<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Samantha Lefave | Author at What's Good by V</title> <atom:link href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/author/samanthalefave/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/author/samanthalefave/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:42:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-VS_V-only_Favicon_512x512.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>Samantha Lefave | Author at What's Good by V</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/author/samanthalefave/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">130837004</site> <item> <title>Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help You Lose Weight?</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=19861</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ACV-150x150.jpg" alt="Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help You Lose Weight?" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>Apple cider vinegar gets a good amount of praise for being an effective weight-loss tool, among many other things (skin toner, mouthwash, household cleaner—the list goes on). But are there any facts to back up ACV’s supposed waist-trimming benefits? We called up a few experts and dug into the research to get a definitive answer.</p> <p>And here’s the thing: the science has shifted quite a bit in recent years. One major study from 2024 that made headlines claiming impressive weight loss results was actually retracted in September 2025 due to problems with the data and methods.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help You Lose Weight? at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">19861</post-id> </item> <item> <title>How To Find The Right Personal Trainer For You</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/finding-a-personal-trainer/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Editors Picks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=23702</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/finding-a-personal-trainer/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/plank-header-150x150.jpg" alt="How To Find The Right Personal Trainer For You" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>So you want to find yourself a personal trainer. If there’s one thing to remember in your search, let it be this: Not all trainers are created equal. </p> <p>While some trainers might just be the wrong fit for you, others might push products you don’t need, or even lack a legitimate certification. In today’s world full of Instagram trainers, doing your research has never been more important. Not only does this ensure you’re listening to someone qualified to dole out fitness advice, but also that you’re paying for someone who understands your body, drive, and personality. </p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/finding-a-personal-trainer/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading How To Find The Right Personal Trainer For You at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">23702</post-id> </item> <item> <title>I Got A 6-Week Crash Course In Powerlifting</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/i-tried-powerlifting/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:42:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=23204</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/i-tried-powerlifting/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lauren-header-150x150.jpg" alt="I Got A 6-Week Crash Course In Powerlifting" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>It’s Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. I’m in the gym, lying on the floor underneath a barbell, and frankly, in total shock. Not in a good way, either.</p> <p>Lying under this bar, trying to do eight reps of a floor press, I realize just how weak I really am.</p> <p>I haven’t followed a consistent heavy strength-training plan before, but it’s not like I do nothing. I’m a health and fitness writer; it’s part of my job to work out.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/i-tried-powerlifting/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading I Got A 6-Week Crash Course In Powerlifting at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">23204</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Fast Facts About CBD Hemp Extract</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/cbd/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:05:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Editors Picks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=22056</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/cbd/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CBD-150x150.jpg" alt="Fast Facts About CBD Hemp Extract" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>There’s no denying it: Cannabidiol, or CBD, is the year’s hottest trend. The non-psychotropic cousin of THC has made its way into everything from aromatherapy to ice cream.</p> <p>Now that recent federal legislation has declassified hemp as a controlled substance, it’s safe to say the CBD party is just getting started. In fact, a new analysis from the Brightfield Group predicts the market will reach $22 billion by 2022. Even some national retailers, including The Vitamin Shoppe, have begun stocking their shelves with CBD hemp extract.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/cbd/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading Fast Facts About CBD Hemp Extract at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22056</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Should You Make The Switch To Natural Skin-Care?</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/natural-skin-care/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:40:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Beauty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=22000</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/natural-skin-care/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Natural-Skin-Care-150x150.jpg" alt="Should You Make The Switch To Natural Skin-Care?" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>Many of us already prioritize eating clean, quality foods—but should we hold the products we put on our skin to the same standard? According to many experts, yes. Here’s why it’s time for you to give natural skin-care a try.</p> <p><strong>The Influence Of Organic Food</strong></p> <p>Around the early 2000s, people started adding more organic food options to their grocery carts. This may have been the result of smart marketing (many companies started pairing the word ‘organic’ with ‘healthy,’ linking the two in consumers’ minds) or because people were learning about the effects pesticides have on the environment, says Ellie Kempton, R.D.N., founder of Simply Nourished Nutrition and consultant for Life Smart by Carrie Dorr.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/natural-skin-care/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading Should You Make The Switch To Natural Skin-Care? at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22000</post-id> </item> <item> <title>5 Mistakes People Make When Trying To Eat Healthy</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/healthy-eating-mistakes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:33:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=20806</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/healthy-eating-mistakes/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Eat-Healthy-Mistakes-150x150.jpg" alt="5 Mistakes People Make When Trying To Eat Healthy" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>‘Eating healthy’ means something a little different to everyone. But no matter what your lifestyle looks like, there are a few across-the-board no-no’s you should avoid in order to make a nourishing diet stick. Here are five mistakes nutritionists see people make time and time again—and how to correct them.</p> <p><strong>1. Deeming Certain Foods Off-Limits</strong></p> <p>“The biggest mistake that I see people make when trying to eat healthy is eliminating things entirely from their diet,” says Anne Mauney, M.P.H., R.D., blogger at fANNEtastic food.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/healthy-eating-mistakes/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading 5 Mistakes People Make When Trying To Eat Healthy at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">20806</post-id> </item> <item> <title>5 Huge Health And Fitness Trends Worth Exploring Right Now</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/health-fitness-trends/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:57:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=19997</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/health-fitness-trends/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Health-Wellness-Trends-150x150.jpg" alt="5 Huge Health And Fitness Trends Worth Exploring Right Now" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>With so many health and fitness trends out there these days, it can be hard to tell which ones are actually worthy of our time. Whether you’ve heard about them on a podcast, seen your friends testing them on Instagram Stories, or read about them online, below are five trends that have some solid science behind them.</p> <p><strong>1. The Keto Diet </strong></p> <p>Unless you’ve been on a year-long life sabbattical, you’ve heard about the ketogenic diet by now.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/health-fitness-trends/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading 5 Huge Health And Fitness Trends Worth Exploring Right Now at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">19997</post-id> </item> <item> <title>8 Major Mistakes People Make When Intermittent Fasting</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/intermittent-fasting-mistakes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:36:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fasting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intermittent fasting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lose weight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[metabolism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[primal health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[primal living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=19409</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/intermittent-fasting-mistakes/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Untitled-design-31-150x150.png" alt="8 Major Mistakes People Make When Intermittent Fasting" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p class="Body">Intermittent fasting is all over the nutrition world, and as more and more of its potential benefits (like weight loss, improved digestion, decreased cravings, and minimized inflammation) get called out by experts, more and more people decide to skip breakfast and give it a try. </p> <p class="Body">What’s tricky about intermittent fasting is that there are so many ways to do it—but generally, you limit the window of time during which you eat and increase the window during which you don’t.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/intermittent-fasting-mistakes/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading 8 Major Mistakes People Make When Intermittent Fasting at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">19409</post-id> </item> <item> <title>5 Things You Can Do Every Day To Fight Inflammation</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/ways-to-fight-inflammation/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 12:46:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anti-inflammatory diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[antioxidants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cortisol]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIIT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inflammation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[low-intensity exercise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[omega-3s]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tart cherries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=18832</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/ways-to-fight-inflammation/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/HEADER-8-150x150.jpg" alt="5 Things You Can Do Every Day To Fight Inflammation" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>Inflammation. It’s one of the buzziest words in the health world right now, yet it’s still a subject many people don’t fully understand.</p> <p>That’s because inflammation, your immune system’s defense process, can be a good guy and a bad guy in our bodies. At the right times and in the right amounts, it’s a much-needed, natural part of your body’s day-to-day processes. “You need inflammation to stay alive in a hostile world,” says Barry Sears, Ph.D., author of the <em>Zone Diet </em>book series and president of the Inflammation Research Foundation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/ways-to-fight-inflammation/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading 5 Things You Can Do Every Day To Fight Inflammation at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">18832</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Could You Be Eating Too Many Avocados?</title> <link>https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/eat-too-many-avocados/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Lefave]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 14:48:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Latest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ancestral health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avocado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[healthy diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[healthy eating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inflammation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com/?p=18702</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/eat-too-many-avocados/"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Avocados-150x150.jpg" alt="Could You Be Eating Too Many Avocados?" align="left" style="margin: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width:100%" /></a><p>Fifteen years ago, a <em>New York Times</em> reporter, a <em>Good Day New York</em> news crew, and a guy dressed like an avocado knocked on the door of an unsuspecting Bronx resident named Nancy Bayer to introduce her—and the rest of the country—to the California avocado. Bayer was treated to an avocado-stuffed omelet, as well as an avocado facial, and then a magician named Eddie made a bowl of avocados disappear. Before that show, many Americans had no idea just how versatile avocados really were.</p> <p><a href="https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/blog/eat-too-many-avocados/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading Could You Be Eating Too Many Avocados? at What’s Good blog.</a></p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">18702</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>