Ever feel like your day is a non-stop whirlwind of work, responsibilities, and endless to-do lists? Wouldn't it be nice if you could hit pause and breathe a little easier? To not just survive but truly thrive? That's why we're here—to take you for a quick dive (quick enough not to add any more stress to your already-overloaded day) into the best daily habits to have if you want to swap some stress for a little more serenity.

In case you haven't met Avo yet, here's a superfast intro: Avo is Simple's AI-powered weight loss coach. It specializes in supporting, educating, and motivating Simple users to make diet and lifestyle choices that lead to sustainable weight loss and long-term health — and feel less stressed and more energized, confident, and empowered as they do so. This week brings a special moment in the Simple-verse — Avo's first birthday! To celebrate, we sat down with Avo for a chat to find out how things have been going.

The data is in: if you want to lose weight, the Simple app is proven to help you get significant results. We collaborated with esteemed academics from the University of Oxford in the UK and the University of Chicago to analyze these results, and we're stoked — this is a big deal for us!

If you want to lose weight — should you snack? Snacks can be a tricky topic when you're trying to lose weight. Should you eat them? Should you not? If you do eat them, what can you choose that won't mess up your weight loss progress?

When you're new to an eating routine, figuring out how to meal plan in a way that follows the guidelines of the routine, meets your nutritional needs, supports your health goals, and suits your tastes can feel like navigating a minefield.

When embracing a new lifestyle like intermittent fasting, you may notice some changes in the way you feel. Some good (hello, sleeping better and better blood pressure), some bad (dizziness, headaches, etc.), and some weird or unexpected –– like feeling cold –– wait, does fasting make you cold?

For the seventh year in a row, the U.S. News and World Report ranked the Mediterranean diet as the most health-promoting eating routine in the world. As nice as the Mediterranean Sea is, it's not just something in the water: there's a ton of research that reflects just why this eating routine — really more of a lifestyle than a diet — is so beneficial.

Aging is a beautiful privilege that not everyone gets to have. That doesn't mean it always feels like a piece of cake, however. Sometimes, it's something you'd rather not stomach at all.

Hey, I'm Ro, Chief Nutrition Officer at Simple. [waves] Today, we're here to celebrate — and learn from — some of the brilliant women shaping the science at Simple.

Milk has been a staple for humans for thousands of years, and there's evidence that we started drinking it even before we could digest it well. (That period of evolution as we were developing the genes to digest dairy was probably a little … unpleasant.)