Super healthy, or hype?

Not all calories are created equal.

Here are 5 winning strategies for football fare that is tasty, fun and healthy.

Yo-yo dieting and restrictive eating are typically to blame.

During six years of research for our upcoming book, Micro-Resilience, we've come across and shared many insights that contribute to breakthrough performance.

Simply, focus on increasing consumption of foods that have high nutritional value. Instead of making drastic changes, you should start gradually and develop healthy food habits that will become a standard part of your lifestyle.

Preparing and eating dinner as a family allows me to keep an open dialogue with my children. The kitchen is the perfect place

My body, health and life started to change only when my end-goal changed from weight loss to how I wanted to live.

Maybe you'll say these are excuses. I prefer to call them beliefs. Because excuses can easily become more ingrained beliefs, and a belief can keep you stuck forever.

So, while skipping meals may seem like you are consuming fewer calories, you are likely to end up consuming even more calories in unhealthy ways, which can ultimately lead to weight gain.

A Thai diet is rice-based rather than wheat-based, so is naturally good for gluten-free diets (you'll need to use gluten-free soy sauce and stock cubes though) and those looking to cut down on eating wheat.

Let's make Eat What You Want Day the beginning of a healthier approach to eating year-round, one that gives you a permanent break from diet rules and guilt.

Eating healthy can be so mundane, especially if you are eating salads and vegetables on the regular. Treat your taste buds to this medley of mixed greens, fresh herbs, a splash of spice, and a burst of flavor. Rounding out this delicious combination is protein-packed, crispy chicken. Enjoy!

Have you ever wondered why it seems to be darn near impossible to stick to a healthy diet? Would you like to know how to get out of this frustrating conundrum? The answer is to get real. Rein in your enthusiasm and make a realistic plan to fit your aspirations for a healthy diet into your current lifestyle.

Without knowing it, I had increased my body's reliance on aspartame and caffeine -- two foreign chemicals that did nothing to improve my health. As a result, I decided to ignore all of my beverage preferences and drink only water for a week to see how it affected my body.

I'm patiently continuing my habituation with a wide variety of fruits and raw vegetables, hoping that by summer I'll be able to eat a salad without feeling like a grazing ruminant. Everybody else eats it and likes it, so chances are I can, too.