Beware of the Silent Killer

Beware of the Silent Killer

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You think you’re safe eating those “healthy” frozen entrees? Well, think again. They’re loaded with the silent killer, better known as sodium. Many people are so consumed by the fat and calorie content of foods that they overlook the sodium content. The problem with sodium is that it is hidden…

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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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Where Sugar Hides

Where Sugar Hides

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It’s a major challenge for many of us to limit the sugar in our diets, mainly because the white stuff is everywhere, especially in processed foods. Take a look at your diet and the sneaky ways sugar makes its way in there, even in seemingly healthful foods. Many fruit juices…

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Save Calories at Meals

Save Calories at Meals

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Drink a glass of water before you eat. Many times we go into a meal feeling famished, and thirst is sometimes easily mistaken for hunger. Consuming eight ounces of water 30 minutes before you sit down to eat works wonders. The water fills you up and you won’t be as…

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Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Beware of the muffin. For years people have assumed that muffins are a healthy, diet-friendly option. When presented with the choice between a donut, a bagel or a muffin, they’ll opt for the latter, thinking it’s the best move for their waistline. However, that isn’t the case. Some muffins come…

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Celebrate Your Freedom From Fat!

Celebrate Your Freedom From Fat!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

What’s 4th of July without a BBQ? Of course, you want to celebrate your independence, but should it come at the price of your diet? It’s easy to engage in mindless eating in the heat of the moment. However, you won’t believe how quickly you can derail your weight loss…

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Calcium Check: Are You Getting It?

Calcium Check: Are You Getting It?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Make sure you’re getting enough calcium. Of all the minerals the body absorbs, you’re most likely to come up short in your supply of calcium. Unfortunately, this mineral is essential as far as strengthening bones, helping muscles contract and regulating contractions of the heart. Most surprisingly, calcium plays a role…

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Take This Desk Job and Shove It

Take This Desk Job and Shove It

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

As much as we’d prefer not to admit it, computers are keeping us fat and having some negative effects on our overall health. We’re slaves to technology, sitting in front of our monitors for hours on end. When we need to speak to co-workers, we now rely on instant messenger,…

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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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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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