Danger Ahead: Bypass The Bowl & The Bag

Danger Ahead: Bypass The Bowl & The Bag

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

We’ve all done it before. Sitting down in front of the television, you grab your favorite bag of cookies or chips and munch away. Before you know it, you’ve almost completely demolished the package of said snack in its entirety. It’s mindless eating, and it gets the best of all…

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Score a Healthy Tailgate Meal

Score a Healthy Tailgate Meal

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

‘Tis the season to get outside and enjoy a football game, but for many, the main event is really the tailgate party that happens before kickoff. But high-fat meats that are smoked, fried or grilled can derail anyone’s diet efforts and make you sluggish before halftime. Other diet no-nos that…

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Pesticides: Can We Avoid Them?

Pesticides: Can We Avoid Them?

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

We all ingest lots of chemicals, one way or another. We breathe them, we drink them, and we eat them. The most troublesome are pesticides in produce. It makes me uncomfortable to think that while we are eating fruits and vegetables in reality we are also ingesting poisons that can…

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Acid Reflux: That Burning Sensation

Acid Reflux: That Burning Sensation

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

If you experience heartburn or burning chest pain, then you may be experiencing symptoms of acid reflux. If it happens more than twice a week, then you may have acid reflux disease, or GERD. Symptoms include that burning feeling, regurgitation, bloating, hiccups, nausea, unexplained weight loss and burping. See the…

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GMO-h, No! Avoiding “Frankenfoods”

GMO-h, No! Avoiding “Frankenfoods”

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Crossing a fish with a tomato may sound like science fiction, but it’s reality in the world of GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. DNA is injected into one organism from another, creating a hybrid that may make the food hardier and more resistant to pests, spoiling, etc. So what’s the…

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Eating Healthy on a Budget

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

In our struggling economy, with rising food prices, making healthy choices at the grocery store is a challenging, but attainable goal. Even on a tight budget you can stock your cupboards and refrigerator with fresh, nutrient-dense foods. There are a few simple tricks that will help you make nutritional, affordable…

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5 Christmas Break Activities You’ll Love

5 Christmas Break Activities You’ll Love

Moms / Mom Tips

Vacation is all you ever wanted — until you’re struggling to keep the children entertained over Christmas break. For the working parents, there’s no better option that sending your kid to the equivalent to winter camp for vacation. You can usually find a program through the city, the YMCA or…

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TRIMSPA

TRIMSPA

Diet Reviews / Other

Along with the weight-loss supplement, a balanced diet comprised of healthy meals and snacks is recommended. Trimspa also suggests 30 minutes of exercise four times a week, integrating both cardio and strength training workouts. Although bottles of Trimspa are flying off the shelves since the launch of the “Anna” advertising…

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Does Your Child Need a Multivitamin?

Does Your Child Need a Multivitamin?

Moms / Nutrition

Many parents think that because their children are picky eaters, they need to supply them with a multivitamin. The jury is still out on whether or not it is important to give children multivitamin supplements. Weigh the advantages and disadvantages and decide for yourself whether it is necessary in your…

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