08

Feb

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Some of The Worst Weight Loss Advice We’ve Ever Heard

Everywhere you turn, there is someone waiting to give you advice about the best way to lose weight. Maybe it's to drink only lemon water with cayenne pepper for 7 straight days or to stand on your head while eating breakfast and dinner or to spin around in circles while eat...

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08

Feb

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Breaking News: The Hottest Fitness Trends of 2015

The New Year may have just started, but researchers are already taking some educated guesses as to what the hottest fitness trends of the 2015 will be. CrossFit - a training program that gives you a full body workout using elements of cardio, weight lifting, gymnastics...

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08

Feb

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The Carbohydrate Manifesto: Are Carbohydrates Good For You?

In the 1990s, fat was the black sheep of the nutrition family. Once the early 2000s rolled around, fat was given some slack (although not too much) and the blame for all things evil was put on carbohydrates. Everyone jumped on the low-carbohydrate diet bandwagon and began to see...

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08

Feb

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Healthy Holiday Recipe Makeovers!

It's December and that means the holiday season is in full force. You got through Thanksgiving and now it’s time for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year celebrations. All you want to do is eat, drink, and be merry, but it’s difficult to be merry when you’re...

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08

Feb

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What is Quinoa and What Do I Do With It?

Move over rice, there's a new grain - or pseudograin if you want to get technical – in town.Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is not a new food, but over the past few years, it’s gotten extremely popular and for pretty good reason. Quinoa has some...

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08

Feb

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What’s the Deal with Organic Food – And Why Should You Care?

As more and more consumers move toward the concept of whole health solutions — diets that promote health and well-being, prevent disease, help cure illness, and protect the environment — the demand for, and as a result, the production of, organic food increases. Howev...

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08

Feb

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Troubleshooting: How to Make Your Diet Work For You

How many times have you heard someone say “Ugh, I can't. I’m on a diet.” followed by a sigh or a longing look or even an eye roll? How many times have you said it yourself? Being on a diet means you can’t have the things you want. Being on a diet mea...

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08

Feb

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Chia Seeds: The Ancient Superfood

If you haven't hopped aboard the chia seed train yet, you’re missing out on something huge. That’s figurative of course, since chia seeds are tiny; but don’t let their small size fool you: chia seeds are LOADED with nutrition. Adding these seeds to your di...

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08

Feb

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Making Nutritious Delicious: Paleo Shepherd’s Pie

It's a sad fact of life that “health food” carries a certain stigma. A meal can’t be healthy unless it consists of twigs and berries that leave you yearning for something more. If it’s healthy, it must be boring and bland, right? Oh, that is so wrong...

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08

Feb

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Smoothies for Weight Loss: The Great Debate

If you ask 10 different people if smoothies are good for you, you'll probably get 10 different answers. The answers range from “No way! They’re full of calories” to “Well, you should really eat your food instead of drink it” to “Of course...

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