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Iced Tea: Good Food or Bad Food?

June 23rd, 2010 at 10:18am Under Diet Advice

Compared to soda, iced tea is a much healthier way to quench your thirst this Summer. But when trying to cool down, think twice before pouring yourself a tall glass of iced tea. One cup of Nestea lemon iced tea has over 21 grams of sugar, and one can of Lipton Brisk tea has 18 [...]

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Guest Post: 5 Ways to Burn More Fat

June 22nd, 2010 at 01:41pm Under Diet Advice

This guest post is adapted from the new book The Happy Body by Aniela and Jerzy Gregorek.
Want to increase your metabolic rate so you burn more fat, and burn it up faster? Here are five ways to do it.
Make every third hour a fat-burning hour. Time your meals so that you eat every three hours, [...]

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Celebrate New Orleans Mardi Gras with Healthy Recipes

February 15th, 2010 at 09:10am Under Healthy Holiday Recipes

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday, or as it is more commonly known, Mardi Gras. While cities around the world have their own Mardi Gras celebrations, none are quite as known as New Orleans’s Mardi Gras celebration. From the beads to the king cake, New Orleans Mardi Gras is an automatic fun time. If you cannot make [...]

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10 Low-Fat Recipes for Two Perfect for Valentine’s Day

February 12th, 2010 at 04:43pm Under Healthy Holiday Recipes

Valentine’s Day is a time of love and relationships, of partnerships and being together.  Sure, you can exchange cards, flowers and store-bought candies with your significant other. But if you really want to show someone special that you care about them, make them a homemade meal. The results will be just as delicious as a [...]

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How To Indulge And Be Healthy At The Same Time

January 21st, 2010 at 05:23pm Under Diet Advice

When you’re on a diet, indulgence foods seem to always be there, from the cookie at the coffee shop to that cheesy bowl of pasta at your favorite restaurant. Often, starving yourself of your favorite foods while dieting just leads to end of the diet. Don’t think of a diet as just a purge and [...]

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10 Reasons You are Not Losing Weight: Part 3

September 14th, 2009 at 01:09pm Under Diet Advice

Even with diet and exercise, losing weight can be difficult. Whether or not you have a fancy desktop or mobile application to help, keeping tracking of calories consumed and calories burned is difficult. In addition, the scale may not be the best measure of your overall health. As you gain muscle from exercise, the scale [...]

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10 Reaons You Are Not Losing Weight: Part 2

August 31st, 2009 at 05:00am Under Diet Advice

Last week, I started an article on the 10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight. Even with diet and exercise, you might not be seeing your desired weight loss results on the scale. This article is intended to help you examine some areas you might not thought of for why you are not losing weight [...]

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10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight: Part 1

August 24th, 2009 at 10:12am Under Diet Advice+ nutrition

Even with regular exercise and healthy eating, the pounds may not immediately peel off. Do not be discouraged! Effective weight loss requires careful attention to how many calories are being consumed and how many are being burned every day. Excess calories can come from unexpected places. In addition, the scale is not necessarily the best [...]

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Fidget More

July 6th, 2009 at 06:02am Under Fitness+ Health

I’m definitely a fidgeter, the one always bouncing my foot under the table and the one constantly getting up when guests are over. I tend to use my hands when I talk and I’ve taken up crochet as something to keep my hands busy when watching movies. While I may annoy my friends and family [...]

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The Top 5 Best Workouts for Calorie Burning

March 2nd, 2009 at 05:59pm Under Diet Dictionary+ Fitness

Ever wonder what the best all-around workout activities burn the most fat? Well here’s your answer!

Skiing or snowboarding – While this might not work for those who don’t live near any mountains and it can get a little on the pricey side, skiing or snowboarding can burn 600 to 700 calories per hour, depending on [...]

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