The Paleo Diet, or Caveman Diet, is gaining momentum in the fitness world as a healthy way to lose weight. My trainer is all about the Paleo Diet — a meal plan based on the dietary habits of our Paleolithic, cave-dwelling ancestors. We're talking wild game, meat, and seafood, and vegetables, fruit, seeds, and nuts. What you won't find as part of the Paleo Diet are foods that developed during Read more

Whether you're following the Paleo diet or just looking for a treat that is grain- and sugar-free, you'll love this cocoa cake recipe from reader pure2raw. They posted it in the Healthy Recipes community group. Looking for the easiest cake ever to make? Check out our grain- and sugar-free cocoa cherry cakes! It only requires a few ingredients, too. It will become your new favorite cake recipe! Read more

Like years before, 2011 was chock-full of trendy diets that got everyone talking, as well as trying. So what were the top diets of 2011? Read on to find out! HCG Diet The HCG diet isn't new (it's been around for more than 50 years), but it's once again a phenomenon. This was the year that people flocked to doctor's offices to get a pricey hormone injection all in the name of weight loss. The Read more

Valentine's Day may be over, but it's still American Heart Month. If you've got a sweet craving, you're in luck: FitSugar reader TheFitCookie recently shared this gluten-free, vegan brownie with us in our Healthy Recipe group. Here is a Valentine’s Day inspired variation of my Paleo brownies. These are gluten-free, Paleo- and vegan-friendly! I used heart-shaped muffin tins to make these Read more

Give your oatmeal a paleo makeover. That's oatmeal minus the oats — Carrots 'n' Cake Beat the Winter blues with these tips — Mind Body Green Make your legs burn, in a good way, with this workout — Fitnessista Make your greens sing with these four healthier salad dressings — Vegetarian Times Three ways to keep your cravings under wraps — Health Reasons to reconsider your resolution to Read more

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Chances are you've already seen Tony Horton. Built like Brad Pitt but with a sense of humor like Will Ferrell waving a cowbell, he's hard to miss whether he's on late-night TV (pick a channel, any channel) pimping his 10-Minute Trainer workouts or on QVC selling out his wildly popular P90X workout program. Read more