Don’t Fall for Faux Claims

Don’t Fall for Faux Claims

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

If you think that certain phrases on the labels of foods mean they’re healthy choices, think again. Get down with the lingo before buying something that looks like it’s a boon to your health. Don’t think it’s all good if you see the words “all natural” – after all, saturated…

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Eat Your Way to Happiness

Eat Your Way to Happiness

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Feeling down? Maybe you’re nervous or angry about something. What you eat may have an impact on your mood and help you get happy. To release dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with the pleasure centers of the brain, try eating bananas or leafy greens or drink a glass of milk. Make…

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Are You Getting Enough Fiber?

Are You Getting Enough Fiber?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Come on baby, light my fiber! The benefits of fiber are far reaching. Fiber is probably one of those buzzwords you have heard a million times, but you really don’t know what it is, where it comes from and why it matters to you. Dietary fiber, also known as roughage,…

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A Crash Course in Time Management

A Crash Course in Time Management

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Learn time management. When you have a thousand things to do, it can feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. You wake up, get the kids ready for school, go to work, come home from work, cook dinner, help the kids with their homework, get them ready…

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Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Beware of the muffin. For years people have assumed that muffins are a healthy, diet-friendly option. When presented with the choice between a donut, a bagel or a muffin, they’ll opt for the latter, thinking it’s the best move for their waistline. However, that isn’t the case. Some muffins come…

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Add, Don’t Subtract

Add, Don’t Subtract

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Instead of concentrating on cutting foods out of your diet, bring new foods to the table. There are probably a whole slew of fruits and vegetables you’ve never sampled. In order to prevent yourself from feeling deprived, train yourself to look at all the foods you can eat instead of…

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Can’t Go? Constipation Causes

Can’t Go? Constipation Causes

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Experiencing constipation is uncomfortable, whether it’s bloating, cramping or pain when using the bathroom. Obvious causes include not eating enough fiber, not drinking enough water or a lack of exercise. But what else could be stopping you up? Some of the answers might surprise you. First, check your medicine cabinet….

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Acid Reflux: That Burning Sensation

Acid Reflux: That Burning Sensation

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

If you experience heartburn or burning chest pain, then you may be experiencing symptoms of acid reflux. If it happens more than twice a week, then you may have acid reflux disease, or GERD. Symptoms include that burning feeling, regurgitation, bloating, hiccups, nausea, unexplained weight loss and burping. See the…

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Be Accountable

Be Accountable

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It’s far too easy to blame other people for your weight problem. Maybe your spouse is critical of your appearance or weight, and it drives you to eat. Perhaps obesity runs in your genes. We can all come up with a million reasons why we’re overweight. However, playing the blame…

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