Vitamin Gum: The Next Big Thing?

It seems that we’re all trying to squeeze more nutritional goodies into our lives these days. Case in point, a new trend we’re starting to see pop up more and more: vitamin or supplement gum. Unlike other gum flavors that try to replicate dessert-y goodness (I’m looking at you, Extra), these use gum more as a [...]

Go Red for Women—Because Heart Attacks Aren’t Just for Dudes

We recently did a piece for the American Heart Association on five fitness tips to keep your ticker healthy and happy, but seeing that it’s Love Yo’Self Week and all (Woot! Woot!), we wanted to do even more. Because, ladies, heart attacks don’t just happen to the dudes. They happen to us. At all ages. [...]

Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Jennifer Cohen’s 6 Healthy Heart Tips

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, we thought we’d help you celebrate with a few healthy heart and workout tips from Jennifer Cohen, a fitness expert from The CW’s Shedding for the Wedding and the author of No Gym Required. After all, taking care of yourself is just another way to love yourself, which is what Love Yo’Self Week is all [...]

8 Sneaky Habits That Sabotage Your Heart Health

We all know that for optimum heart health we need to eat a healthy diet, exercise and not smoke. But did you know that the little things you do every day can have a big impact on the most important muscle in your body? We put together a list of the eight habits that may be [...]

Sleep Better for a Healthier Heart

We all know how great a good night’s rest feels. You wake up feeling refreshed, energized and ready to tackle your day. Unfortunately, this rested feeling is the exception and not the norm for many who live busy lives in the modern world, and it’s hurting more than our energy levels—it’s also harming our hearts. [...]

The Heart-Smart Workout Plan: How to Exercise for Heart Health

Can you name the most important muscle in your body? Nope, it’s not your abs, hamstrings or triceps. It’s your heart! The human heart is an amazing muscle, capable of pumping about 5 quarts of blood throughout the body every minute—that’s approximately 2,000 gallons of blood each day! In fact, the average heart beats about 100,000 [...]

2 Heart-Smart Smoothie Recipes to Power Your Day

This entire week, we’re featuring select posts and articles by some of the best-of-the-best writers and bloggers across the World Wide Web as part of FBG’s second-annual Guest Bloggers’ Week. To mix things up a bit, today we’re featuring two recipes. Click here to see all of the great guest posts that inspire, make us think and crack [...]

5 Cooking Tips to Make Your Meals Heart Healthy

Do you know that February is heart-health month? Well, it is, and we’re celebrating by cooking up a bunch of delicious good-for-ya recipes! We’re also following these fabulous cooking tips from Woman’s Day magazine. Whether you love to cook Mexican, Italian or Indian cuisine, there’s a tip for you and your favorite type of food! [...]