Nutrition
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What Are Electrolytes?
Electrolytes are minerals that play an important role in your body and overall health. Learn about the signs of an imbalance and discover strategies to ensure you maintain an adequate supply for optimal well-being.
Why Your Body Needs Potassium and How to Maximize Your Intake
Potassium is a key mineral for heart health, fluid balance, and more. Learn about its essential functions, recommended intake, optimal food sources, and signs that you may be low.
11 Tips to Boost Your Testosterone
Here are 11 lifestyle-based ways to increase your testosterone levels.
How to Find Pleasure With Food Despite Dietary Restrictions
Mindset shifts to help you move from fear to pleasure in eating.
Why Collagen?
Collagen is something of a buzzword in the nutrition world of late, yet this nutrient has always been important to our overall health. As our eating patterns have steered toward processed and convenience foods over the past 60 years, our dietary needs for collagen have increased — hence the growing interest in collagen supplementation. Anika Christ, RD, explains what collagen is, its role in our body, and its advantages for health. She also offers guidance around supplementation and supporting your body’s natural production of this nutrient.
Why Your Body Needs Selenium and How to Maximize Your Intake
Selenium is a key mineral for fertility, thyroid health, and more. Learn about its essential functions, recommended intake, optimal food sources, and signs that you may be low.
What Are the Benefits of Supplementing With Amino Acids?
A Life Time dietitian and trainer highlights the purpose of using an amino-acid supplement for workout recovery.
Why Your Body Needs Magnesium and How to Maximize Your Intake
Magnesium is a key mineral for optimizing your health and well-being. Learn about its essential functions, recommended intake, optimal food sources, and signs that you may be low.
3 Meal-Prep Styles to Suit Every Personality
Life Time dietitians share three approaches to meal planning that can set you up to eat healthily most of the time.
6 Supplements to Consider This Fall
Life Time dietitian recommendations for supporting your health as the season changes.
5 Meals for Postpartum Parents
Nourishing food is an important element of postpartum healing and lactation. These healthy, whole-food recipes are designed to support new mothers.
ONE HEALTHY HABIT:
Take Your Libido-Supporting Supplements
If your sex drive has waned, consider giving these key vitamins and herbs a try.
What Is Vitamin P?
How taking real pleasure in food supports your health.
Why Your Body Needs Calcium and How to Maximize Your Intake
Calcium is a key mineral for more than just healthy bones. Learn about its essential functions, recommended intake, optimal food sources, and signs that you may be low.
13 Packable Lunches for the Entire Family
Peruse this list of lunch ideas for back-to-school or workdays.
5 Essential Minerals to Support Your Mind and Body
Plus, how to maximize your intake and signs that you may be low.
The Current State of School Lunch
Changes in school cafeterias are afoot. Experts offer an update on the progress being made — and the obstacles that remain.
What Are the Health Benefits of Black Currants, Goji Berries, Serviceberries, Golden Berries and Mulberries?
Explore how these remarkable berries offer a variety of health-enhancing benefits.
Are There Heavy Metals in Dark Chocolate?
Yes, but there are steps you can take to mitigate your exposure to these toxins.
How to Forage for Wild Berries
Start foraging your own blackberries, raspberries, and more with advice from Julia Skinner, PhD.