Everything these days is rising: temperatures, the cost of living, the number of social media influencers, and with them, possibly your blood pressure. Maybe at your last physical, your numbers were a little higher than usual, and because high blood pressure runs in your family, all the ups and downs over the past few years have you worried.

If you're a guy who's having a rough time losing body fat, you're not alone. Whether it's a packed schedule, work, family, travel, getting older, or any number of other life demands, finding time for healthy habits can be hard. Plus, food tastes good.

It's probably no surprise that your heart is pretty dang important. The constant beating of your heart circulates oxygen-rich blood to each organ, muscle, and tissue down to the very last cell. Heart damage or disease can rapidly affect your entire body. So, it pays to take good care of your heart — as well as the associated structures, like blood vessels — that do all of this crucial work.

Your BMI, or body mass index, gives you a quick insight into one aspect of your health: how heavy you are compared to how tall you are. It's used as a rough way to assess body fat levels. While it's a simple, fast method that has some 'back of the napkin calculation' value, it also has some key flaws.

How much weight can you lose with intermittent fasting? Traditional nutrition advice would say — it depends. And it does. But on what? And even with those it depends factors, is it possible to give even a ballpark answer to this question? Why yes, it is! Let's check it out.

No matter what algorithms your search history is triggering, you probably can't go a few clicks through the internet without running into click-bait advertisements for ways to lose belly fat. From intense workouts and restrictive diets to holistic remedies or chemical-heavy supplements, every corner seems to cheer (loudly) for a different solution.

Have you ever gone without eating for a number of hours, then noticed you had a thumping head? No need to start googling your symptoms (never a good move!) — getting a headache from fasting is super common.

Picture it: you've just started intermittent fasting. You've picked your approach, you've got a meal plan ready to go, and your motivation is sky-high. After a successful first fasting window, you sit down, do a little celebration shimmy, and dive into your eating window with gusto.

If you're someone living with diabetes, chances are you've experienced fasting ahead of a blood test. But not all fasting is created equal. Intermittent fasting involves a regular routine of timed eating windows and eating breaks. While the specifics and timing of this routine can vary, all intermittent fasting schedules focus on when you eat rather than what you eat.

In a world where miracle remedies and magic solutions are showcased everywhere, from billboards to nightly news to your social media feed, it can be tricky to sort through all the hyperbole, exceptions, and twisted truths to distinguish fact from fiction. This filtering process can be incredibly convoluted when it comes to health and nutrition, especially because everyone's body is different, and everyone has different needs and goals.