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One of the most commonly sought after foods for protein consumption also happens to be one of the cheapest – tuna. You can usually find it on sale at your local grocery store, and it is low fat (opt for tuna canned in…

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Looking for a way to cut calories? Visualizing your meals might be an exercise you’ve yet to try.  A recent study published in the Journal of Physiology & Behavior (2008) revealed that women who wrote a detailed description of their last meal (it…

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If you are at fan of the animated comedy “The Boondocks”, then you may be familiar with the term “the itis”. For those of you not familiar with the term, basically, “the itis” is the tired yet satisfied feeling…

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The summer can be a great time. Unfortunately, it’s not always the healthiest for our bodies. Check out this slideshow from WebMD. It shows how backyard barbecues, cocktails at the pool, baseball games, and lots of fried chicken, ribs,…

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Doctors, health experts, and advertisements always emphasize the importance of healthy eating and make suggestions on how to improve our diets. Some of these suggestions include eating fruits and vegetables, nuts, yogurt, fish, and lean meats. Recently, Tara-Parker-Pope quoted in the

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If news of salmonella-infested tomatoes and raw milk concerns don’t have you biting your nails over food safety, then, girl, we don’t know what will! Because the truth is, many of us have begun to grow a bit queasy over the foods we…

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It turns out, when Her Active Life writer Martinique Haller was on Weight Watchers, she combed through local chain restaurants Web sites, and couldn’t find anything less than ten points. Instead, she suggests a twice-baked potato, vegetable pita, mini burrito-wraps or egg…

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Reusing your water bottle is a better option than throwing it out after drinking it dry. However, leaving it in the sun with small amounts of water or simply refilling it without cleaning it can lead to dirty bottles filled with not…

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The concept of charging people more money to fly based on how much they weigh is a heavy issue. In this article, Martinique Haller argues that there is no way this can be carried out reasonably. In the companion article, Lindsay Hutton sides…

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Chinese food is not only delicious, it is also good for the heart. Researchers recently found that red yeast rice, common in Chinese food, reduces the risk of repeat heart attacks in people who have already suffered from one.

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You probably know the benefits of fiber by now, the most common one being to keep constipation to a minimum, but did you know it can also help reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer? On top of this, some studies have…

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By now, many of you are probably familiar with the term “stack”, even if it’s only through the Stacker2 and Stacker3 commercials. For those who don’t know, a stack is basically just a combination of supplements taken together, or “stacked” to produce…

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You’ve probably heard it before- drink your milk, it’s good for your bones! While milk isn’t the only source of calcium you can get, there is a lot of truth behind this statement. Everyone can benefit from a diet high in calcium and…

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It is known that a glass of red wine each day is beneficial for your heart. According to the New York Times on June 17, 2008, researchers from the University of Ulm in Germany found that…

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Apparently so.

Recently, the Washington Post Lean Plate Club published a blog that highlights the encouragement blogging can provide when attempting to lose weight. For example, Fat Guy Rob Cooper…

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