Sip On This: Diet-Friendly Drinks

Sip On This: Diet-Friendly Drinks

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

So many drinks, so many calories. Beverages seem so innocuous. But like anything else that goes into your mouth, they can quickly become a major diet trap. Take soda for instance. One cup of cola has 136 calories and 9 teaspoons of sugar. An eight ounce serving of Mountain Dew…

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Chew, Chew Training

Chew, Chew Training

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Chewing your food is the first step in the all-important digestion process. In order to digest food properly, your food must be broken down into a liquid form before it’s swallowed. When you don’t get the job done, large food particles that haven’t been digested make an appearance in the…

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Not All White Is Wrong

Not All White Is Wrong

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Don’t judge a food by its color — that’s the advice of some health experts. While it’s true that heavily processed foods such as white rice, white bread and white pasta should be replaced by their whole-wheat counterparts, there’s a whole world of white foods that are actually good for…

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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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Flex Your Yoga Muscles

Flex Your Yoga Muscles

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Try adding a little yoga into your schedule. The physical benefits include becoming more aware of your body’s posture and alignment, improved flexibility, an increase in endurance, an increase in strength and resiliency, and improvement in balance, just to name a few. Yoga can have an impact on your mental…

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Dieting by the Book

Dieting by the Book

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Experiment in the kitchen. Variety is the spice life — it’s also a great strategy for sticking to your meal plan. Trying different recipes will keep your weight-loss efforts from getting boring. And you don’t necessarily have to forsake your old favorites simply because you’re dieting. A little research and…

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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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Danger Ahead: Bypass The Bowl & The Bag

Danger Ahead: Bypass The Bowl & The Bag

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

We’ve all done it before. Sitting down in front of the television, you grab your favorite bag of cookies or chips and munch away. Before you know it, you’ve almost completely demolished the package of said snack in its entirety. It’s mindless eating, and it gets the best of all…

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