May 21, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Who loves guzzling down a protein shake post-workout, only to cough out a cloud of chalky dust that leaves your mouth as dry as the Sahara Desert? Spoiler alert: absolutely no one. You don’t deserve all that after cranking out a badass HIIT class, and you don’t have to settle for sub-par powders just to hit your daily protein goal (whether that’s for #gainz or just a snack that won’t leave you hungry 45 minutes later). Terra Origin Collagen-based Powders (which are hitting the beauty aisle in select Target stores this July) check all the boxes of a protein-boosted snack you’ll actually want to drink on the basis of flavor, nutrition, texture, and more. The high-protein, dairy-free powders are made with high-quality bone broth—a natural source of collagen with major gut-health benefits—and come in delish flavors like acai berry, chocolate, strawberry banana, and more. Don’t believe one protein powder can really do it all? The Well+Good office put it to the test—a taste test, that is. Using only almond milk and Terra Origin protein (and a blender), our fellow Well+Gooders sipped on each flavor, then voted on their top three favorites. Drumroll, please. Keep scrolling to see the top 3 flavors of bone broth protein powder the Well+Good office couldn’t get enough of. Photo: Terra Origin First place: Chocolate The Well+Good staff might be obsessed with wellness, but it was clear that we still have a sweet tooth—and the Bone Broth Chocolate Protein
Month: May 2019
Protein Powder That Doesn’t Taste Like Chalk Exists—Here’s What Happened When the Well+Good Office Tried It
May 21, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Who loves guzzling down a protein shake post-workout, only to cough out a cloud of chalky dust that leaves your mouth as dry as the Sahara Desert? Spoiler alert: absolutely no one. You don’t deserve all that after cranking out a badass HIIT class, and you don’t have to settle for sub-par powders just to hit your daily protein goal (whether that’s for #gainz or just a snack that won’t leave you hungry 45 minutes later). Terra Origin Collagen-based Powders (which are hitting the beauty aisle in select Target stores this July) check all the boxes of a protein-boosted snack you’ll actually want to drink on the basis of flavor, nutrition, texture, and more. The high-protein, dairy-free powders are made with high-quality bone broth—a natural source of collagen with major gut-health benefits—and come in delish flavors like acai berry, chocolate, strawberry banana, and more. Don’t believe one protein powder can really do it all? The Well+Good office put it to the test—a taste test, that is. Using only almond milk and Terra Origin protein (and a blender), our fellow Well+Gooders sipped on each flavor, then voted on their top three favorites. Drumroll, please. Keep scrolling to see the top 3 flavors of bone broth protein powder the Well+Good office couldn’t get enough of. Photo: Terra Origin First place: Chocolate The Well+Good staff might be obsessed with wellness, but it was clear that we still have a sweet tooth—and the Bone Broth Chocolate Protein
Here’s the scoop on buying healthy ice cream like a registered dietitian
May 21, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKOzT7oDyI] You’ve likely seen hordes of healthy ice cream options popping up in the freezer aisle, with labels that boast fewer calories, more protein, and less sugar. But are these treats as good for you as they seem? Registered dietician Tracy Lockwood-Beckerman took to Well+Good’s YouTube channel for another installment of You Versus Food to share her top tips on what to look for for a healthy-ish ice cream. 1. Prioritize fiber if you can Beckerman recommends comparing the labels of your favorite frozen treats to see how much fiber is in each variety. “Fiber is great for lowering the ice cream’s glycemic index, meaning your blood sugar may not spike as much after you eat it,” she says. When your blood sugar is volatile, you’ll feel a “crash” after a sugary snack, and you’re more likely to reach for more sweet stuff to feel better. With fiber in the mix, she says your blood sugar is better able to self-regulate and stay stable. 2. Watch out for some sugar replacements To cut down on sugar, lower-calorie ice cream brands sometimes use sugar replacements like erythritol, monk fruit, and stevia. While these are technically “healthy” ingredients, Beckerman notes that they can cause G.I. issues like bloating or gas in some people. If you know you have a sensitivity to a certain sweetener, be sure to check the label, and size your portions accordingly. 3. Skip super low-fat ice cream It might seem
Here’s the scoop on buying healthy ice cream like a registered dietitian
May 21, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKOzT7oDyI] You’ve likely seen hordes of healthy ice cream options popping up in the freezer aisle, with labels that boast fewer calories, more protein, and less sugar. But are these treats as good for you as they seem? Registered dietician Tracy Lockwood-Beckerman took to Well+Good’s YouTube channel for another installment of You Versus Food to share her top tips on what to look for for a healthy-ish ice cream. 1. Prioritize fiber if you can Beckerman recommends comparing the labels of your favorite frozen treats to see how much fiber is in each variety. “Fiber is great for lowering the ice cream’s glycemic index, meaning your blood sugar may not spike as much after you eat it,” she says. When your blood sugar is volatile, you’ll feel a “crash” after a sugary snack, and you’re more likely to reach for more sweet stuff to feel better. With fiber in the mix, she says your blood sugar is better able to self-regulate and stay stable. 2. Watch out for some sugar replacements To cut down on sugar, lower-calorie ice cream brands sometimes use sugar replacements like erythritol, monk fruit, and stevia. While these are technically “healthy” ingredients, Beckerman notes that they can cause G.I. issues like bloating or gas in some people. If you know you have a sensitivity to a certain sweetener, be sure to check the label, and size your portions accordingly. 3. Skip super low-fat ice cream It might seem
Why the rule of three can provide so much comfort when you’re having the worst week ever
May 21, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC The only thing getting my editor through an especially awful week is the rule of three. Her first brush with bad luck happened bright and early on Monday, when a pigeon broke into our office and pooped on her head, point blank. Then she came home to no WiFi or cable and was stood up for a breakfast meeting the next morning. But when she finally hit that crappy-event threshold of unlucky number three, she felt…calm. Like, she had fulfilled the terms of her sentencing and was once again free to live her life unencumbered by the negative will of the universe, all thanks to the ever-so-unscientific rule of three. Often, the rule of three is connected to death—celebrity death, in particular—and understanding the principle in this specific scope can be helpful for its applications elsewhere. Upon deeper thought though, I realized the rule itself is inherently flawed because of its totally subjective parameters in both timeline and definition. For instance, are we counting deaths that happen by the end of the week? Month? Year? Furthermore, not everyone is looking toward the same three “celebrities”; the people who are mourning Doris Day aren’t necessarily mourning Grumpy Cat, y’know? But despite matters of life and death and goings-on beyond our control being very random on a macro level, assigning them a pattern of sorts to govern them helps us cope. This assigned significance even has a name: apophenia. “Apophenia is an error of perception:
Why the rule of three can provide so much comfort when you’re having the worst week ever
May 21, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC The only thing getting my editor through an especially awful week is the rule of three. Her first brush with bad luck happened bright and early on Monday, when a pigeon broke into our office and pooped on her head, point blank. Then she came home to no WiFi or cable and was stood up for a breakfast meeting the next morning. But when she finally hit that crappy-event threshold of unlucky number three, she felt…calm. Like, she had fulfilled the terms of her sentencing and was once again free to live her life unencumbered by the negative will of the universe, all thanks to the ever-so-unscientific rule of three. Often, the rule of three is connected to death—celebrity death, in particular—and understanding the principle in this specific scope can be helpful for its applications elsewhere. Upon deeper thought though, I realized the rule itself is inherently flawed because of its totally subjective parameters in both timeline and definition. For instance, are we counting deaths that happen by the end of the week? Month? Year? Furthermore, not everyone is looking toward the same three “celebrities”; the people who are mourning Doris Day aren’t necessarily mourning Grumpy Cat, y’know? But despite matters of life and death and goings-on beyond our control being very random on a macro level, assigning them a pattern of sorts to govern them helps us cope. This assigned significance even has a name: apophenia. “Apophenia is an error of perception:
This Powerful Spice Stimulates Blood Flow, Relieves Pain & So Much More
May 21, 2019 at 02:04PM No time like the present to spice up your life. Continue Reading… Author Ray Bass | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
This Powerful Spice Stimulates Blood Flow, Relieves Pain & So Much More
May 21, 2019 at 02:04PM No time like the present to spice up your life. Continue Reading… Author Ray Bass | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
I had my very first workout-induced “brain orgasm” and you can too
May 21, 2019 at 01:15PM by CWC I was in the middle of an all-out sprint on a treadmill at Barry’s Bootcamp recently, when an N’Sync song came on (“Dirty Pop”, if you were curious), and I was keeping pace at a really high speed, when I swear I had what felt like a brain orgasm. I felt so incredibly happy, which I thought was kind of weird considering how challenging the sprint was (it was on an incline, and I had grown pretty exhausted by that point). I could barely breathe, and yet I felt the full-on warm and fuzzies. I think I even smiled (WTF). It’s happened before, too, and it always strikes me as odd—because it only really occurs at precise moments when you’re really beat down but also killing it. To learn more about this—so that I can potentially have another (I repeat: orgasm)—I had to consult the pros. Apparently, what I was experiencing was a good old fashioned runner’s high. “Runner’s high is the euphoric chemical rush of happiness one will experience after engaging in exercise after a specific period of time,” says Heather Cauthen, PsyD, CMPC, a certified mental performance consultant and E-board member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. “It fluctuates over how many minutes in duration one must exercise until they feel that ‘rush’ of excitement and awesomeness. In a way, it’s your body signaling through the pain to push beyond the discomfort zone and have you continue to enjoy the
I had my very first workout-induced “brain orgasm” and you can too
May 21, 2019 at 01:15PM by CWC I was in the middle of an all-out sprint on a treadmill at Barry’s Bootcamp recently, when an N’Sync song came on (“Dirty Pop”, if you were curious), and I was keeping pace at a really high speed, when I swear I had what felt like a brain orgasm. I felt so incredibly happy, which I thought was kind of weird considering how challenging the sprint was (it was on an incline, and I had grown pretty exhausted by that point). I could barely breathe, and yet I felt the full-on warm and fuzzies. I think I even smiled (WTF). It’s happened before, too, and it always strikes me as odd—because it only really occurs at precise moments when you’re really beat down but also killing it. To learn more about this—so that I can potentially have another (I repeat: orgasm)—I had to consult the pros. Apparently, what I was experiencing was a good old fashioned runner’s high. “Runner’s high is the euphoric chemical rush of happiness one will experience after engaging in exercise after a specific period of time,” says Heather Cauthen, PsyD, CMPC, a certified mental performance consultant and E-board member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. “It fluctuates over how many minutes in duration one must exercise until they feel that ‘rush’ of excitement and awesomeness. In a way, it’s your body signaling through the pain to push beyond the discomfort zone and have you continue to enjoy the