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Healthy breakfast-eaters often feel energized, have a strong mental focus and typically opt for nutritious lunch and dinner options. Discover Mariel Hemingway’s healthy breakfast tips, along with a couple of her favorite recipes.

The simple act of eating breakfast every day can not only help with weight loss, it also has the potential to help jump-start your day with a boost of energy and mental focus. Here are a few of our favorite breakfast recipes from Mariel’s cookbook, Mariel’s Kitchen. Give them a try and let us know how you feel!

From foods to protect against breast cancer to prostate cancer (and boost sex drive!), Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, helps us spotlight a few foods that take particular care of a woman’s body and a man’s body, respectively.

A Detox Juice is a great way to rid your body of toxins while replenishing it with nutrients it needs and Chef Toni Robertson at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York, recommends drinking it each morning for a refreshing pick-me-up. Get the recipe.

We love the basic simplicity of Spa Eastman’s Four-Spice Quinoa recipe. Did you know that quinoa is actually a relative of beets, spinach and chard?

We asked two spa chefs – one from Red Mountain and one from The Oaks at Ojai – what their go-to tips are in making a healthy salad dressing from scratch at home, and for the recipes of a few popular dressings used at each of their spas.

Being the foodies that we are, we’re sure that somewhere in the equation for love, chocolate must be one of the variables, right? Here’s a delicious – and low-fat – recipe from Lake Austin Spa Resort for the perfect chocolate cake to indulge in with your lucky loved ones. Get the recipe.

From recipes for Buffalo Chicken Salad and three kinds of dips (low-fat artichoke dip!), we’ve got your game-day snack spread covered with the help of Canyon Ranch.

Embracing the Ayurvedic concept as a whole, Nita Lake Lodge recently unveiled its “A Taste of Ayurveda” spa and dining package (on trend, we must say!), which we had a chance to check out this winter during ski season.

Ring in the Lunar New Year with some authentic dumplings, which are thought to resemble ancient Chinese money, or golden or silver nuggets. Here are two recipes from Fuchun Resort to bring you a happy and prosperous New Year!

The misconception of “bigger is better” is leading Americans down a road of obesity and diabetes, and while part of this problem is the content of the food itself, portion sizes contribute to the issue just as much. Here are some real tips on portion control.

For New Year’s or at any time in your life, these five steps will help you become a healthier, happier and very best you.

This year, we’re in love with the pungent flavor and aroma of orange zest. Festive and lively, here are two delicious—and healthy—dessert recipes from Chef Dean Rucker and the renowned Golden Door.

Photo via Flickr user Dinner SeriesWho doesn’t relish in a good cocktail when the holiday season rolls around? While we love festive cocktails, we don’t love the extra calories that some of them bring. Try these two lower-calorie cocktail recipes!

We love the story of the three sisters, which Grail Springs Health Spa and Wellness Center of Bancroft, Ontario, recently shared in its newsletter. Perfectly fitting for the holiday season, the story of the three sisters personifies corn, beans and squash in an inspiring way. Read the story and get the recipe!

We know it’s not Thanksgiving with some sort of mash, so we set out to look for new takes on the always-present mashed potato sides to mix things up. From mint to celery root to wasabi, we’re excited to try something new this year.

For a healthier stuffing alternative, try mixing it up with some whole grains; we love farro—an ancient superfood grain well-loved in Italy—for its nutty taste and firm chewy texture, and also its immense health benefits.

Camp Shane at Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts shares some holiday eating tips that will hopefully help all of you get through the holidays feeling healthy satisfied. Get the tips on how to eat more mindfully during the holiday and all throughout the year.

Not only are squash oddly delightful to admire by sight, they’re also satisfyingly buttery and sweet to the palate, in addition to being nutritious sources of beta-carotenes and other vital nutrients.

I have heard good things about juice cleanses, so a few weeks ago I decided to try one by Terri, a restaurant in Manhattan’s flatiron district. The eatery was launched by two vegan chefs, Craig and Mike, who wanted to provide “a respite for those looking for a healthy, organic meal…to find nourishing food quickly.”