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8 Nutrients and Foods for Healthy Vision
August 7th, 2013August is national eye exam month, so it’s a good time to learn how to keep your eyes healthy throughout the year. Making these nutrients and the foods that contain them a regular part of your diet will enhance your vision – and help protect your eyes for the long haul.
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A Handful of Reasons Why Your Diet Will Probably Fail
July 17th, 2013In 2013 over 100 million people in the U.S. will spend more than 20 billion dollars on weight loss programs and products. The sad truth is that no matter how much they lose in the short run, six months after they stop dieting they will have gained all of that weight back – and probably more.
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In Pursuit of the Healthy Hot Dog
July 10th, 2013In the 2013 hot dog season (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Americans will consume about 7 billion hot dogs, 150 million of which were eaten on July 4th alone. In all those frankfurters, is it possible to find a healthy one?
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8 Great Reasons to Eat Blueberries
July 2nd, 2013We all know they are delicious, but there’s much more to this little blue dynamo than meets the tastebud.
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On Exercise: Start Small and Get Big Results
June 11th, 2013Learn how just 10 minutes of exercise per day can have huge health benefits.
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Is Kettlebell the Best Exercise Ever?
May 23rd, 2013After years of enduring outrageous claims from vocal enthusiasts, one certifying organization decided to put kettlebell training to the test.
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7 Healthy Ways to Help Lower Cholesterol
May 10th, 2013Statins are popularly prescribed for people suffering from high cholesterol. However, there is a fruit, when eaten while on statin medications, that can lead to death. Learn more about this fruit, as well as 7 healthy ways to manage your cholesterol with diet and lifestyle changes.
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Portion Control – Solving the Dieter’s Dilemma
April 23rd, 2013Try these common sense methods to choose the right amount of food.
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Nature’s Annual Nudge Toward Better Health
April 18th, 2013Every April, landscapers and homeowners watch in dismay as these lowly weeds defile their manicured lawns with broad, spiny leaves and flowers only a mother could love. What these turf-crazed suburbanites are missing is nature’s gift of healing herbs – ready-to-use, just when we need it.
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Is Your Diet Soft Drink Making You Fatter?
April 10th, 2013Reams of scientific evidence provide unsettling conclusions about how artificial sweeteners affect your health.
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