My FiveFingers

You’ve heard the speech time and time again, drugs can have significant negative impacts on your overall health. You’ve seen the countless videos and campaigns highlighting the consequences of addiction – but you’ve always felt incredibly disconnected from the people featured in those campaigns. Of course, you’re sympathetic towards the victims of substance abuse, but […]

Whether you tend to view indulging in your favorite (un)healthy foods as something you do in moderation for certain meals or strictly only for “cheat days,” it’s important to treat yourself once yourself in a while. It’s also very much so possible to do this without derailing and self-sabotaging your nutrition and health goals. For […]

Many people have an idea of a life “timeline” that they hope they will accomplish certain life events by. “I want to be married by the time I’m ‘x’ years old.” Or “I want to have my first baby by ‘y’ years old.” In a study performed by Life Storage, they explored at what age […]

Health insurance is a necessity for most people, but it doesn’t come at a cheap price and because of that it is estimated that 8.8% of americans are uninsured. The cost of health insurance seems to be on the rise and a lot of Americans cringe when they see the amount taken out of their […]

Another football season has come and gone. Super Bowl LIII is now behind us and if you happen to be a Patriots fan, I’m sure you were pretty happy with the way the season ended. While this year’s championship game was underwhelming for most, there are plenty of other memorable NFL moments to reminisce on […]

It’s no secret that city living comes with its perks– especially in regards to dining. From 5 star restaurants and food delivery services to the long list of bars and breweries to choose from, it’s impossible to run out of places to eat and drink in big cities. But even if you’ve taken advantage of […]

No matter your dietary needs and preferences, almost everyone has found themselves at some point struggling to decide what to put on the table and then find the time to get the ingredients and prepare the meal. Often one falls victim to making makeshift “meals” out of whatever is available or, worse yet, snacking uncontrollably […]

With a new year upon us, people across the country are taking steps to meet their 2019 fitness goals. And if you’re among those who have decided to get fit in 2019, you may have already joined a gym, signed up for a months worth of fitness classes, or stocked your pantry with vitamins, supplements, and […]

  The holidays are underway and New Year’s is fast approaching. With them comes fun and memorable times with family and friends. What also comes along though is a lot of temptation and calories from all the festive food and drinks. If you’re worrying about all those extra calories this holiday season is likely to […]

The Keto Diet is gaining a lot of popularity in the media and with people looking for a new, healthy diet. But, even though you see blogs and articles about the keto diet everywhere nowadays, many people don’t know its background or its fundamental principles. We looked at Nina Teicholz’s book The Big Fat Surprise […]