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Food and cooking tips for healthier cuisine
A nutritious meal does not have to be tasteless. Learning the cooking tricks of the experts can turn anyone into a healthy cook. The secret is understanding which foods to choose, and knowing a variety of ways to prepare them.
The secret to cooking healthier meals is figuring out where to skim fat and calories,
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What are the health benefits of vitamin D?
Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, can be produced in the body with mild sun exposure or consumed in food or supplements. Adequate vitamin D intake is important for the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption, maintenance of healthy bones and teeth, and is suggested to supply a protective effect against multiple diseases
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Eating more green vegetables may aid heart health
“Eat your greens, they’re good for you.” This is the statement that many of us heard as a child while pushing vegetables around the plate in disgust at dinner time. But it seems our parents may have had a point; three new studies reveal that a chemical called nitrate – found in green vegetables including
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8 ways to squeeze fitness into your day
While I aim for 20 or 30 minutes of daily exercise, I never miss an opportunity to sneak in extra movement throughout the day. After all, your muscles have no idea if you’re in a fancy gym or in your kitchen – as long as you’re working them, they’ll get toned!
By doing little exercises
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How your diet affects your mood
They say you are what you eat, but exciting new research suggests otherwise: You feel what you eat. Scientists are focusing on psychobiotics, a type of bacteria found in certain foods that can produce and deliver important chemicals like serotonin to the brain. Their findings could mean a whole new approach to treating mental health
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The Health Benefits of Water
Did you know that your body weight is approximately 60 percent water? Your body uses water in all its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate its temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Because your body loses water through breathing, sweating, and digestion, it’s important to rehydrate by drinking fluids and eating foods that contain
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9 steps you can take toward healthier habits
Eat more fruit and vegetables, steer clear of fried foods, walk more, sit less and so on. Heard these messages a time or two? Although you know all too well that implementing one or more of these healthy behavior changes could help prevent or delay pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes, life’s challenges continue to get
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More than salt, sugars may contribute to high blood pressure
The researchers indicate “sugar may be much more meaningfully related to blood pressure than sodium.” When diets were modified to reduce sugar or salt, sugar reduced diets resulted in better blood pressure results.
Higher sugar intake significantly
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Making it Easier to Say No
By Stephanie Olivares, MS, DTR
Valentine’s Day always seems to be a struggle. Candy everywhere around us, gifts of sweets from the people we love the most. How do we get through several weeks of temptation
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New Year’s Resolution: Get Fit
About a third of New Year’s resolvers make weight loss their primary goal, and about 15% aim to begin an exercise program, suggests a small study John C. Norcross, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Scranton, Pa.
If you’re nodding your head and thinking, “I’m one of those people,” take heart. Your objective
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