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  1. Exercise & Fitness

    Survival kit for healthy traveling

    By Heather Barnett on Apr 3, 2013
    Taking vacations is a great way to make memories with the ones you love, whether it's a romantic getaway or a family romp. But...
  2. Nutrition & Diet Tips

    Why to give up caffeine and what to replace it with

    By Sarah Brooks on Mar 18, 2013
    We all love caffeine, and, in a world where there’s a Starbucks on just about every corner, it’s awfully hard to avoid it. Truth is,...
  3. Children's Health

    Skip the candy kisses! Healthy, kid-friendly Valentine's Day treats

    By Laura Williams, M.S.Ed. on Feb 6, 2013
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    While there's nothing wrong with the occasional piece of chocolate or candy heart, your kids will get plenty of those things during...
  4. Nutrition & Diet Tips

    Top 10 foods to avoid in 2013

    By Claire Gallam on Jan 4, 2013
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    If you're like 99 percent of us after the holidays, you're desperately looking for a way to lose weight, shape up and kick that...
  5. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Make this, not that: Thanksgiving foods

    By Sarah Brooks on Nov 15, 2012
    Thanksgiving is a day of giving thanks, celebrating with friends and family and, most importantly, eating. Surprisingly, not all...
  6. Dieting & Nutrition

    4 Natural energy boosters

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 2, 2012
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    How energetic do you feel at two in the afternoon? If you're like most women, you'd pay off the janitor to let you nap in the broom...
  7. Kitchen & Cooking Tips

    Home remedies from the kitchen

    By Karen Miner on Sep 20, 2012
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    Feeling a little off? Head to the kitchen and eat your aches and pains away with these home remedies.
  8. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Dining healthy on-the-go

    By Cassie L. Damewood on Jun 15, 2012
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    Eating healthy at home is easy. You control the selections and choose the cooking methods. When you’re out and about, eating right...
  9. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Save your calories: Smart beverage swaps

    By Cassie L. Damewood on Jun 15, 2012
    When you’re watching your calorie intake, it’s usually easy to track the calories in food products by reading the nutritional...
  10. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    3 Meal makeovers: Turning dinnertime treats into better eats

    By Maggie Marton on Jun 14, 2012
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    Make-over dinnertime by amping up the health factor. You can transform dinnertime by making a few simple substitutions. You won’t...
  11. Nutrition & Diet Tips

    Autism diets: Eliminating additives and synthetic ingredients

    By Maria Mora on Apr 9, 2012
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    The relationship between diet and autism has been a controversial topic for years. For parents who aren’t interested in putting...
  12. Low Fat Recipes

    Lower-fat Paula Deen favorites

    By Heather Barnett on Jan 18, 2012
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    With the recent news of celebrity chef Paula Deen’s Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, there’s been a lot of focus on Deen’s signature...
  13. Food & Recipes

    5 Easy and healthy substitutions for packaged foods

    By Rachel Dreskin on Jan 6, 2012
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    Processed foods have an appeal. They come in attention-grabbing branded packages, are (supposedly) more convenient and have...
  14. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Healthy alternatives to your everyday foods

    By Christina Holt on Jan 4, 2012
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    Is your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier or lose some weight? By changing the way you eat altogether, you can achieve both....
  15. Dieting & Nutrition

    Simple snack resolutions

    By Laura Williams, M.S.Ed. on Jan 1, 2012
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    Depending on your snack habits, grazing between meals can help or hurt your healthy-eating efforts. If you have the sneaking...
  16. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Tasty tips to lighten up Christmas fare

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Dec 9, 2011
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    You don’t have to wait until Jan. 1 to start thinking about losing the extra pounds that have crept onto your scale. Even though the...
  17. Dieting & Nutrition

    How to make your meals healthier this holiday

    By Jessica Padykula on Dec 8, 2011
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    We all know the holidays aren’t exactly diet-friendly. Meals are bigger (who can say no to two helpings of turkey?), the desserts...
  18. Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

    Creative ways to teach kids about healthy dinner choices

    By Laura Williams, M.S.Ed. on Aug 22, 2011
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    You’d be hard-pressed to find many kids who will pick leafy green salads over a slice of pizza for dinner, but that doesn’t mean...
  19. Dieting & Nutrition

    Avoid diet disaster this summer

    By Jessica Padykula on May 30, 2011
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    So you’re working towards getting bikini-ready. You’re hitting the gym, walking more and doing your best to make healthier food...
  20. Low Fat Recipes

    Skinny Girl BBQ

    By Cynthia Lidman on May 24, 2011
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    Ladies, before you even begin making a list for the food you'll need to prepare for your man's high-fat barbecue blowout, think...
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    5 Bad habits to drop for a better body

    By Julie Kraut on Feb 12, 2011
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    You want a hot bod and you’re doing all the right things to get there. So why aren’t you seeing the results you want? Well, you may...