Sleep 101: Why It’s Important and How to Get More

A great night’s sleep is just as easy as finding the Loch Ness monster or shedding those last 10 pounds.

Despite the seeming impossibility of a solid eight hours, it is far more important than the two activities mentioned above — and maybe even more important than you think.

7 Foods That Are Ruining Your Diet

Let’s face it: Many of us eat foods we believe to be healthy. But in reality, they’re sabotaging our diet.
As consumers, simply being more aware of the ingredients in the foods we’re eating can help us avoid foods we mistake for healthy. Don’t get duped by seemingly “healthy foods.”

Believe it or not, words like “natural” or “fat free” indicate nothing about a food’s nutritional value. With that in mind, here are seven foods I’ve recently limited or even swapped out from my diet because they’re just not that healthy:

Wrap sandwiches
Don’t be fooled into thinking wrap sandwiches are healthier because the bread is “thinner.” These shells roll up more calories than you could imagine. If you take a moment to

Eight tips for healthy eating

 

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best. It doesn't have to be difficult either. Just follow these eight diet tips to get started.

The key to a healthy diet is to do the following:

The beat goes on

The heart is the engine of the body, pumping blood, delivering oxygen and energy, and removing toxins and carbon dioxide. Fail to care for that engine and the consequences are swift and brutal: like a car, we break down. Heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer and the most common cause of death before the age of 75 in the UK.

The British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) figures show that one in five

How to be confident

 

Be prepared to take risks
A key part of being confident comes from stepping outside your comfort zone. Many people avoid doing new or scary things, even if they know that they’re fun or will expand their minds. They are stuck in the same routine. If you never try anything new how can you possibly find your potential?

Put in the hard work
People who are confident measure themselves by the effort they put in, not by the results. As a therapist in Los Angeles, I treat a lot of performers. Just say there are two singers of equal ability; the first pours her heart out at every show, and the other just goes through the motions. The second singer won’t feel good about herself even if she’s worshipped. What makes you confident is knowing you’ve done a good job.