Health
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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10 Life-Changing Health and Wellness Documentaries
6 Feb 2019
A few years back we turned a corner and became a nation of viewers and listeners rather than readers. There’s nothing wrong with that. Audio books, DVDs and [...]
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Toss the 10 Worst Foods in Your Fridge
4 Feb 2019
It’s a safe bet that your refrigerator is crammed with foods that don’t fit well with your desire to eat healthier and lose weight. So with the new year [...]
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Do You Really Need Vitamins or Supplements?
30 Jan 2019
Whenever I see TV commercials that show men and women looking all happy and active because they take vitamins or supplements … well, I start to feel bad about [...]
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Happier New Year: The Top 15 Wellness Books
28 Jan 2019
So, how are your New Year’s resolutions faring? If your good intentions need a little jumpstart, you may want to try a best-seller in the Health, Fitness & [...]
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Come On, Get Happy: Use Food for a Better Mood
23 Jan 2019
Feeing down and not sure what’s eating you? It could be what you’re eating. It may be hard to swallow, but food can affect your mood. “A recent study [...]
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Get A Great Home Workout on a Budget
16 Jan 2019
So, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to work out and lose weight, but you don’t know where or how to start. Don’t sweat it … yet. You don’t have to spend [...]
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Why Being a Vegan is Good for the Spirit
7 Jan 2019
Victoria Moran is the bestselling author of 13 books, including Creating a Charmed Life, The Love-Powered Diet, The Good Karma Diet, Main Street Vegan, and The Main [...]
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The 3 Pieces of a Successful Diet
2 Jan 2019
There’s no need to stress over your New Year’s resolution to lose weight. After all, the simple equation for weight loss is fewer calories in plus more calories [...]
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The Skinny on… The Keto Diet
26 Dec 2018
Unless you are living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the keto diet or you – or someone you know – has tried it. This latest version of a low-carb diet is [...]
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In The Kitchen with Celebrity Chef Devin Alexander
19 Dec 2018
During my 20 years in the business of writing about weight loss, nutrition, diet and food, I’ve encountered oodles of experts. Celebrity chef and New York Times [...]
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Diets You Should Always Avoid
12 Dec 2018
There seems to be no limit to the number and types of diets just waiting for us to sink our teeth into. Many of their claims are hard to swallow – and for good [...]
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