Interested in giving the “alkaline” diet a try this year? You’re not alone. The celebrity diet is becoming increasingly popular. However, experts are now suggesting that claims about the diet’s potential health benefits may be overblown. Supporters of the diet say that consuming mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes — while avoiding most meats and grains […]
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Weight loss is on a lot of minds once the New Year rolls around. However, with food manufacturers and restaurants pushing portion distortion—a phenomenon in which mass society regards abnormally large food portions as average—it’s difficult to resist super-sizing our meals. Here are 10 tips for beating portion distortion.
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Winter is the season of snow, the season of gift giving, the season of celebrating new beginnings, but it’s also the season of dehydration, which leads to fatigue, dull hair, dry skin and scalp, chapped lips, and lowered immunity. Dehydration is exacerbated during winter months when we suffer lengthy periods of weather that is cold, […]
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Studies consistently show that alcohol ruins even the best intended diets. In fact, an innocent night of celebrating with a few cocktails can set you back 1,000 calories—just during a few hours on the town! When you think of all the empty calories that cosmopolitan martini—not to mention the insatiable hunger that comes with a […]
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These satisfying low calorie nibbles deliver a nutritious and delicious option to grab-on-the-go, plus you can feel good about eating them because they’ll fill you up for 100-calories or less!
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Perhaps the most well known high-protein diet is Atkins and while most diets have their pros and cons, here’s a look at some of the benefits of a high protein diet.
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