The Best Breakfasts to Go

The Best Breakfasts to Go

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You know you ought to eat breakfast, but preparing a morning meal at home just isn’t happening in your rushed household. So what do you do when you need to break the fast on the road? Good news — those belly-busting fast-food breakfasts don’t have to break the diet bank….

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The Power of Pumpkins

The Power of Pumpkins

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Use pumpkins for more than decorations this year. That bright orange color should be a dead giveaway that pumpkins contain plenty of antioxidants, particularly beta carotene. This health booster contributes to increased immunity, eye health and can prevent diseases like cancer. It high fiber content promotes colon health as well….

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Six Meals a Day Is the Way

Six Meals a Day Is the Way

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Just because we’ve been raised to eat three big meals a day doesn’t mean it’s the right — or the light — way. Research shows the best way to keep your metabolism revved up is to eat small, frequent meals. Some studies have found that people who consume more meals…

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A Crash Course in Time Management

A Crash Course in Time Management

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Learn time management. When you have a thousand things to do, it can feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. You wake up, get the kids ready for school, go to work, come home from work, cook dinner, help the kids with their homework, get them ready…

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Get the Fever for Those Flavonoids

Get the Fever for Those Flavonoids

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Have you had your flavonoids today? Be honest, have you even heard of flavonoids? Most people don’t know the first thing about these substances known for their antioxidant properties. Flavonoids, or Vitamin P and citrin, are plant metabolites. There are upwards of 6,000 different substances found in plants. Flavonoids change…

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Make a Toast to Champagne

Make a Toast to Champagne

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

By now, we’re all aware of the health benefits of red wine. It offers beneficial antioxidants that work to prevent cancers and heart disease while lowering cholesterol. White wine doesn’t seem to offer as many benefits, but its bubbly cousin, champagne, seems to. Researchers have found that sparkling wines, such…

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Breathe Easy: Exercise and Asthma

Breathe Easy: Exercise and Asthma

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, which also happens to be peak season for those individuals suffering from these ailments. An estimated 17 million people in the United States are afflicted with asthma. The purpose of the month is to raise awareness courtesy of the Asthma and Allergy…

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Celebrate Cancer Prevention Month

Celebrate Cancer Prevention Month

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Every year more than one million new cases of cancer are diagnosed. This deadly disease is only eclipsed by heart disease as the number-one killer. By 2010, cancer is expected to assume the top spot as the leading killer in the United States. February marks National Cancer Prevention Month. While…

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Foods That Save Your Heart

Foods That Save Your Heart

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

A heart-healthy diet may sound bland and boring, but it’s anything but with plenty of delicious foods that benefit your heart – and the rest of your body. If you need to eat less salt for hypertension, then fresh herbs make a savory substitute. Adding herbal-icious flavors to your food…

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Pantry Raid: Clean Out The Crap

Pantry Raid: Clean Out The Crap

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It’s time for a little spring cleaning, and by cleaning we mean unloading all of the unhealthy foods taking up space in your pantry and cabinets. Upon first glance, there are probably plenty of foods that have no place in your pantry. Maybe they’ve expired. Maybe they never had a…

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