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Eat for Your Heart’s Health on World Heart Day
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09.29.2014

Eat for Your Heart’s Health on World Heart Day

On September 29th people all over the world will be participating in World Heart Day. This awareness day and intervention campaign is sponsored by the…

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B is for Breakfast
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09.10.2014

B is for Breakfast

It shouldn’t be news that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and yet many of us are still skipping breakfast.  So we…

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Quick, Easy Tips for Work Lunches
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09.05.2014

Quick, Easy Tips for Work Lunches

Whether you are looking to whittle down your waistline or your budget, one of the best ways to save both money and calories is to…

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Top 5 Healthy Snacks for Back to School
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09.03.2014

Top 5 Healthy Snacks for Back to School

With so much media coverage on the childhood obesity crisis, it may seem like after-school snacking is a thing of the past but before you…

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08.06.2014

How to Keep Kids Healthy This Summer

Summer is half over and children everywhere are settled in to their summer vacation routine, but some parents are worried that these routines aren’t as…

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We Know What You Aren’t Eating: Your Veggies
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06.16.2014

We Know What You Aren’t Eating: Your Veggies

Despite the fact that mothers everywhere have been telling their children to eat their vegetables for at least half a century, most of us are…

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Tips to Get & Stay Fit this Summer
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06.13.2014

Tips to Get & Stay Fit this Summer

If summer seems to have come out of nowhere and you are suddenly stressed that bathing suit season has arrived and your body isn’t bathing…

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06.04.2014

9 Tips for Eating Right Even When Money is Tight

For many families, the food budget is one of the few areas that can be considered “discretionary spending,” meaning that the amount isn’t dictated by…

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Gardening is Good for Your Health
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05.30.2014

Gardening is Good for Your Health

Many garden hobbyists look to their time tending plants as a necessary counterbalance to the busy, stressed out pace of modern life.  There is something…

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5 Quick Fixes to Help You Stretch Your Family’s Food Dollar
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04.21.2014

5 Quick Fixes to Help You Stretch Your Family’s Food Dollar

Every family needs food; but since the grocery budget is one of the few “discretionary” budget items many families have, it is often the first…

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Making Sure Everyone Has Access to Locally Grown Food
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04.14.2014

Making Sure Everyone Has Access to Locally Grown Food

In the war against obesity, those in the lower income brackets have been losing ground.  Stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place, many low…

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The Mediterranean Diet: Does it Work?
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04.11.2014

The Mediterranean Diet: Does it Work?

There are many different diets that seem to be all the rage – going gluten-free, eating paleo-friendly, following the Mediterranean meal plan – it can…

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5 Ways to Curb Stress Eating
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04.07.2014

5 Ways to Curb Stress Eating

Stress is something everyone experiences.  Some of us have more of it than others and we all know that when we have too much stress…

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