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Can Eating This Type of Potato Every Day Help You Live to 100? Dietitians Weigh In
As someone who once had a religious experience when I dipped a French fry into mashed potatoes, you can imagine my delight when I learned that a certain potato may increase your odds of becoming a centenarian. And? These seemingly magical potatoes are also straight-up gorgeous. Purple potatoes are a variety of potatoes eaten regularly in…
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How to make eating healthy easier? The answer may be on the tip of your tongue
If your New Year’s resolution was to cut down on salt and sugar in your diet, you may have an unexpected ally: your taste buds. Research, and personal anecdotes, suggest that taste buds might adapt themselves to help us enjoy lower levels of salt and sugar and make it easier to eat healthier. “The message…
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Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? Here’s What Doctors Say
Coffee is likely the first thing on your mind every morning. It jumpstarts the brain by boosting your energy, which is why people drink an estimated 500 billion cups daily, according to a 2021 article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Above and beyond the energy boost, coffee might also make…
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How this chef sticks to a remarkably healthy diet
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Vanessa Horton is an executive chef. Here, the 55-year-old shares her day on a plate. Horton’s afternoon involves tasting ice-cream and brownies. 7.30am After a swim at our local outdoor pool, breakfast is homemade granola with full-cream milk and half a cup of seasonal fruit. 9am A…
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The #1 Food to Help You Poop
There are few things more uncomfortable than not being able to poop. Being constipated can cause stomach cramps, bloatedness, nausea, and pain when you try to use the bathroom, and these symptoms can quickly ruin your day or week. Many factors can cause constipation, such as stress, dehydration, and underlying medical conditions, but your diet…
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8 Foods to Eat if You Want a Happiness Boost Right Now
Achieving happiness is a goal for just about everyone. Whether it’s therapy, exercise or meditation, we all want to bring more peace and joy into our lives. When we think about what makes us happy, our diet isn’t usually at the top of the list (unless your favorite fast-food joint brings joy to mind). What we eat can play…
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Nutritionists and Trainers Say These Are the 10 Best (Non-Boring) Foods To Eat After You Work Out
With apologies to white fish and veggies, we’re happy to inform you that Coco Pops made the cut. By Tom Ward February 3, 2024 Ken Redding From protein shakes to chicken and rice, the question of what post-workout foods are good for you is an important one. If the maxim that bodies are made in…
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Avoid these fad diets in 2024; try these healthy methods of eating instead
Have you ever come across a diet that promises rapid, short-term weight loss? Most likely, it’s a fad diet that you should avoid. Losing weight doesn’t happen overnight, and if a product or diet is promising it will, it’ll probably end up doing more harm than good. KEEP YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY A SECRET FROM EVERYONE,…
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19 Heart-Healthy Sheet-Pan Dinners to Help Reduce Inflammation
Throw everything on a sheet-pan and let the oven do most of the work with these healthy dinners. These dishes are packed with ingredients that have anti-inflammatory properties, such as leafy greens, deep orange vegetables and omega-3-rich fish. That way, you’re eating more of the nutritious foods that may help relieve symptoms of inflammation like…
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Grapes a smart choice for health and wellness
The importance of health and wellness is top of mind for many people. There are many contributing factors to wellness such as diet, physical activity, social engagement and genetics. All are important, but a first step to wellness is choosing healthy foods to fuel the body every day, ideally foods that support health in multiple…