Diet and nutrition are two key elements in maintaining a healthy lifestyle at any age. What you’re putting into your body can have a huge impact on your overall health. Stay informed on the latest news, trends and studies, so you can live a healthier life every day.
Staying healthy over the holidays can be tough, particularly when big festive events, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, are all about the food. Plus, add the chaos of playing host to challenging family members, packing and organizing for your own out-of-town trips, and eating on the go…and suddenly your healthy goals become (pun intended “fowl play” 🙂 Luckily, […]
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Water makes up about 60-percent of your body, so why is it when we need to fix an ailment we automatically reach for an artificial cream or some other commercial remedy? Water is essential to life, as it is to maintain life and help us repair ourselves. It doesn’t have to be consumed to reap […]
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Yo-yo dieting, or the “weight cycling” that occurs when an individual repeatedly lose and regains weight has long been criticized by the medical community. However, a very recent study, conducted by researchers at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, and presented at the 2016 American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions found that for women, it can greatly raise the […]
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Thanksgiving is a holiday that tends to center around people coming together to eat, making the tendency to indulge a little too tempting. We’ve compiled a list of some helpful tips to follow for a guilt-free Thanksgiving.
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The advantages of fitness trackers seem clear: they help you monitor the number of steps you take and, in some cases, can help track heartbeat, distance run, even the amount of quality sleep you get. But there are some significant drawbacks to wearing a fitness tracker and you should be aware of these issues.
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