Healthy Recipe: Smooth and Minty Smoothie


Updated 01/04/12 6:55 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Delicious and Healthy Minty and Vegetable Filled Smoothie

When I was little, my mom used to make me child version grasshoppers. For those of you that don't know what that is, it's heaven in a glass. Imagine a mint chocolate chip ice cream blended to perfection and served up cold and frosty. Now imagine that same smoothie gives you fiber, iron, manganese, potassium, and all sorts of powerful vitamins. I've got one that can do just that. OK, OK . . . it Read more

St. Patrick's Day Tea: Green and Healthy


Updated 07/02/08 9:48 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

St. Patrick's Day Tea: Green and Healthy

This St. Patty's Day, if green beer is not in your diet (or even just not for you) then this festive tea may be worth a try. Blended with Green Peppermint, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and Green Rooibos, this St. Patrick's Day Tea is one healthy (and green) drink. What makes it so healthy? Why, the peppermint and the rooibos, of course. Peppermint tea has been thought to have healing effects, as Read more

Would You Like Mushrooms With that Morning Coffee?


Updated 04/01/07 11:31 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Would You Like Mushrooms With that Morning Coffee?

If you're anything like me you love your morning cuppa' joe. Just one cup feels so good, but I can't help that little, health conscious voice inside of me telling me I should be drinking green tea instead. However now there is healthy coffee to consider... Although skeptical about drinking mushrooms in my coffee, I've been hearing about this so-called healthy coffee so I went for it. Shockingly, Read more

One Woman's Quest for the Best: The Fastest, Farthest Female Inline Skate


Updated 05/22/12 8:23 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kacie Fischer Inline Skating Across U.S. in 74 Days

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Over the next few months, families will travel across the U.S. via plane, train or car during summer road trips. Kacie Fischer will be covering the same distance (nearly 4,000 miles, on her route), but on inline skates. . . and in just 74 days. If she reaches her goal, Fischer will also be breaking five Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

Drinking Coffee, Decaf or Not, Has Health Benefits


Updated 05/17/12 10:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Coffee Helps You Live Longer, Study Says

The benefits and risks of coffee are often debated, but a new study has found that coffee drinkers may be better off sticking to that cup of joe: in fact, having two cups of coffee a day may just help you live longer — even if it's decaf. The latest coffee study followed 400,000 healthy older men and women and is the largest study to ever look at the benefits and risks of coffee. Of the study Read more

7 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman


Updated 05/09/12 1:20 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Things Not to Say to Pregnant Women

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Katherine Martin about phrases that should never be uttered to a pregnant woman. Pregnancy is one of those times in life, similar to having a newborn, where almost everyone you meet will offer some kind of advice or have a Read more

Not So Fast: 4 Ways Post-Workout Snacks Lead to Weight Gain


Updated 05/08/12 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Snacks to Eat After a Workout

After finishing an intense workout, refueling is a must to restore water, electrolytes, and energy. But if you're not careful the snack you choose could end up undoing the good you've done, leading to extra pounds on the scale. Before grabbing just any old snack after working out, learn how the wrong choice can lead to weight gain. Chowing on a minimeal: A post-workout snack is just that — a Read more

3 Tips For Germ-Free Travel


Updated 05/08/12 10:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tips For Germ-Free Travel

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Whether you're going by boat, plane, train, or automobile, travel bugs are bound to greet you. Here, some cringe-worthy stats on germs and traveling — and tips on how you can take a trip unscathed. Stay Hydrated According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the air inside planes has anywhere from 10 Read more

Should You Cleanse Before Pregnancy?


Updated 05/07/12 8:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Cleansing Before Pregnancy

Every mama wants to give her baby the best start possible, but just how clean should that beginning be? Anna Getty, the organic living expert and founder of Pregnancy Awareness Month (which happens to be now), recently wrote about her thoughts on preparing the body for pregnancy on the Healthy Child Healthy World website. She shared her year-long, pre-conception plan to whip her body (and soul) Read more