08

Feb

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New Year’s Resolution: Tips to Make It Last

Ahh, the New Year is quickly approaching and you know what that means - it's time for a New Year resolution! A lot of people poke fun at the New Year’s Resolution because many tend to throw in the towel on their resolutions before January even ends.Well, if tha...

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08

Feb

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Five More Common Food Myths

Last month, we addressed some common food myths that have gained traction in the mainstream despite evidence to the contrary. We want to you to be fully informed and armed with all the right information, so we're going to expand on the previous post with some more...

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08

Feb

Sleep and Weight Loss: What’s the Connection?

As a kid, you probably fought your parents tooth and nail over naptime, bedtime or any time that involved you having to go to sleep. As an adult, you may count down the minutes until you can crawl back into your bed. If you're lucky enough to get 8 hours of sleep, your body...

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08

Feb

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Common Food Myths – and the Real Truth

There are some common food myths so ingrained in our culture that lots of people - including physicians and health care professionals – accepts them as fact even though there is no evidence to support them. We're not sure where or why these myths started, b...

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08

Feb

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How to Make a Healthy Breakfast

You've probably heard the phrase “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” over and over again. While it may not be the most important - we’re inclined to think all meals are important – this popular bit of advice has some roots in trut...

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08

Feb

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Spaghetti Squash on the Keto Diet

There's a new bad boy (ok, vegetable) in town and its name is spaghetti squash. Although the spaghetti-like squash has been around since the late 1800s, it has become increasingly popular as of late with the rise in popularity of the keto diet (which has also been around aw...

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08

Feb

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Mindful Eating – Keep Yourself in Check for the Holidays

November is the unofficial start of holiday season. And we know from experience that it can be difficult to try to lose weight, or even maintain your weight, during the next couple of months. Everywhere you turn there's a temptation. It could be your favorite cookie or even...

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08

Feb

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Intermittent Fasting: The Basics and Benefits

If you're immersed into the weight loss/health world (and if you’re reading this, chances are that you are), you’ve probably heard a little bit (or a lot) about a movement that’s been making its rounds: intermittent fasting.While it’s typically done...

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08

Feb

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Strange Weight Loss Tips That Work

You probably already know that combining a healthy diet with exercise will help you shed those excess pounds, but is there anything else you can do to speed up the process? The short answer is yes. We scoured over research to find some strange weight loss tips that actually work...

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08

Feb

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Childhood Obesity: Is Technology to Blame?

Our last post during National Childhood Obesity Month is all about technology and how that contributes to a more sedentary lifestyle than children in the past were used to.If you read our earlier posts, you know that the World Health Organization has declared childhood obesity a...

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