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The Health Benefits of Olive Oil and Unexpected Ways to Use It
Monday, 08/13/2012 at 06:03 PM
At this point I’m sure you’re well aware of the health perks of oil, particularly olive oil, but it turns out this tasty fat is good for more than just heart health. Did you know olives and ... Read More
Health and Color: Exercise and Eat Green to Boost Mood
Thursday, 08/09/2012 at 01:46 PM
Ideally we should all be eating at least three cups of greens every week, a goal that nearly 70 percent of Americans fail to meet. But new research published in the journal Environmental ... Read More
How to Eat for Weight Loss: Small Bites May Be the Answer
Wednesday, 07/11/2012 at 04:17 PM
When it comes to weight control, the size of your bites may be more important than the size of your portions. A new Arizona State University study finds that cutting food into smaller pieces ... Read More
Vitamins and Weight Loss: Vitamin D and Weight Loss
Thursday, 06/28/2012 at 07:48 PM
There has been a lot of news about weight control recently, from the new FDA-approved weight loss drug to research supporting the notion that, not all calories are created equal, something ... Read More
The Surprising Foods that Build Muscle
Wednesday, 06/27/2012 at 10:57 PM
When you think of muscle-building foods like protein-rich meat or eggs ala the film Rocky may come to mind, but research shows that veggies also play an important role. A new Swedish study ... Read More
How Images of Food Triggers Overeating
Wednesday, 06/27/2012 at 08:48 PM
The old joke, “I’m on the see food diet; I see food and I eat it” actually turns out to be pretty accurate. New research from the University of Southern California finds that looking at ... Read More
New Weight Loss Study: Night Fasting for Weight Loss Success
Monday, 05/21/2012 at 12:40 PM
If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? That’s ... Read More
Social Eating: 3 Ways to Eat Healthy with Others
Friday, 05/18/2012 at 02:12 PM
In yesterday’s post I wrote about a new national poll in ShopSmart magazine, which surveyed women about their biggest barriers to healthy eating. In it, I addressed the cost of healthy food, ... Read More
Roy G Biv: Rainbow of food
Friday, 04/20/2012 at 10:00 AM
I think we all have grade school teachings permanently etched in our brains, like the order of the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars…), ‘i before e except after c,’ ‘30 days hath ... Read More
Wednesday, 04/04/2012 at 04:16 PM
Most of us have experienced a sugar crash before. Some even try to break-up with sugar altogether, saying that avoiding the sweet stuff results in weight loss and better mood. Well, earlier ... Read More