Healthy Tailgating Foods

Healthy Tailgating Foods

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

by Melanie Grimes Tailgating can be healthy as well as fun. The fresh fall air stimulates the taste buds and warm comfort foods are the order of the day. Simple recipe changes can vitalize the spectators, as well as the team. Chili Chili is a traditional tailgating food and contains…

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Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Strategies for Eating Healthy at Parties

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Your employer’s having a going away party for the secretary before she goes on maternity leave, you have three birthday parties this weekend and your husband just announced that you’ve been invited to a barbeque at the neighbor’s house. Then again maybe you’re a single twenty something that just seems…

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Rotation Diet

Rotation Diet

Diet Reviews / Other

More a concept than a specific weight-loss plan, the Rotation Diet is a plan whereby whole foods (healthy carbohydrates, fats and proteins) are consumed usually on a four-day cycle. Dairy, wheat, gluten, eggs, sugar, yeast, coffee, alcohol, dried fruits, soda and other common contributors to food allergies are eliminated. Followers…

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Do Express Workouts Work?

Do Express Workouts Work?

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

With a seemingly never-ending to-do list and a daily time crunch, squeezing in a workout can seem like an impossible feat. Many people simply give up on the idea of working out regularly when their schedule’s full, but the latest fitness craze involves adding a quick workout to your lunch…

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Hydroxycut

Hydroxycut

Diet Reviews / Other

Once upon a time, this popular weight-loss supplement was branded with the scarlet “e” – as in ephedra, the dangerous substance that was banned by the Food and Drug Administration. In accordance with the ruling, today’s Hydroxycut is free of the controversial herb. The use of Ephedra has been linked…

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Oat What a Feeling!

Oat What a Feeling!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There’s oatmeal that’s loaded with additives and preservatives… and then there’s the real deal. The experts encourage you to start your morning off with a bowl of plain oat flakes. Oats are rich in fiber and soluble fiber, making them a much-needed staple in your diet. According to the American…

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10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

by Josie McKenlay Pilates is now the exercise of choice for many people because of its many benefits. Below are the top 10 benefits you can expect from a regular Pilates workout. Re-educating and realigning your body to prevent imbalances. This is particularly useful for sportsmen, for example. A tennis…

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Do I Have the Flu or Just a Cold?

Do I Have the Flu or Just a Cold?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

I feel horrible! Do I have the flu or is it just a common cold? This question is usually the first that comes to mind when you get that lousy-all-over-feeling that lets you know you’ve caught a winter season bug. Some of the symptoms of the flu (influenza) are very…

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