Is Your Workplace Making You Sick?
According to the American Time Use Survey, employed Americans ages 25 to 54 spend their days like this: 8.8 hours working or in work-related activities, 7.7 hours sleeping, 2.6 hours doing leisure and...
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What You Didn’t Know About The Mediterranean Diet
Let’s get something straight: the Mediterraneans didn’t sit around and say, “Hey, let’s create a hot diet.” Their diet is not a fad plan that will be here today and gone tomorrow — it’s been around...
View ArticleThe Dreaded C Word: Constipation
Let’s face it: constipation is not a fun subject to talk about. Words like bloat, cramps, and gas are not exactly terms you’d be texting with friends. But in our rushed lives, we rarely find time to...
View Article9 Ways to Fight the Flu
Whether you should starve a cold or feed a fever doesn’t seem to matter when you’re not feeling well. At that time, you’d give anything to regain control over those simple functions we take for...
View Article9 Easy Dental Care Tips
We tend to assume our teeth will always be there, but having healthy teeth and gums may take a little more effort than just gliding a toothbrush across them once a day. Strong, functional teeth should...
View ArticleFinally, Some Good News! Toddlers Are Less Obese Than They Were 10 Years Ago
Finally: a feel good diet story! A report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a 43 percent drop–yes, drop–in the obesity rate among 2- to 5-year-old...
View ArticleDying To Be Thin: Today’s Eating Disorders
Do you feel fat? Well, guess what: Fat is not a feeling. For some people, though, even the thought of feeling over-full, bloated or bigger than they should-be conjures up a wide range of emotions. The...
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A Change in Heart: Do You Really Need to Cut Back Your Salt Intake?
Could it be true that we may not need to shake the salt habit after all? A new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension found that the current, “average daily sodium intake of most...
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Milk: A Hunger Squasher in More Ways Than You Realize
In addition to having tea, nuts, and something made from whole grains, I drink milk every day. Whether it’s steamed for my coffee, poured over my cereal, or included in the muffins I bake, milk is on...
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Pica: a Dangerous, Surprising Eating Disorder
Over the past several decades I’ve counseled patients who eat too much, eat too little, obsess over every bite or fear food. Unlike the more publicized and documented eating disorders, a dangerous...
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6 Easy Ways to Focus On Eye Health
You know the old joke about why rabbits don’t wear glasses? Well, it’s because they eat a lot of carrots! Carrots go hand-in-hand with eye health and if you read on, you’ll see why. The foods we eat...
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7 Tips to Help You Stay Hydrated
The dog days of summer bring heat and humidity, reminding us to lift our glasses and hydrate frequently. Now, as temperatures begin to cool, most of us don’t realize how important it is to continue to...
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Why You Should Never Judge A Story By Its Headline
I’ll admit that on occasion I’ll try a new wine just because I’m enamored with its label. I might even choose a book because the title alone seems to call my name. And when shopping for clothing, the...
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How a Nutritionist Fights the Fate of Diabetes
If you don’t have diabetes, it probably doesn’t matter to you that November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. But there’s a really good chance that you know someone who has diabetes or whowill have...
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5 Delicious Ways to Slash Sodium
No matter how hard you try to prevent them, some diseases just seem to happen. A recent study even highlighted a gloomy statistic that showed two-thirds of the risk of getting many types of cancer are...
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9 Ways to Turn Stress into Success
Did you ever realize that the word “stressed” is “desserts” spelled backward? It makes sense if you think about how too many desserts, eaten too often, might bring your mind and body more pressure...
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10 Bad Habits to Break to Beat Bloat
Feeling self-conscious about your puffed-out belly? Before you torture yourself with a fad diet and stomach crunches, consider that your “fat” belly may actually just be bloated — and it could be...
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