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If you ask the average American what they'd like to change about their daily lives, they'll invariably say "lose weight" and "improve...
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What's left to eat (safely)

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Anyone who has ever gone on a specialized diet knows the stress and difficulty that comes just from trying to find something that won't kill you in...
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Organic isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

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A report from MSNBC reveals what many of us have been dealing with for a long time: due to intense lobbying efforts from specific industries, the word...
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Risotto, the vegetarian's best friend

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Not every human is meant to be exclusively a vegetarian, but eating several meat-free meals a week can add a great deal of positive progress to your...
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Who should go Gluten-Free

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With the increasing awareness of the presence of gluten in our daily diets – not to mention the increasing prevalence of gluten-free products on...
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What is healthy food

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When we sit down to examine exactly what make a meal “healthy”, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the intense over-abundance of...
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Salad Saute

Here's a little-known fact: Raw spinach is not nearly as nutritious as steamed or blanched spinach, and it only...
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Budget-cuts belong everywhere but the grocery store

As we face increasing signs of economic downturn, I repeatedly hear people say that they’re doing okay, all things considered. They’ve...
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The best foods for calcium

We all know how important it is to get enough calcium in the diet, but it turns out that the admonition to drink three glasses of milk per day may not...
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Good Friday Recipe – Green Salad

Good Friday is the weekend opener to Easter, and as a Christian religious holiday, it has its quirks. According to the Catholic Church, adults...
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