Stuck in a vegetable rut? Four unusual ones to try
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Break the routine, dig yourself out of the rut and bring some excitement to your plate and taste buds.
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HEALTHY FOOD
Sidestep these 7 weight loss saboteurs
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Weight loss is tough. Add in certain factors sabotaging your valiant efforts and it becomes even tougher.
Read MoreHealthiest Ways to Grill
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Here are some tips to allow you to enjoy your summer barbecue without making your pancreas toast:
Read MoreBad Food Redemption
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Dieters often avoid pasta because it is loaded with carbohydrates. So make the switch to whole grain and be sure to keep the portions small. Studies indicate that people who eat several servings of whole-grain foods per day are more likely to slim down and maintain healthy weights, and eating whole grains rather than refined grains can also help burn belly fat.
Read MoreThe small but mighty kiwi fruit
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Kiwi fruits’ brown, fuzzy exterior is deceptive. It may not look like much of health food or even that appetizing.
Read MoreOmega-3 fatty acids – masters at keeping you healthy
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Omega-3 fatty acids are a must in everyone’s diet but many of us are failing to achieve the amounts required for good health.
Read MoreNew Food Nutrition Fact Labels Rocking the Grocery World
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That little box on the back of food packaging that details the nutritional value of what's inside is getting a major makeover.
Read MoreNow Too Little Salt Can Kill You!
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Medicine has been cautioning us from enjoying too much salt for a long time now. Sodium, salt's main elemental component, raises our blood pressure, and opens us up to any number of ailments attendant upon hypertension.
Read MoreIs The DASH Diet The One For You?
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The National Institutes of Health created the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet.
Read More25 easy ways to eat more fruits and veggies
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Next time you sit down to a meal notice how many fruits and veggies you have on your plate. Is half of it filled with these disease fighting foods?
Read MoreThe nutrition facts panel reveals a more user-friendly makeover
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The Food and Drug Administration has been involved in developing changes by consulting with and using recommendations from nutrition groups such as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Read MoreCelebrate salsa month year round
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May is National Salsa Month and even though the month of May is just about over with, that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate salsa throughout the rest of the year, right?
Read MoreWhy Are We Vitamin D Deficient?
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Vitamin D most famously is found in sunlight, and we've all been told to get at least ten minutes of sunshine to score our recommended daily dose of it. With the bar so low, how can anyone be deficient?
Read MoreVitamin Supplements – Friend or Foe?
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Chances are all of us have ingested a vitamin supplement at some point in our lives, and nearly half of U.S. adults continue to do so today.
Read MoreFood you should eat almost every day
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If I had to narrow it down to just three foods to eat almost every day, here are the three I would choose – apples, carrots, and walnuts.
Read MoreGet a brain boost with these 6 foods
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Our brain needs to be fed the right kind of foods to keep us thinking clearly, focused, feeling energetic and functioning at our best.
Read MoreBeware These Unhealthy “Health” Foods
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It is downright insidious, and almost predatory. Companies pitching food to a fitness-crazed nation are taking advantage of our healthy obsession.
Read MoreIs Camel's Milk Worth It?
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When it's midnight at the oasis and time for the Bedouins to bed down, we've no doubt a warm cup of camel's milk sits atop their desert nightstand.
Read MoreFoods that fight against chronic inflammation
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When we think of inflammation we may conjure up images of swelling, bruising or redness visible to the naked eye.
Read MoreFarmer’s markets and foodborne illness – 5 ways to protect yourself
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One of the best ways to shop for food is going to a farmer’s market. Depending on where you live, you may have access to a farmer’s market year round or they may just now be opening up for business.
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