Health & Beauty

Photo: Pond5 If you’ve been to a health food store lately, you may have noticed a product called liquid aminos gracing the shelves. Jim White, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says that liquid aminos come in pour or spray bottles and contain naturally-occurring essential and non-essential …

Blue majik — the blue-green algae extract that’s derived from spirulina — has shaken the health world with a new wave of Instagram-able foods. The ingredient is featured in everything from juices and tonics to mermaid toast (a cashew cheese and blue majik spread) and unicorn lattes (a mix of …

Photos (clockwise from top left) courtesy of: Resident Runners, Akron Running Dog, A Tribe Called Big D, Brighton Bangers You get your daily coffee fix from the best bulletproof spot on the block, and when it comes to workout apparel, your opaque-leggings-only standards are sky-high. And these days, you can …

Photo: Twenty20 You already know how important hydration is, but what you might not know is that there are drinks out there that can dehydrate you. It turns out not all liquids are created equal when it comes to getting quenched. Find out how caffeinated beverages, like coffee, alcohol and …

Photo: Pond5 By now, you’ve probably figured out that men’s and women’s bodies don’t work quite the same way. Get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking about the weight room, here. Men and women have huge differences in their body compositions, joint alignments and connective tissues, all of …

Blue majik — the blue-green algae extract that’s derived from spirulina — has shaken the health world with a new wave of Instagram-able foods. The ingredient is featured in everything from juices and tonics to mermaid toast (a cashew cheese and blue majik spread) and unicorn lattes (a mix of …

Photo by Ron Holden When Blue Benadum hit hour 30 of The Speed Project, a 340-mile relay from Los Angeles to the Las Vegas, it was time to dig deep. And that didn’t mean sucking down an energy gel or turning up the beats in his ear buds (like many …

Photo: Twenty20 Whether you’re running a marathon or competing in a triathlon, chances are you’ll be training for six to 12 months — just enough time to succumb to mental and physical fatigue and possibly even injury. But thanks for macrocycle training, you can take things slow and steady and …

Photo: Twenty20 If you’ve ever passed up the elliptical for free weights, you need no introduction to the growing squad of strong AF ladies out there. And with campaigns like “Run Like a Girl” and “My Beauty, My Say,” the idea of mainstream beauty has evolved to include images of …

Put on your game face. It’s time for March Madness! Whether you’re rooting for the top seeded teams or cheering on the underdogs, it’s hard not to get pumped for the NCAA’s top hoops stars making history with double overtimes and buzzer beater shots. (And if you’re following our March …