Health
The Heat is on the 6 Worst Summer Treats
14 Jun 2019
The first day of summer is June 21. For the dieter, summer can be the best of times… and the worst of times. You need to be fearful of six popular [...]
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13 Shopping Tips to Stretch Your Food Dollar
6 Jun 2019
I enjoy food shopping. However, more often than not, I come away from my local Walmart or Sparkle with a cart that’s crammed and overflowing with unplanned [...]
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Tossing Together a Few Thoughts About Salad
30 May 2019
How about a salad for lunch or dinner? Well, for many of us, the word salad denotes a bowl of cut greens, sliced tomato, purple Bermuda onion, a slice or two [...]
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Cornerstones of Successful Weight Loss
28 May 2019
In my two decades of writing about dieting, I have interviewed dozens of experts and have come away with a list of the four main truths that all dieters need to know [...]
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7 Tasty Treats Under 50 Calories
22 May 2019
My name is John and I am a snackaholic. Because of this affliction my work lunch often includes a number of between-meal munchies – and, in a somewhat [...]
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Boost Your Weight Loss with These 5 Simple Tricks
20 May 2019
The late, great Tom Petty was pretty much on target when he sang “the waiting is the hardest part.” With that sentiment in mind, here are five of my favorite tricks [...]
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4 Tips for Surviving Spring & Summer Parties
15 May 2019
Millions of party-minded Americans will be hitting the backyard barbecue circuit this summer. These food-heavy gatherings pose special obstacles for the [...]
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Health & Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Not a Fan of Keto
7 May 2019
In the world of health and fitness, few have achieved as much as personal trainer, businesswoman, author and television personality Jillian Michaels. The California [...]
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A Sugar by Any Other Name…
29 Apr 2019
Oh, sweet mercy! Buying a blueberry pie because it sported a “NO SUGAR ADDED” sticker left me with a bad taste in my mouth when I read the ingredients label [...]
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Embrace a Better Body Image At Any Weight
26 Apr 2019
Swimsuit season in right around the corner and with it comes so many mixed emotions. There’s excitement for the fun in the sun activities. There’s [...]
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Your Weight: The Heart of the Matter
24 Apr 2019
As we’ve previously blogged, being overweight is known to increase your blood pressure – and that can lead to bigger woes, including heart disease, stroke, or worse. [...]
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5 Ways We Fool Ourselves into Diet Failure
17 Apr 2019
They say a fool and his money are soon parted. We say a fool and his extra pounds might be doomed to remain together. When it comes to being overweight, I’ve [...]
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Striking Out at the Ballpark
15 Apr 2019
With baseball season underway, I recently found myself cringing while recalling an ill-fated bus trip to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to see the home town [...]
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Expert Offers Tips, Tricks for Eating Better
10 Apr 2019
When your car needs a tune-up you should head to a trusted mechanic; when your body needs a tune-up you should be driven to seek health and wellness tinkering from [...]
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The No-Pressure Way to Beat Hypertension
8 Apr 2019
The next time you find yourself in an elevator with two other people, know that odds are one of you suffers from high blood pressure. Yes, life is full of ups [...]
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Adopt These 10 Traits of Happy People
5 Apr 2019
According to a recent survey, fewer than 1-in-3 Americans claim to be happy. When I read this statistic I asked myself, “How is this possible?” We have so much to be [...]
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A Good Diet is the Best Defense Against Diabetes
1 Apr 2019
Odds are either you or someone you know has diabetes. According to the latest numbers from the American Diabetes Association, nearly 1-in-10 Americans – or about [...]
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Listen Up: 10 Life-Bettering Health & Wellness Podcasts
29 Mar 2019
Hear ye, hear ye … feeling better about yourself is just a click and a listen away. Thanks to a flood of health and wellness podcasts, you can get into the swim of [...]
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Cooking Up a Diet That Works for You
27 Mar 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please join us in welcoming Chef Michael Davis, our newest expert blogger. Chef Michael cut his teeth at Johnson and Wales University where he [...]
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5 Worst, 5 Best Frozen Foods for Your Fridge
25 Mar 2019
In case you’ve missed the many grocery store flyers crammed inside your daily paper, March is National Frozen Food Month. And although it’s a holiday [...]
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Know the Signs, Symptoms of a Food Allergy
20 Mar 2019
We love our food, but sometimes our favorite foods don’t love us. And for 32 million Americans with food allergies, the results can be bothersome, if not deadly. [...]
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Tap Into the Most Powerful Weight Loss Tool
19 Mar 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please join us in welcoming Coach Rosa, our newest expert blogger. Coach Rosa, creator of the innovative Mind Over Platter virtual wellness and weight [...]
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Eat Your Way to Better Health: The Meal Plan Map Interview
6 Mar 2019
Ivy Larson has cooked up a revolutionary new approach to clean eating. In The Clean Cuisine Cookbook, she demystifies what it truly means to eat clean while offering [...]
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How to Squeeze More Enjoyment Out of Life
4 Mar 2019
If you’re like me, your morning routine has you squeezed for time. You fly out of bed, hit the shower, dress on the fly and – if you’re lucky – you carve out a [...]
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A Peek Inside the Mind of Coach Rosa
28 Feb 2019
Join us in welcoming Rosa Smith-Montanaro, aka Coach Rosa, as our newest expert blogger. Having Coach Rosa provide insights for our subscribers was a no-brainer. [...]
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We’re Turning Up the Heat on Fat-Burning Foods
25 Feb 2019
At one time or another, chili peppers, coconut oil, green tea, eggs, split peas, yogurt, fatty fish and nuts have been touted as fat-burning foods. Sounds great, [...]
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The Top 7 Excuses for Not Eating Well (How Many Have You Used?)
22 Feb 2019
Dieting excuses are like snowflakes – they’re all different and they all melt the moment you turn up the heat on them. With little trouble I’ve compiled seven common [...]
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Milk: How Non-Dairy Choices Stack Up
18 Feb 2019
It wasn’t that long ago that a trip to the dairy section of your favorite grocery store was a snoozefest when it came to grabbing a carton of milk. Our choices were [...]
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Can the Soda, Avoid Health Risks
12 Feb 2019
Open a can of soda and you open a can of worms… because a slew of case studies prove soft drinks are dangerously hard on your health. And we’re not just [...]
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A Meal Plan Proven to Lower Your Blood Pressure
11 Feb 2019
How’s your blood pressure? If you don’t know – or if it is elevated – you may want to pay heed and take steps to ensure it falls into the proper range. Health [...]
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