How Calories Affect Your Weight, Your Health and Your Body

With the growing obesity epidemic, our society has begun to focus attention on effective methods to lose weight. The result has been a social obsession with “miracle diets” which has introduced a surprisingly controversial debate about calorie consumption. You may have heard the phrase “a calorie is a...

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4 Health Benefits of Oatmeal

Mar 06, 12 4 Health Benefits of Oatmeal

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Healthy Eating, Heart Health

Besides tasting great, enjoying a breakfast of whole grain oatmeal can be wonderful for your health. Oatmeal has many health benefits which have been proven in nutritional studies. Want more incentive to make oatmeal a permanent part of your healthy breakfast routine? Here are five health benefits of oatmeal. Prevents Breast...

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How to Start a Weight Loss Program if You’re Overweight

Feb 22, 12 How to Start a Weight Loss Program if You’re Overweight

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Exercise, Weight Loss

With each new year, millions of people make a resolution to lose more weight. Our country is currently experiencing an obesity epidemic, as thousands of Americans each year exceed their recommended weight. If you’re looking to begin a weight loss program, it can be incredibly difficult to know where to start, especially if...

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Healthy Eating While Breastfeeding

A lot of first-time moms wonder about what they should be eating while breastfeeding. The answer might surprise you – essentially, you want to stick to the same healthy dietary choices you made while pregnant. In fact, breastfeeding has been called the “miracle diet”, because you actually burn from 200-500 calories...

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The Importance of Calcium

Did you know that by age 12, only 10% of children are getting enough calcium for proper growth and bone development? Calcium deficiency is becoming a national problem – according to a recent study, 90% of women, 70% of men and 60% of teens don’t consume the recommended daily allowance of calcium. Most people know that milk is a...

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