Make Good Health a Family Affair

Make Good Health a Family Affair

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

With the growing problem of obesity in the United States, striving for good health might best be done by making exercise and diet a family affair. Mayo Clinic staff reports suggest treatment and prevention of childhood (and adult) obesity begins at home. Eating too much and not getting enough exercise…

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5 Food Additives to Avoid

5 Food Additives to Avoid

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

We have all consumed processed and packaged foods. After all, they’re easy, convenient and often times tastier than what we can prepare from scratch. But if you pause and read the labels, you may be appalled at the number of additives found in such foods. Many studies have shown the…

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Low Fat Diets vs. Low Carb Diets

Low Fat Diets vs. Low Carb Diets

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets are some of the decade’s most popular diet plans, and many people successfully lose weight on these restrictive diets. If you want to lose weight but still eat “real” food, then following a low-fat or low-carb diet can help you shed those excess pounds. Key Principles…

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Healthy Lunch Strategies

Healthy Lunch Strategies

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Rita Chaney For many of us who work and want to watch our weight and eat healthy, lunch can be the most difficult meal of the day. We’re “stuck” away from home with very little time to make decisions about where to go for lunch and what to eat…

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Slow and Steady Wins the Diet Race

Slow and Steady Wins the Diet Race

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Have you ever wondered why more than 90 percent of dieters regain weight soon after their weight loss “success”? Dieters who choose a crash diet or extreme weight loss plan might enjoy the instant gratification of quick weight loss, but most end up regaining the lost weight and even a…

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The 4 Tools Needed to Lose Weight

The 4 Tools Needed to Lose Weight

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Ask most people what their New Year’s Resolutions were, and you’ll likely find a common answer to lose weight. With so many of us wanting to shed the pounds, why is the obesity pandemic reaching new heights? Weight loss tends to conjure up images of near starvation and tons of…

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Adding Calcium-Rich Foods To Your Diet

Adding Calcium-Rich Foods To Your Diet

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Angeline Oppenheimer Calcium is an essential mineral for boosting bone health and staving off osteoporosis. A recent report from Harvard Health News concludes that calcium lowers the risk of colon cancer. Other health authorities recommend calcium for regulating blood pressure, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and weight control….

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