08
Feb
Breaking News: The Hottest Fitness Trends of 2015
The New Year may have just started, but researchers are already taking some educated guesses as to what the hottest fitness trends of the 2015 will be. CrossFit - a training program that gives you a full body workout using elements of cardio, weight lifting, gymnastics...
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Feb
The Carbohydrate Manifesto: Are Carbohydrates Good For You?
In the 1990s, fat was the black sheep of the nutrition family. Once the early 2000s rolled around, fat was given some slack (although not too much) and the blame for all things evil was put on carbohydrates. Everyone jumped on the low-carbohydrate diet bandwagon and began to see...
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Feb
Healthy Holiday Recipe Makeovers!
It's December and that means the holiday season is in full force. You got through Thanksgiving and now it’s time for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year celebrations. All you want to do is eat, drink, and be merry, but it’s difficult to be merry when you’re...
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Feb
What is Quinoa and What Do I Do With It?
Move over rice, there's a new grain - or pseudograin if you want to get technical – in town.Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is not a new food, but over the past few years, it’s gotten extremely popular and for pretty good reason. Quinoa has some...
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Feb
What’s the Deal with Organic Food – And Why Should You Care?
As more and more consumers move toward the concept of whole health solutions — diets that promote health and well-being, prevent disease, help cure illness, and protect the environment — the demand for, and as a result, the production of, organic food increases. Howev...
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Feb
Troubleshooting: How to Make Your Diet Work For You
How many times have you heard someone say “Ugh, I can't. I’m on a diet.” followed by a sigh or a longing look or even an eye roll? How many times have you said it yourself? Being on a diet means you can’t have the things you want. Being on a diet mea...
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Feb
Chia Seeds: The Ancient Superfood
If you haven't hopped aboard the chia seed train yet, you’re missing out on something huge. That’s figurative of course, since chia seeds are tiny; but don’t let their small size fool you: chia seeds are LOADED with nutrition. Adding these seeds to your di...
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Feb
Making Nutritious Delicious: Paleo Shepherd’s Pie
It's a sad fact of life that “health food” carries a certain stigma. A meal can’t be healthy unless it consists of twigs and berries that leave you yearning for something more. If it’s healthy, it must be boring and bland, right? Oh, that is so wrong...
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Feb
Smoothies for Weight Loss: The Great Debate
If you ask 10 different people if smoothies are good for you, you'll probably get 10 different answers. The answers range from “No way! They’re full of calories” to “Well, you should really eat your food instead of drink it” to “Of course...
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Feb
Not Just For Weight Loss: The Added Benefits to Taking B12 Injections
B12 injections are commonly used in weight loss treatments for their ability to increase the efficiency in which your body metabolizes carbohydrates and fats. However, B12 has many beneficial effects for the body outside of weight loss, ranging from boosting your immune system to...
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