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2019 Health

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day if you work out in the morning

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April 29, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC The idea that “food is fuel” has likely been ingrained into your head since you had to be convinced to eat your brussel sprouts by way of the “airplane fork” method as a four year old. Fast forward a few years, and as adults, we know that what we eat helps our bodies perform, whether thats gulping down a green smoothie ahead of a productive day at the office or carbo-loading before a marathon. But as someone who tends to head out to her morning three-milers before I hit the kitchen for breakfast (I’m not willing to get out of bed even one minute earlier than I have to), I’ve always wondered: Is it actually ok to go running on an empty stomach? Aside from pretty much guaranteeing that all you’ll be able to think about during your run is what you’ll eat when it’s done, there are a few other reasons why running on an empty stomach probably isn’t the best idea. “I really wouldn’t advise running on an empty stomach,” says Monica Auslander Moreno, MS, RD, LD/N, nutrition consultant for RSP Nutrition,  noting that she’d offer the same advice regardless of what distance a person was running. “I wouldn’t see any benefits, in fact, you may be ‘running on fumes’ AKA not have adequate energy stores to fuel your runs and may have to dip into muscle which isn’t ideal.”  When I asked the team at New York Road Runners what

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2019 Health Keto Vegetarians

Burger King is all-in on its Impossible Whopper with plans to launch nationwide this year

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April 29, 2019 at 05:57AM by CWC Want it your way? If you stick to a plant-based diet, Burger King is ready to make that happen. According to USA Today, after a successful test-run in St. Louis, Burger King is gearing up to add the vegan Impossible Burger to its menus nationwide. (PSA: Just because you don’t eat meat doesn’t mean you want your food options to be relegated to the salad menu.) “The Impossible Whopper test in St. Louis went exceedingly well and as a result there are plans to extend testing into additional markets in the very near future,” the burger chain said in a statement to USA Today. This is simple supply and demand, friends. While the Impossible Burger’s new ubiquity is a clear sign plant-based eating is well on its way to becoming uber mainstream, the question becomes: Is the vegan patty really healthy? When we asked registered dietitian Joan Salge Blake, RDN, she felt lukewarm about its nutrition quality due to its high saturated fat content (14 grams). “A lot of these plant-based burgers are getting a lot of press, but I would prefer for people to find an alternative with less saturated fat,” she says. Besides being high in saturated fat, condiments like ketchup and mustard can be sneaky sources of added sugar. Dana Perls, a senior food and agriculture campaigner for the environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth, also points out that the Impossible Burger has yet to be approved by the Food

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2019 Health Vegetarians

How to tell yams and sweet potatoes apart—because you know you’ve been wondering

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April 29, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Whether you like ’em baked and topped with butter, popped in the toaster and served with avocado on top, or in a big bowl of chili, sweet potatoes have become quite the trendy veggie. (Watch your back, cauliflower.) You’d think buying the tuber would be pretty straight forward. But if you’ve sought them out at the grocery store, you’ve likely come in contact with a common conundrum: seeing them right next to their cousin, the yam. You might not have even noticed the difference. After all, they do look very similar. Which raises an interesting question: what is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams, anyways? Registered dietitian Jessica Cording, RD sees people mixing the two up a lot. “Often what people think are yams are actually sweet potatoes,” she says. Visually, she explains that yams are lighter in color and have a light brown, scaly outside. “The flesh is actually whiter,” she says. As for sweet potatoes, Cording points out that there many different types of sweet potatoes and they can range from the brown on the outside, orange on the inside tubers that are most popular, brown on the outside and purple on the inside, and even red on the outside and white on the inside, also known as Japanese sweet potatoes. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zYQBK7Nq18] How they compare nutritionally Nutritionally, Cording says yams and sweet potatoes—in all their various types—are pretty similar. “Both are starchy vegetables that are good sources of potassium

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2019 Health Relaxation

7 beachy destinations that just might be the next Tulum

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April 29, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC A few years ago, Tulum may well have been the only beachy spot to visit with all your on-trend, wellness-loving friends, but now, the secret’s out: Tulum has lost part of its charm. Overcrowded, built-up, and plagued by stinky seaweed washing ashore and a failing infrastructure, it’s not exactly the quiet, quirky paradise it used to be. And while the locale may not be dead, per the Cut’s take, it also may not be as high on your hit list of must-visit destinations as it once was. But that hardly means you need to kiss away your dream of a secluded beach getaway. Below find seven alternatives to the Mexican outpost (and where to stay while there)—each with some of the relaxing, eco-chic vibes Tulum once promised. Bonus: They’re all a quick(ish) plane ride away. Check out 7 beachy destinations that just might be the next Tulum. Isla Holbox; Photo: Getty Images/zstockphotos 1. Isla Holbox, Mexico This spot, a little north of Tulum on the Yucatán Peninsula (about a two-hour drive from Cancún), may be the next big Mexican beach destination, but for now, it’s still a quiet alternative to more touristy spots. Soak up the sun on secluded stretches of beach, and shop alongside locals at daily fruit-and-vegetable markets. The area is protected as part of the Yum Balam Preserve, which has helped to shield it from massive-resort developments. Stay in one of the 24 rooms at the Hotel Casa Las Tortugas

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