What Your Fitness Tracker Can (And Can’t) Tell You

What Your Fitness Tracker Can (And Can’t) Tell You

Whether you wear a Fitbit, Garmin, WHOOP, Oura Ring, or Apple Watch, a wearable fitness tracker can be an excellent motivator to move your body more.  Many of them can track your calories, sleep quality, and step count. Undeniably, they can be a useful tool for...
5 Benefits of Eating an Egg a Day

5 Benefits of Eating an Egg a Day

Depending on your age, you may have heard both the upsides and potential downsides of eating eggs. In fact, from the late 1960s to the 1990s, health experts advised limiting eggs to just a few a week, largely due to fears that the cholesterol in the yolk raised blood...
5 Heart Markers Missing From Your Standard Check-Up

5 Heart Markers Missing From Your Standard Check-Up

If you’ve had the NHS Health Check, including blood pressure, cholesterol, and likely a chat about BMI, you’ve probably walked out with a 10-year risk score and a reassuring thumbs-up. It’s a useful starting point and a great baseline for most people. But heart health...
How Do You Know If You Have Visceral Fat? (And When to Worry)

How Do You Know If You Have Visceral Fat? (And When to Worry)

Visceral fat sits deep in your abdomen, wrapped around your organs, including your liver, pancreas, and intestines. Unlike subcutaneous fat, you can’t pinch it. And it behaves very differently. So, why should you be concerned? And when? What’s the Problem With...
Decaf vs. Caffeinated Coffee: Which Is the Better Choice?

Decaf vs. Caffeinated Coffee: Which Is the Better Choice?

Most mornings, you probably reach for the same thing: a strong coffee to get you going. And if you’ve ever switched to decaf, it was likely because someone told you to cut back, or because afternoon caffeine was wrecking your sleep. But what if decaf wasn’t a...
What Is Mechanical Neck Pain? (And How to Fix It)

What Is Mechanical Neck Pain? (And How to Fix It)

Everything we do each day has the potential to support or harm our bodies. While it’s inevitably a balancing act, working long days at a desk, spending hours looking down at your phone, or using a pillow that’s seen better days can lead to a stiff neck and pain that...