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The Health Benefits of Winter Fruits and Veggies

Source I’ve noticed that since the temperature cooled, I’ve been having a hard time finding good produce. I’ve also been eating a lot less fruit, probably because my favorite fruits and vegetables-peppers, tomatoes…
What Do Your Cravings Say About You?

Source I became a vegetarian when I was fourteen-years-old. Shortly after I gave up meat, something strange happened. I began having very strong cravings for yogurt, a food I had always hated before that time. I thou…
Make Sure You Leave Some "Bad Stuff" In Your Kitchen...

In order to avoid “unhealthy” snacking, I’ve always thought the best way was to either get rid of them or to simply not buy them. I know that’s waaay easier said than done, right? But apparently, I was wrong.According…
10 Real World Diet Tips That You Can Use

Are you tired of diet tips handed out by someone with apparently unlimited income and time? For some of us, it may just not be practical to spend half of our Sunday preparing carefully portioned meals for the rest of th…
Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Source Did you know that most Americans gain 1-2 pounds over the holiday season? The six-week stretch from Thanksgiving to the New Year is one of the most challenging times of the year to maintain a healthy lifestyle…
7 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Prescription

source Nowadays many people suffering from high levels cholesterol. High levels of cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and chronic cardiac failures. The medical records reveal that every ye…
Is It OK to Put Your Child on a Diet?

source When I was growing up, I went through a two-year-long chubby stage right as I entered middle school. It was partly due to a lack of growth spurt, but it was also due in part to a lack of exercise. In retrospect,…
The Master Cleanse: Is it Healthy?

This post has come from steph@Datingish. Can we help her, Healthkickers? One of my friends has asked me to do the Master Cleanse with her. I'm really unsure if I should do it because I don't know much about it, and whe…
I Can't Stand Ignorance on Weight Loss!

I'm all in support of people wanting to lose weight and using their own methods to do it. I only have one problem when my friends start talking to me about weight loss: How uneducated they are!Here are a few ignorant t…
Are Froot Loops Really a Smart Choice?

Image Last year, several American companies including Kraft, Kellogg and General Mills, began the “Smart Choice” campaign. Smart Choice foods meet certain standards for calories per serving/fat content and are marked b…