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Healthy, hearty foods for winter nutrition
As we continue through Houston’s coldest month of the year, most of us turn to eating specific meals that will warm us from the inside out and help us endure the winter weather. Teresia O’Connor, associate professor and associate director for human sciences of the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine…
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Avoid this common mistake when following the Mediterranean diet
Health Avoid this common mistake when following the Mediterranean diet Gabby Landsverk 2024-01-11T16:36:41Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn icon The word…
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Analysis: Albertsons’ Healthy Eating Incentives Could Set Industry Trend
The start of the new year generally brings guilt over the indulgences of the holiday season and resolve to exercise, lose weight, and eat healthier. What better time for grocers to use their loyalty programs to encourage consumers to keep their resolutions? Albertsons has done just that: offering incentives to consumers through January. The company…
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Wegovy Helped My Teenage Daughter Lose 70 Pounds
Share on PinterestAfter several ineffective attempts to help her teenage daughter reach a healthy weight through diet and exercise alone, this mother encouraged her child to try Wegovy. Carol Yepes/Getty Images Nearly 14.7 million American children live with obesity, leaving parents unsure of how to help them. One mom shares her child’s lifelong journey with…
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10 Little Things You Can Do Every Day To Lose a Lot of Weight
With the dawn of the New Year here, countless people have made resolutions to slim down their waistlines and boost their overall health. From eating a more balanced diet to adopting a new exercise routine, there are plenty of natural approaches to getting healthier in 2024. But losing weight doesn’t necessarily mean giving your lifestyle…
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What you need to know about plant-based diets
Plant-based diets have become more popular in recent years.* About one in 10 Americans over 18 consider themselves to be vegetarian or vegan, and the number continues to grow due to the many health benefits these diets can offer. If you’re thinking about switching to a plant-powered lifestyle, or even just reducing your meat intake,…
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Starting Your Health Journey: Where to Begin?
A health journey is about learning, growing, and evolving as we navigate the ups and downs of life, striving to become the healthiest, happiest versions of ourselves. It is a lifelong process of making conscious decisions and taking consistent actions to improve and maintain our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Think of it as a…
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These Spinach-&-Feta Loaded Potatoes Are the Comfort Food Dinner I Can’t Stop Making
I didn’t grow up on potatoes. Coming from a Chinese household, we primarily ate one of two carbs at dinner: rice or noodles. So when I started my first professional cooking job at Town Hall Grill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at 19, it was the first time I had ever made mashed potatoes from…
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To Make Healthy New Year’s Resolutions Stick, Keep them Modest and Manageable
The new year is a time when many people resolve to accomplish big things – say, run a marathon or lose 50 pounds – then watch those noble intentions melt away before the winter snow. When people take on too much at once, they can get discouraged. Choosing a reasonable goal could help make a…
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This One Simple Dietary Change Healed My Gut Health Issues (Video!)
Over the last few months, I’ve made a major shift in my diet—and (as I was surprised to discover) it actually changed my life. I wanted to share the story with you because it’s taken me on a health journey where I’m learning so much and feeling inspired to create and share so many new…