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Your base metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories for energy. People with faster metabolisms have more energy on a basic level; they're typically more motivated and active, though it's an open question which came first.  If you're trying to lose weight, one of the most important things you can strive to do is boost your metabolic rate. Boosting your metabolism will give you more energy, which you can then use on other efforts, whether it's your daily work or working out. When you're young, you have a fast metabolism. As you age, that metabolism slows down,...

There's an interesting quirk of how the body works involved with supplements. Did you know that some nutrients are more or less ignored by the body unless other nutrients are present to use them? For example, your body cannot make use of collagen without having enough vitamin C on hand to absorb and use it properly, since vitamin C is a critical component of collagen synthesis. Similarly, you can take vitamin D supplements every day, but most of it will pass right through you without enough magnesium to help your body absorb it.  There are a lot of different nutrients...

Travel may be largely on hold for now, but that's not going to last forever. Whether you're traveling across the state, across the country, or around the world, you want to feel your best. It just wouldn't do to be under the weather – or worse, sick – when that important business meeting, or that second day of vacation, rolls around. While there are no certainties in life, you can take a few steps to try to stay healthy, happy, energized, and resilient during your trips. Drinking enough water to stay hydrated, practicing proper hygiene and cleanliness, and eating well...

Coffee is very much a "love it" or "hate it" beverage. Some people love the bitter, astringent taste. Some people love the smell but don't really like the bitterness, so they cut it down with creamers and sweeteners. Others claim to love coffee, but when pressed, reveal that what they love are the Unicorn Frappes and Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks, with barely any coffee in them at all. Coffee can be a great boost to a weight-loss routine, but you have to use it properly. Among the many questions you might have is this: should you go with regular...