Lucy Danziger is the former Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, and past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She has written several books but now that she is a plant-based eater, is healthier and happier than when she authored books about diet and happiness. Danziger is currently the Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer of The Beet.
Lucy Danziger
Doctor: Keep Blood Sugar Low to Help Prevent Severe COVID Symptoms
Keeping blood sugar low and stable can help you stay healthier, and fight off the worse symptoms of COVID-19 if you get infected with the Delta variant, according to a diabetes doctor. The symptoms of infection are made worse by conditions related to insulin resistance, diabetes, and the i…
How to Use Gwyneth Paltrow’s Approach to Losing Weight Without Dieting
Dr. Will Cole is a functional medicine practitioner best known for helping guide Gwyneth Paltrow in her quest to be her healthiest and stay slim by learning to take an intuitive approach to eat when hungry and skip food when not. Now, the student has become such a master that Paltrow has teamed up w…
Broken Resolutions? 5 Ways to Get Back on Track, from a Weight-Loss Doctor
Just about now, halfway through the month of January, you are likely one of the 60 percent of Americans who has already "broken" your resolutions to eat healthily, get daily exercise, and go dry for January. But there's a simple fix, to help you get back on track and stay on t…
Morning Ritual: To Start Your Day Calm and Stay Well, Try This Mindful Exercise
Since we're now well into January and the promise of a new start is behind us, the stress of getting all our work done is threatening to derail our commitment to healthy habits, the ones we just promised ourselves to achieve at the start of the New Year...
Sitting All Day? Just 11 Minutes of Walking Is Enough to Undo the Damage
If you think all that sitting for hours during working from home is killing you (slowly) here is some good news. According to a new study it only takes 11 minutes of walking to undo the effects of sitting for long stints. This is a much shorter amount of activity than previous thought...
Sign Up For the ‘Dessert of the Day’ Newsletter for Healthier-for-You Recipes
If you love sinful and fudgy recipes, made with better-for-you ingredients, The Beet now offers you a free brand new 12-day recipe plan that delivers 'Healthier-for-You' Dessert of the Day to your inbox every morning, along with three other plant-based recipe ideas to make that d…
The Best Way to Lose Weight Isn’t Keto, It’s Food Combining, Says this Expert
Despite what the keto dieters and the intermittent fasters would have you believe, the most effective and sustainable way to lose weight while eating a healthy diet is by consuming a small amount of all three major macro ingredients at each meal and snack, which means eating a combination of protein…
Adele Shows Off New Slimmed-Down Body on SNL. How to Do Her Diet
When Adele took the stage to host Saturday Night Live last night and walked out in a short-sleeved black top and black tights, she looked transformed: Slim, strong, fit, with flowing long blond hair, signature gorgeous cheekbones, and enormous playful eyes...
Is Keto Killing You? New Study Examines Long-Term Heart Effects of Fad Diets
Keto may help you lose weight fast, but it's terrible for your heart health in the long term, a new study of the popular diet has found. Similarly, intermittent fasting helps people lose weight but the health effects depend largely on what people eat when they are in their "on"…
Which is Better: Coconut Oil or Olive Oil for Heart Health? EVOO Wins
Who wore it better? Olive oil or coconut oil? In one of the most hotly contested debates of the plant-based world, the benefits of olive oil versus coconut oil are being argued by no lesser lights than the folks at Harvard Medical School
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I Got the Antibody Test for COVID-19 and Here’s Exactly What It Was Like. It’s Safe!
I had to know: Did I have COVID-19? Way back in February I was sitting on a flight to Vail when an elderly woman directly behind me coughed for hours. She coughed so hard and so loudly and so "wet" sounding that even then, I was sure she had COVID-19 and was spreading her vir…
Consumers are Choosing More Vegan Food During COVID-19, Expert Says
Fairly or not, the COVID-19 outbreak has been linked to eating meat or animal products—and consumers are flocking to meat alternatives, and plant-based foods for a variety of reasons, first and foremost to benefit their health.
The Financial Times reports that COVID 19 is "reshaping the North Am…
The Financial Times reports that COVID 19 is "reshaping the North Am…