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Children's Health

Nutrition for kids: How to get your kids to eat vegetables

You’ve tried and tried, yet your child may still push the vegetables to the side of his or her plate or toss them under the table...

Dieting & Nutrition

Demystifying the detox diet

In the months between New Year's and bathing-suit season, you hear a lot about detox diets and how to kick-start weight loss after a...

Losing Weight

Losing weight with the new Dietary Guidelines

Over time, the Food Guide Pyramid has evolved, and on January 31, 2011, the USDA declared the new nutritional laws of the land. With...

Women's Health

Spring diet: Give your kitchen a healthy makeover

Spring cleaning your home usually means getting out the mop and sponges for a serious seasonal scrub-down, but spring is also the...

SheKnows TV: Chat Pack

How to plan a walking weight-loss program

Think you can’t lose weight from walking? Think again! An increase in your physical activity, combined with a healthy diet, can...

Dieting & Nutrition

Healthy pregnancy diet: The extra 300 calories

Three hundred calories -- that’s the amount of additional calories needed to nourish pregnant moms-to-be and their growing babies....

Dieting & Nutrition

Organic fruits and vegetables worth their higher price

You’ve probably heard that eating organic meat, fruits and vegetables can be a good move towards better health. But organic farming...

Dieting & Nutrition

Introducing the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services just released the newest version of the Dietary...

Stress

6 Stress-busting foods to stock up on

Studies have shown that food and stress are linked. While some foods may cause angst, there are other foods that reduce stress,...

Losing Weight

5 Diet books for weight loss success

Have you already ditched your New Year's resolution to lose weight -- for good? To get you back on track and motivate you to toss...

Dieting & Nutrition

The problem with fruits and vegetables

Dietitian Sue Mah is on a one-woman quest to help North Americans eat healthier, fresher food. One of the biggest concerns she has...

Losing Weight

Weight loss: Support for keeping the pounds off

Success in life is not about a matter of inches or pounds. Success is when you start taking the first steps toward a meaningful,...

Dieting & Nutrition

Secrets of satisfying snacks

Do your snacks leave you satisfied, or wanting more? If your snacking options aren’t leaving you with more energy and brain power,...

Losing Weight

How do you maintain your weight: Real women speak

Cleanses, fad diets and intense work-outs can instantly transform your body, but what works in the long run? As most women know,...

Diet & Fitness

5 Easy ways to maintain your weight

Are you tired of yo-yo dieting and never-ending exercise? Us, too! Maintaining your ideal weight doesn’t have to be a mystery. It’s...

Losing Weight

Long term weight loss tips

For way too many of us, weight loss is often a temporary event that is followed by loads of aggravation as we slowly watch the...

Dieting & Nutrition

Clean food: Healthy eating in the New Year

A new year has started, and if you're like me, you over-indulged a bit too much over the holidays. But we all want to look better,...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Healthiest picks for airline food

Whether you’re packing your bags for the holidays or planning your upcoming business tips and vacations, your health-conscious side...

Dieting & Nutrition

5 Foods that are bad for your health

We're all familiar with the tale of Jack Sprat who ate no fat, and we all know his wife who ate no lean. What I bet you didn’t know...

Losing Weight

How to avoid party food temptation

When temptation beckons this party season - or when you’re facing any festive occasion in the new year -- planned strategies can...