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[News] Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, MaraNatha Almond Butter Recalled Over Salmonella Contamination[I]f you've been downing almond butter, check your stash. According to the FDA, nSpired Natural Foods, Inc. (private label manufacturer) is issuing a voluntary recall of various lines of... -
Food Hacks — Instantly Thicken Up Your Protein Smoothies With Xanthan GumImage: Running With Spoons [W]elcome to mixology 101. We're about to upgrade your smoothie game, massively. Most smoothie aficionados rambunctiously toss bananas, a few dollops of Greek... -
15 Beyond Simple Nutrition Hacks To Live Leaner, Burn Body Fat, And Keep It All Off For Good[I]n the nutrition cosmos, tiny little tricks, manipulations, and strategies can make a GINOURMOUS impact. That includes everything from disease prevention and lifelong wellness, to powerful weight... -
8 Intense Push Up Variations To Up The Difficulty & Pummel Your Chest[E]veryone knows (and mostly hates) the push up. It was likely the first time your muscles actually did anything significant, way back when in gym class. It was probably also the first exercise... -
The 16 Best Shoulder Exercises To Destroy Your Delts And Carve Out Major Definition[S]alivating over a pair of defined, striated, cannonball shoulders? Stay hungry. We've got an arsenal of powerful tools to destroy your delts and carve out stunning definition — a whopping... -
UberExercise — Liquify Fat AND Tear Up Your Butt, Biceps, And Quads With Lunging Biceps CurlsWhat's So UBER About Lunging Biceps Curls? Primary Muscles: Butt, Biceps, Quads, Hamstrings Secondary Muscles: Forearms, Core, Calves What You'll Need: Dumbbells [I]'m all-in on... -
The Cut-And-Dry 60 Second Primer On Paleo, Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, And Other Popular Diets[B]etween Paleo, Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, and Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian, modern dieting could fill its own dedicated dictionary. Case-in-point: USNews recently included 28 diets—TWENTY-EIGHT—in... -
So THIS Is What Cristiano Ronaldo Uses To Build His Chiseled Jawline [Video]httpv://youtu.be/1c4O6FlEktc [T]his is utterly ridiculous. And I can't stop watching it. Apparently Cristiano Ronaldo is endorsing something for just about every part of his... -
[Recipes] Refresh Your Body With The Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie[I]nvigorate your summer, and extinguish the heat, with an uber-refreshing, mouthgasmic burst of protein-laced energy. Chug our Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie. If you've neglected watermelon... -
[Lean Meals] Shake Up Your Diet With 30 Superfood Protein Smoothie Recipes Under 300 Calories[B]etween avocado, oats, chia, cacao powder, and flax; the milk of your choice -- almond, flax, skim, coconut, et al.; exorbitant amounts of of fresh fruit & veggies; and a stacked lineup of... -
[WOTM, 08/2014] Reconstruct Your Physique Over Lunch With The 30 Minute Total Body Blaster Circuit[S]tttttrrrrrrrrrrrretched for time? We've got your back. And your path to a completely overhauled physique. Just chop off a quick 30 minutes. That's it. August's WOTM—The 30 Minute... -
What's The Most Repulsive Fast Food Item In The US? Ranking The 50 Most Fattening Fast Food Abominations[L]et's get sauced. Given the current state of crisis in the portable food arena, we asked a basic question: what's THE most repulsive fast food item in the US? And just how egregious is it?...
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Surviving The Super Bowl — 6 Healthy Ideas To Upgrade What You’re Shoving Down Your Throat This Sunday
With a little prep and foresight, it’s beyond easy to survive the Super Bowl. We’ve loaded up 6 brutally simple ideas that’ll quickly health up your Super Bowl soirée this sunday.
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10 Major Reasons Why Your Diet Is Failing Miserably (And How To Avoid Them)
Whether you’re gunning for weight loss or muscle gain, revamping your diet can be DAUNTING. Make it easier on yourself — avoid these 10 diet killers that are likely making the process FAR more painful than it needs to be.
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Step Off The Scale — Use Smarter Data To Better Track Fat Loss, Muscle Gain And Body Composition
Exercise and diet isn’t about losing weight — it’s about changing body composition. Start focusing on the numbers that matter, not the number projected by the scale.
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[News] Triple Check Your Greek Yogurt — Chobani Recalls All Greek Yogurt Over Mold Concerns
Triple check your fridge to make sure your Chobani isn’t contaminated — here’s which yogurt is impacted and how to get a refund.
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[Review] My Unadulterated Experience With Love Grace And This Crazy Juice Fasting Thing
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to do a juice fast, or if it’s really worth the money, we’ve done the work (and taken the pain) for you. We dive head-first into this crazy juice cleanse thing, explore the potential benefits, and detail our unadulterated 3-day experience with the Love Grace juice kit.
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Food Court — Bringing Down The Lean Hammer On Kashi Snack Bars
IT’S HAMMER TIME! In this edition of Food Court we put Kashi’s full arsenal of uberpopular snack and granola bars firmly in the spotlight and lay down the hammer on whether or not they belong in a lean, uberhealthy diet.
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[Recipes] Eat Seasonally This Summer With Qdoba-Inspired Mega Omega Fish Tacos, Grilled Salmon Lettuce Cups, & Steamed Clams
Ted Stoner from Qdoba shares the benefits of eating seasonally and a few of his favorite summer fish recipes.
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Food Faceoffs — Chobani Vs. FAGE Vs. Siggi’s; Which Greek Yogurt Is The Sveltest Nutritional Powerhouse?
In the 3-man Greek yogurt sandbox of Chobani, FAGE, and siggi’s there’s no *bad* option; just a hierarchy from lean to abdominal incineration. Pitted head-to-head, which brand emerges as the sveltest nutritional powerhouse? We face-off.
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[Lean Meals] Balsamic Drizzled Butternut Squash Ravioli With A Kickin’ Sriracha Chicken & Veggie Medley
We paired dangerously delicious, melt-in-your-mouth butternut squash ravioli with a kickin’ Sriracha chicken & veggie medley to build one full-fledged, lean powerhouse meal. It’s absolutely oozing with protein, nutrients, and explosive flavor — all of it rolls in at 450 calories and brings along a whopping 29g protein, 10.5g fiber, 330% vit. A, & 642% vit. K
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[Infographic] Do You Fancy Foam Mustaches? What Your Preferred Coffee Type Says About Your Personality
From revealing one’s worldview on foam mustaches, to work ethic and outlook on life, this clever pseudo-comic/infographic sheds some light on the personality traits synonymous with each variety of coffee.
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