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Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas
By Melinda Hershey We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After (hopefully) spending eight hours sleeping, breaking your fast with a well-balanced, healthy meal is the best way to start your day. But what if you just don't have enough time in the morning to put together something nutritious and…
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The Benefits of Coconut Milk
By Micah Elconin One tall coconut latte please. Coconut milk is becoming so popular that Starbucks recently jumped on the bandwagon by offering it as an alternative milk option in select markets. Alternative milks have been around for years, but the recent boom of coconut water has a lot of folks—and companies—excited…
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8 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Overeating
By: Denis Faye Face it, for many of us, the house of good nutrition has been built on a shaky foundation. As much as we’ve learned to eat right and enjoy healthier foods, decadence looms like a California tremor, waiting to ruin everything we’ve worked so hard for. And guess what, kids? It’s earthquake season!…
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5 Surprising Foods that Fight the Flu
By: Tanya Jolliffe There are a variety of tips to prevent viruses. When you do find yourself not feeling well, there are various cold and flu survival guides to help you cope which is good since this year the fear of the flu is at an all time high. We have long known that consuming hot liquids like tea or soup can help…
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Whole Grains are the Whole Package
By Leanne Beattie, Health & Fitness Writer Health experts agree that we need to eat more whole grains for optimal health. But most people don’t know what whole grains are. They have been shown to reduce the risks of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity, but knowing the health benefits doesn't help you find…
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How Calcium Can Maximize Your Weight Loss
By Aaron Lowe A 2008 study at the University of Sao Paulo of 1,459 adults aged between 20 and 59 suggests that intake of dietary calcium is related to body weight. The group with the highest average daily intake of calcium was less likely to be overweight. Conversely, those with the lowest average intake had a 25 percent…
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8 Tips to Treat Colds and Flu the 'Natural' Way
With no cure in sight for the cold or the flu, over-the-counter treatments can at best bring symptom relief or shorten the duration of those symptoms. Or you can take the natural approach. No. 1: Blow Your Nose Often -- and the Right Way It's important to blow your nose regularly when you have a cold rather than sniffling…
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Inflammation
By Denis Faye The most important thing to know about inflammation is that, essentially, it’s a good thing, a vital part of the healing process. When you’re injured, or sick, or even worn out from a hard workout, your body wants to repair itself. Inflammation is part of its process. During inflammation,…
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How to Boost Your Metabolism
By Zack Zeigler Which do you want first—the good news or the bad news? The bad news? You got it, glass-is-half-empty exerciser. Here it is: There is no magical way to speed up your metabolism. So all the mystical pills and potions that promise to ignite a lasting metabolic torch in your body won’t pay off as advertised.…
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Ways to Be More Productive
By Kate Betton Do you want to get more done? Getting more done in less time so you have more time to do the things you want to do is alluring, and not that hard to do. These life-hacks are designed to help you do just that so you can streamline your life in order to have the time to reach your personal and professional…
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10 Ways To Feel Less Bloated
By Zack Zeigler We’ve all suffered through the pain and discomfort of being bloated — a stomach distended to the point where it’s coming dangerously close to detonation. And that ultra-full, gassy sensation typically boils down to what we eat and how our bodies process it. No one wants to feel bloated, so here are 10 tips…
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7 Foods That Make You Smarter
By Suzy Buglewicz Studies have shown that certain foods act like fuel for our brains by increasing concentration and memory function and have even been shown to slow down the mind's natural aging process. The next time you really need to stay alert or pay attention, try to eat more of these seven foods that have been shown…
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10 Tiny Changes for Big Weight Loss
Chalene Johnson recommends taking baby steps to eat more healthfully. If you “slip,” get immediately back on track. Never let a vacation or a special holiday be an excuse to overdo it the entire time. Go ahead, enjoy the occasional indulgence, but keep it reasonable. Here are 10 tiny changes you can make for big weight…
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How Zigzag Dieting Can Break Your Weight Loss Plateau
By Steve Edwards Zigzagging is the most powerful tool in your nutrition arsenal for adjusting your diet as your fitness or your goals change. Whether you want to lose weight, gain weight, or just eat so that you perform at your best, the most effective tool to figure out how much you should be eating is known as zigzag…
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Eat Your Way to Great Abs with These 7 Tips
By: Ben Kallen When it comes to creating incredible abs, even the most effective workout programs can only bring you so far. That’s because you can’t get a flat, hard midsection without losing body fat. No matter how much effort you put into creating a six-pack, no one’s going to see it if it’s covered by a layer of flab.…
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How Can I Improve My Cholesterol?
By Dennis Faye The truth is, cholesterol isn’t a bad thing. This fat (or lipid) plays a number of crucial roles in the body, including forming cell membranes; acting as a building block for many hormones; and helping to create bile acids, which help break down dietary fat. It becomes a problem, however, when you have too…
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October 10th
Some Friday Humor
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5 Unusual Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Weight loss can be tricky. We all know we need to consume fewer calories than we burn to lose weight, but sometimes—even when you’re doing all the right things—that weight loss can come to a screeching halt. This can happen for a number of reasons, but, more often than not, it’s comes down to something that requires a…
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October 9th
Today I wanted to share with you my results from Beachbody's 3 day refresh program. I decided to try it to help kick start my weight loss. I am really trying to focus on eating cleaner and I thought this might be a good start. It's a low calorie program - only around 900 calories a day but I never felt hungry. I did…
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Confessions of a Junk Food Junkie: 6 Tricks to Kick the Habit
by: Denis Faye True story: I was a fat kid, peaking at about 225 pounds by age 18. In my more socially awkward moments—and there were many—junk food was my best friend. Or so I thought. When my algebra class crush would gave me the “just friends” speech or a so-called buddy would jokingly call me “Fatso,” nothing said…
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October 8th
Let me tell you about the day that changed my life. 18 years of age, and I wanna pass this on to you because maybe this day could be that day for you. This single principle, the single concept, totally revolutionized my life. So I went to this seminar, first time ever that I’ve been to a seminar. And the instructor at the…
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10 Ways to Lose Weight and Improve Your Self Esteem
by Alex Chris It is true that a lot of people want to lose weight for health reasons, but it is also true that one of the primary reasons that makes people think of their weight is because they want to look good. This is certainly acceptable because what we look outside greatly affects how we feel about ourselves inside.…
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October 6th
"Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drowned out your inner voice. You've got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found…
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October 5th
"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, Surround yourself with those who see greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself."
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October 4th
If you've been thinking of yourself as a failure, you can break yourself out of that negative thinking pattern. Look at an area of your life where you have repeatedly failed, and do the following. Examine your expectations for that area. Write them down. Are they realistic? Do you expect to do everything perfectly? Do you…
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Oct. 3rd
You will agree; I am sure, that all thinking people have a sincere desire to succeed. You want to win; I want to win. No one sets out to deliberately destroy themselves - although I must admit, at times it certainly appears as if some people do. If everyone wants to win - why don't they? I have come to the conclusion that…
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6 Reasons to Cross Train
by Andrea Pesce If your results have hit a brick wall even though you’ve been following your fitness routine faithfully, maybe it’s time to try cross training. What’s that, you say? It’s when you change your regular workout and add in other types of exercise. Here are 6 of the best reasons to cross train: 1. Prevent…
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October 1st
Here we are with 3 months left in this year. Let's finish strong. Pick one thing you want to work on. It doesn't have to be a huge thing. Maybe it's drinking more water or not eating out as much. Whatever it is commit to improving in that area over the next 5 days. Share with us what you chose.
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20 Ways to Eat Better On the Go
By: Melinda Hershey Healthy food helps give you the boost of energy you need to help you feel your best and get through a demanding day. You might think you're too busy to consistently eat well, but it really is possible to fit in positive, impactful habits in minimal time. Prepare to succeed with one of these 20 on-the-go…
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You....
Think about the answers to the following... What is it about you that makes you amazing? Likeable? A good person? Driven? Purposeful? And you don’t have to be modest here. The only person you are sharing this with is yourself. Because that’s the one person who needs to hear it.
