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Jenn Ryan
How to Deal with Holiday Weight Gain
by Jenn Ryan
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When you’re at home, you can control what’s available to you and what’s not. Simply resisting picking up a package of cookies at the store and stocking your fridge with fresh veggies and fruits is easy. Over the holiday season, you likely overindulged at a few gatherings with too many options available, some seemingly there to purposely kick your weight-loss goals to the curb. Whether or not you put... 1/5/2016 8:00:00 AM
Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
Five Tips for Quick Weight Loss
by Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
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Is your 2016 calendar starting to fill up with special events—weddings, vacations, birthday parties, graduations? And are you starting to panic about the extra pounds you need to lose so you can look great on these red-letter days?If so, here’s a secret I know as a weight-loss specialist: It’s not as hard as you think to lose five, ten, or even fifteen pounds in just a few weeks. Here are my favorite... 1/4/2016 10:00:00 PM
Cheryl Tallman
Heart Healthy: Be Your Own Valentine
by Cheryl Tallman
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Give the heart closest to you a special gift on Valentine's Day by treating yourself to heart healthy foods. It's been proven that exercise and eating right are two steps can be reduce your risk of heart-related illnesses and diseases. Here are 3 Simple Heart Healthy Eating Habits 1. Limit high fat foods such as red meats, cheeses, fried foods and baked goods. 2. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Raw,... 1/1/2016 8:00:00 AM
Wellness Editor
Why New Year's Resolutions Fail
by Wellness Editor
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New Year's resolutions are fairly popular with over 50 percent of Americans making the effort every year. However, research shows that approximately 88 percent of these good intentions fail. While resolutions formed around the new year may seem like a valid form of internal motivation, making resolutions around one specific point in the year just sets an individual up for failure.The Most Magical Day... 12/31/2015 8:00:00 AM
Fred Fletcher
10 Best Dietary New Year's Resolutions
by Fred Fletcher
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Many people think that New Year's resolutions are a waste of time. People who hold on to this perception, however, base their views on the many failures they have either experienced personally or watched others go through. Yes, too many people spend time coming up with resolutions which are eventually forgotten or only partially implemented.For these people, resolutions are indeed exercises in futility.On... 12/31/2015 8:00:00 AM
Samantha Michaels
Aaargh ... Time for New Year's Resolutions
by Samantha Michaels
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So, here we go again. What does your list consist of this year? If being interviewed by Barbara Walters, we may all weep openly and say we want nothing more than achieving a radiant state of pure zen enlightenment and world peace. Secretly, however, vowing to attend spin class three times a week and losing those pesky 15 pounds probably ranks a little higher on the list. So why are these same goals,... 12/27/2015 10:00:00 PM
Paul Hollinger
What Is Your Toddler Really Thinking?
by Paul Hollinger
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Kids may say the darndest things—but toddlers seem to have the market cornered on defiant expressions of opinion. Your once sweet—but inarticulate—baby turns into a fountain of “No!” Sometimes, it may sound as if your two-year-old doesn’t like you much anymore: “No.” “Go Away!” “Mine!” “Stop!” But toddlers aren’t looking to make you mad. They’re just not yet fully fluent—at 24 months they only have... 12/24/2015 8:00:00 AM
Alyson Schafer
How to Survive a (Family-Style) Holiday Vacation
by Alyson Schafer
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Grandma and Grandpa just called to say they would like everyone to spend the holidays with them at their Florida condo. Just imagine: all the cousins going to the beach and playing in the pool together, all the adults sipping gin and tonics and having long overdue visits. It sounds like heaven, right? Um, well, maybe.For some, family holidays mean one thing: run the other way!If you think parenting... 12/20/2015 8:00:00 AM
Steven Wright
5 Common “Healthy Habits” That Trigger Leaky Gut Syndrome
by Steven Wright
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What if today’s common “healthy habits” are actually hurting you? Because as history shows us it has happened many times before. Did you know in the 1920’s cigarettes were considered healthy? Lucky Strike was the biggest brand back then and their advertising campaigns featured doctors. If you did, I doubt you knew that throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s serious medical journals like “The New England... 12/19/2015 10:00:00 PM
Carolyn Lepore-Duke
Be Thankful and Thoughtful This Holiday Season
by Carolyn Lepore-Duke
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The hustle and bustle of the holidays is upon us and the parties, family gatherings and the like are keeping us pretty busy. We feel the coolness in the air, and the beauty of nature this time of year. It seems like a rebirth of sorts, as the earth prepares for the slumber of winter and the birth of spring. We even notice that people seem friendlier, and we somehow forget the frustration we have with... 12/12/2015 8:00:00 AM
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