Beware of the Silent Killer

Beware of the Silent Killer

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You think you’re safe eating those “healthy” frozen entrees? Well, think again. They’re loaded with the silent killer, better known as sodium. Many people are so consumed by the fat and calorie content of foods that they overlook the sodium content. The problem with sodium is that it is hidden…

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Is Your Workout Gear Safe? Get The Facts

Is Your Workout Gear Safe? Get The Facts

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

When participating in any activity, it’s always important to be properly equipped so that you can have the safest workout possible. That means being prepared before you even get started. Take jogging or biking for example. If you’re one of those people who participate in outdoor activities, you should have…

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Great Health Benefits for Peanuts

Great Health Benefits for Peanuts

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

They taste great shelled, boiled or smashed up into peanut butter, but peanuts tend to get a bad health rap. In reality, nuts are a healthful and sensible snack in moderation. They contain about 15 percent of your daily protein needs, plus folate, vitamin E, niacin, vitamin B6, and many…

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Should You Cyber-Train?

Should You Cyber-Train?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Personal trainers used to be reserved for the rich and famous, but many people and gymgoers are finding that trainers are more accessible than ever. Moreover, using a trainer doesn’t have to break the bank, especially if you split the cost with friends and go together. Personal trainers charge anywhere…

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Breathe Easy: Exercise and Asthma

Breathe Easy: Exercise and Asthma

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, which also happens to be peak season for those individuals suffering from these ailments. An estimated 17 million people in the United States are afflicted with asthma. The purpose of the month is to raise awareness courtesy of the Asthma and Allergy…

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Good News About Sex

Good News About Sex

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Are you in need of some good motivation to get your health and fitness resolutions moving? Well, we have plenty of it. Jumpstart weight loss and improve your health in the least likely place — the bedroom. As if you needed another reason to get intimate… A night of romance…

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When Weight Loss Means Love Lost

When Weight Loss Means Love Lost

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It’s apparent that losing weight may help enhance the relationship you have with your significant other. Losing weight can help improve your self-image, which is helpful in the bedroom and with your outlook on your relationship. But when your relationship is built on common interests that relate to food and…

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The Truth About Trans Fat

The Truth About Trans Fat

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Eliminate trans fats from your diet. Trans fats have earned a bad reputation over the last year, and rightly so. Used to increase shelf life and flavor, trans fat is made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil. In essence, the trans fats found in margarine, cookies, crackers, bread and…

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Keep Your Cool

Keep Your Cool

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

The heat is on – summer is in full swing, and it’s easier and more convenient to have an outside workout than it is at any other time of the year. Whether you like to relax on the golf course or burn up some calories at a beach boot camp,…

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Celebrate National Wear Red Day

Celebrate National Wear Red Day

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Today marks National Wear Red Day, the annual endeavor to raise awareness of women’s heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States. An estimated 650,000 people die every year from heart disease, accounting for about 27 percent of all deaths in the United States. National…

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