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Healthy Options With Frozen Foods

April 13, 2010

People who do not have a lot of spare time will often turn to a frozen entrée instead of cooking a meal. This may not always be the healthiest option, but these entrees have improved a lot over time. Many of these entrees are low in sodium, which is good for high blood pressure, and [...]

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An Hour of Exercise Per Day to Maintain Weight Without Diet

April 8, 2010

A recent study published by the AMA found that women who wanted to maintain a healthy weight needed to exercise for a whopping sixty minutes per day, seven days a week. This is nearly three times more than the government recommends to reduce chronic ailments.

On average women in the United States gain 1.5 pounds per [...]

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Seaweed Fiber Could Be The Next Weight Loss Secret

April 5, 2010

Most of us associate seaweed with sushi, the green strip that surrounds our favorite fish and rice combo. Its calcium and magnesium-rich composition has long been touted as beneficial to our health, while more recently has been used in other industries like medicine, makeup and industrial products.

For those who are interested in weight-loss, you will [...]

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6 Best Fitness Balls

March 31, 2010

Fitness balls are an excellent addition to any home or professional gym. They are ideal for core workouts, especially abs and balance. You want an exercise ball that is versatile for a range of workouts that meet the demand of the muscle groups you want to tone.

We took at look at six of the best-selling [...]

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Fast Food Chains To Be Required to Show Nutrition Facts

March 26, 2010

Tucked within Obama’s health care bill that passed last week was a provision that fast food chains must show nutritional facts

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Best Superfoods

March 15, 2010

Superfoods are high in phytonutrients and have many health benefits. When making dietary choices, certain foods stand out as being exceptionally high in nutrients. These superfoods are easy to find and can be purchased at your neighborhood grocery store. Here is a list of the top eight superfoods.

Blueberries
Blueberries are loaded with antioxidants are also extremely [...]

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Best Hangover Cures

March 11, 2010

Hangovers are caused when the body’s alcohol dehydrogenate uses water to break down and detoxify alcohol to such an extent that one’s brain begins to be “thirsty. This causes the searing headaches; the pain associated with bright lights and sharp noises, as well as the dry throat. There are many methods, both traditional and pharmaceutical, [...]

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Which Nutrients and Vitamins Are Scientifically Proven to Work?

March 5, 2010

This really neat flow chart was created by David McCandless and Andy Perkins over at InformationIsBeautiful.net. It is meant to demonstrate which supplements, nutrients and vitamins have actually been backed by scientific evidence rather than empty claims from manufacturers.
The larger the circle, the more popular the product is. The higher towards the top, the more [...]

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Healthy Snacks for Kids

March 3, 2010

Today a survey was released that looked at over 30,000 kids and found that they are snacking at least three times a day, which adds nearly 600 calories to their diet from snacks every day.
Cookies, cakes, chips and sodas regularly litter homes when kids get home from school, making it easy for them to dive [...]

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Funny Ways to Burn Calories

March 1, 2010

Burning calories the regular way is boring. We all know that running, bicycling, lifting weights and yoga is good for you, but it seems tedious to spend an hour a day just running. It’s boring, you have better places to be and who’s got time anyway? There are plenty of online calculators that offer detailed [...]

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