: Diet and Weight Loss Here at That’s Fit, we’re constantly telling you what we think about things, but sometimes it’s nice to know what you think. So from time to time, we’ll ask you a question. Don’t be afraid to speak up — we love feedback. If you’re...
J-Lo’s Slimming Secret, Staying Hydrated and More - April 7 to 14
As fabulous as we at That’s Fit think this blog is, the truth is there are hundreds of wonderful blogs on healthy living to be seen all over the blogosphere. So in this feature, Fit Links, we’ll introduce you to some that have caught our eye. Fitsugar reveals the interesting way J-Lo is...
Simple Steps for Eating More Veggies
Filed under: Food and Nutrition It’s almost impossible to go wrong when it comes to eating veggies. Rich in vitamins and antioxidants, super low in calories and fat, calorie-for-calorie, they’re just about as nutritious as it gets. They’re also bulky and filled with fiber, so they...
Sitting Starves Your Back and Butt
Filed under: Fitness We sit, sit, sit — at the office, on our commute, at dinner and late into the evening with a laptop on our bellies. Then we don’t even sit right, with bad form leading to back pain as the lower back slouches into a no-no C shape instead of its natural concave curve....
Eat for Success - Stop, Look & Listen
Filed under: Motivation and Inspiration , Diet and Weight Loss , The Passion Principle E very Monday, That’s Fit’s very own “charged up” wellness guru Laura Lewis presents The Passion Principle , a weekly guide that will help you achieve your greatest potential through words...
You’re Not Fat, Just Bloated
Filed under: Food and Nutrition , Diet and Weight Loss Turns out you might not be fat, just bloated. And since getting rid of the bloat could be a whole lot easier than shedding pounds, the four tips that follow might be all you need to feel slim and trim. Bloating is usually caused by either a buildup...
Diabetes
- Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Despite DiabetesAmong diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby’s health is the condition called “macrosomia” or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce insulin to be able to glucose and t […]
- Are You Suffering From Diabetes?People who are prone to diabetes—especially those who have the disease in their family’s history—should consider that there is a great possibility that they or their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very informed about the condition. The following are some the things that people who are prone to diabetes mus […]
- An Explanation of DiabetesIf you think that you are prone to diabetes, the first thing that you need to know is to understand what is the illness all about. Experts say that diabetes is a chronic disease, which develop among people who have the inability to utilize the glucose in their food to be used as energy. The illness develops when the accumulated glucose stays in the person […]