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Healthy Snack Checklist
It is extremely difficult to be a healthy consumer these days. Between confusing advertising from companies, mixed advice from family and friends and complicated nutrition labels, it can be hard [...]
Avoid Dehydration During Your Next Hockey Game
Hockey players can drink just as much fluid before a game as athletes in other sports yet still find themselves dehydrated after a game, while their counterparts on the soccer [...]
5 Ingredients You Never Want to See in Your Food
Here's a secret. A healthy diet isn't complex. It doesn't require punishing yourself with monthly cleanses or self-deprivation. Simply live by the rule "if you can't read it, don't eat [...]
Grill a Guiltless Burger: The Healthy Cheeseburger Recipe
Editor's Note: From the fast food drive-thru and the take-out box to the backyard BBQ, STACK expert Kait Fortunato is taking our favorite indulgences and turning them into healthy, everyday meals. [...]
Too Much of a Good Thing: The Danger of Over-Hydration
Planning on guzzling H2O to stay hydrated during practice this summer? Turns out dehydration isn't the only thing you have to worry about. The saying "you can have too much of [...]
What’s Fake and What’s Real? The Ultimate Food Survival Guide
Food is not meant for pleasure as so many of us have been programmed to believe. It's got one true purpose: to provide our bodies with the vital nutrients we [...]
Become a Potassium Powerhouse
Stomach or muscle cramp? Eat a banana. How many times have you been told this by a coach, teammate or trainer after you caught a cramp. (See Three Key Benefits From [...]
Fuel for Thought: Gels, Bloks and Beans
Halfway through a full marathon or as you embark on the biking segment of a triathlon, your energy level dips. This is when an energy supplement can come into play. [...]
6 Easy, Fresh Dinners Using Just the Microwave
We've all had to rely on frozen meals at times. Although we can't discredit all frozen foods as unhealthy, many are loaded with sodium, artificial preservatives and trans fats. (See How [...]
How J.J. Watt Adjusted to the Scorching Texas Sun
J.J. Watt knew he’d be in for a temperature transition when he moved from his native Wisconsin to play for the Houston Texans, but he never guessed how extreme it [...]