The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas isn’t just the peak time for shopping; it’s also the peak time for eating. Between all the parties and family get-togethers, you can easily pack on the pounds by the time the holidays are over.
Thankfully, there are things you can do to limit the damage of holiday eating. [...]
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From the time you were a little kid, you were always told that you needed to drink plenty of water every day to be healthy. Most experts recommend drinking 8-10 glasses of water every single day.
But why is drinking water so important? What can water give us that we can’t get from juices, sodas, teas, [...]
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There’s an app for that.
That’s the tagline for the Apple iPhone. And when it comes to diet and exercise, this statement holds true. The iPhone has literally hundreds of apps aimed at helping dieters get more from their healthy eating and working out.
Which apps are best? I’ve come up with a list of my favorites. [...]
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You’ve heard the saying, “You are what you eat” before, right? Well, as trite as the saying might be, there’s a lot of truth to it. What we eat directly affects how we look and feel. More specifically, eating the wrong foods can leave you feeling tired and unable to focus. If you don’t want [...]
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Want to keep your mind sharp and nourished? Here are 10 highly effective brain foods that improve memory, mood, concentration, and overall clarity.
Eat up.
1. Blueberries—Blueberries serve a wide range of functions for improving mental function. Most notably, regular blueberry consumption has been shown to improve memory function. Furthermore, blueberries are rich in antioxidants, helping to [...]
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Have you tried exercising in the past but not gotten the results you’d hoped for? Chances are, it’s because you were committing one of these common exercise mistakes.
Focusing on one area of the body—If you go to the gym regularly, you’ve surely run across the guy who only seems to [...]
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Having moved away from whole foods for the past many years, fast foods are now a staple in American culture; especially the hamburger. These yummy instant eats have gotten a lot of bad rep in the last few years, primarily for being high in fat and deficient in essential nutrients.
But the major problem turns [...]
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If you’re thinking about starting a diet, I have some good news and some bad news for you. The good news: There are hundreds, even thousands, of diet plans to choose from. The bad news: Most of them are scams.
How can you tell if a diet is the real deal or a scam? If the [...]
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We follow all those food pyramids and feel good about taking care of our health. We may just need to keep the food pyramids aside to stay healthy. A recent analysis of hundreds of studies suggests that our long-held beliefs on good foods and bad foods and the research on the impact of [...]
