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Proteins Explained
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Protein, contained in virtually every cell in your body, supports the growth and strength of your muscles, ligaments, organs, skin, blood, glands and more. Its importance to a healthy body can be found in the Greek word it comes from, meaning “primary.”
Yet it’s easy to get confused when you hear about “complete proteins” or “incomplete […]
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The Healthy Hamburger
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Yes, hamburgers CAN become healthy burgers with a little attention to detail.
by Sheila Burcin, MS, RD
A typical hamburger can contribute a significant amount of saturated fat to your diet. Unlike whole cuts, which have trimmable fat, the fat in ground beef can only drip away during cooking. […]
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The Vegan Way: Helpful for Some Health Concerns
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The basic philosophy of a vegan diet is simple: stick to plant-based foods entirely. Vegans not only don’t eat meat, fish or poultry, but they also don’t eat any foods that come from animals, such as eggs, milk, yogurt and cheese. (Lacto-vegetarians include dairy products in their diet and lacto-ovo vegetarians eat eggs and dairy.)
Even […]
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Healthy Summer Eating Hints
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Smart Summer Snacks Summer is here and that means the kids are home from school. Instead of grazing all day, encourage your kids to stay on a meal schedule. Help them plan smart snacks, such as:
• Raw vegetables with low-fat dip • Fresh fruit […]
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8 Simple Steps to the New Green Diet
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From The Children’s Health Environmental Coalition
How to Shop for the Earth, Cook for Your Health and Bring Pleasure Back to Your Kitchen The following guidelines can help you make healthier, greener food choices for your family’s diet.
Living Foods for Optimum Health: A Highly Effective Program to Remove […]
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May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month!
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Lets Get Down to The Bone on Bones In order to understand osteoporosis, it is important to learn about bone. Made mostly of collagen, bone is living, growing tissue. Collagen is a protein that provides a soft frame, and calcium phosphate is a mineral that adds strength and hardens the frame. […]
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It Might Be Time to Rethink Your Drink
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Have you noticed what’s new at the supermarket?
Supermarket carts sporting colorful new beverage holders have joined many other forms of advertising that encourage increased consumption of beverages. While taking my firstbeverage holder-enhanced cart for a stroll down the aisles, I started to think about the impact beverage consumption has had on the rise of […]
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End of Winter Sniffles; Eat Your Way Back to Health!
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A Nutrient-Rich Diet Helps Support the Immune System and Fight Disease
With March being National Nutrition Month, now is a great time to rethink our eating patterns, especially when it comes to fighting off those nasty end of the season viruses.
A strong immune system is one of your best defenses against […]
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7 Strategies for Stopping Sugar Cravings:
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1. Eat regularly. Avoid skipping meals or starving yourself. Include planned, healthy snacks into your eating plan. Sugar cravings get more intense when you’re over-hungry.
2. Eat more complex carbohydrates, especially high fiber, whole grain products. Minimize simple sugars and refined products. Cakes, cookies, sweets, white rice, white bread, and white pasta may cause an “insulin […]
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20+ Foods You Should Have at Home
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Guest Excerpt from Healthy Living that Fits Your Life:
…Today I just want to give you a shopping list of some things to have on hand in your home that will help you eat better. If you have good food at home, you’ll eat it. If you have bad food at home, you’ll eat it. See […]
