Product Review: H2O+ Face Oasis


Updated 03/05/08 6:28 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 9 comments

Product Review: H2O+ Face Oasis

H2O+ is a line of oil-free skincare products that uses ingredients derived from the sea to hydrate your skin. I recently tried Face Oasis ($34), which claims to deliver the moisture equivalent to eight glasses of water to your skin. The formula has a gel-like texture, with a faint but pleasant salty-sweet smell. It goes on medium in weight — not as light as a serum, but smoother than a Read more

3 Easy Ways to Spare Your Hair While Swimming


Updated 05/25/12 9:17 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

How to Protect Hair While Swimming

Swimming season is upon us, and while it's a fun (even athletic) activity, the tangled, frizzed-out hair that can result is decidedly not. Chemicals in pool water can wreak havoc on your strands, while salt water from the ocean has drying effects. There are a few things you can do, though, to keep your summertime style from looking gnarly, dude. To find out more, just keep reading. Read more

Not So Fast: 4 Ways Post-Workout Snacks Lead to Weight Gain


Updated 05/08/12 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What Snacks to Eat After a Workout

After finishing an intense workout, refueling is a must to restore water, electrolytes, and energy. But if you're not careful the snack you choose could end up undoing the good you've done, leading to extra pounds on the scale. Before grabbing just any old snack after working out, learn how the wrong choice can lead to weight gain. Chowing on a minimeal: A post-workout snack is just that — a Read more

3 Reasons to Jazz Up Your Water


Updated 04/26/12 11:41 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Make Water Taste Better

Drinking enough water during the day is important for everything from fighting fatigue to controlling your appetite, but you could be doing more with those eight glasses a day. Here's why you should jazz up water to make it even better for your body and your taste buds. Essential nutrients: Add flavor and vitamins with cooling cucumber or melon; not only will these fruits help hydrate, but they Read more

The Best and Worst Foods to Eat on Your Wedding Day


Updated 04/11/12 9:26 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

What to Eat on Your Wedding Day to Prevent Bloating

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! The last thing you probably want to think about on your wedding day is the food you can and cannot eat. But you might be interested to know that what you munch on can make a big difference in how you feel on the big day. Here, the best and worst foods to nosh on before and after saying, "I do." The Secret Read more

5 Tips to Feel Slimmer by Tomorrow


Updated 04/06/12 7:33 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Tips to Feel Thinner

Sometimes — especially during bikini season — plans come up at the last minute, and you wish you could feel thinner in a snap. While there aren't any instant fixes, there are definitely a few ways to feel leaner fast. If you're hoping to get slim quickly, follow these five steps to feel better by tomorrow: Skip the salt: Avoid that puffy, bloated feeling by steering clear of the saltshaker. Read more

Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Morning Workout


Updated 02/09/12 2:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Morning Exercise Mistakes and Fixes

If you work or go to school full time, getting your sweat on in the wee hours of the morn is probably the only time you can fit it in. Kudos to you for resisting the urge to hit the snooze button and skip out. Make setting your alarm and pulling yourself out of bed worth all the effort and avoid these morning exercise mistakes. Not eating: It's super early, but you need to eat in order to fuel Read more

Foods That Can Make You Look Pregnant


Updated 02/11/12 2:35 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Foods That Make You Look Pregnant

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Over the weekend, I saw a photo of a female celebrity (who is in a relationship with a male celeb) leaving a café with the caption, "Baby bump?" and I had to refrain myself from shouting out loud, "Come on, can't a girl eat without the world thinking she's having a baby?!" The truth is having a perfectly flat stomach Read more

Feel-Full Quick Tricks


Updated 02/07/12 11:13 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Filling Foods For Weight Loss

We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Health.com here on our site. By Health.com It's not just what you eat that can make you more satisfied — it's how you eat, too. Try these tips to feel fuller longer. H2O some more Drink two eight-ounce glasses (16 ounces total) of water before each meal. It will fill up your stomach and trim up to 60 calories per meal. Health.com: Which Read more

How to Eat During a (Real) Blackout


Updated 01/18/12 12:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Blackout Emergency Foods

Have you clicked around the Internet today? It's overrun with site blackouts, with everyone from Wikipedia to Reddit completely shut down in protest of SOPA and PIPA. All of this blackout talk has us thinking about what we'd eat during an IRL blackout. When it comes to natural disasters, it's best to prepare for the worst, then hope for the best. This includes food and drink! For seven Read more