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Food vs Supplements: What Is the Best Source of Nutrients

A nutrient-dense diet can benefit both physical and mental health. Therefore, the intake of high nutrient foods is crucial to maintaining good health as we age. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should meet our nutritional requirements through ...
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Healthy Foods to Help Reduce Heartburn Symptoms

Heartburn is a common but unpleasant condition that affects people worldwide. Americans are no exception to this condition. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, more than 60 million Americans experience heartburn symptoms at least once a month. Luckily, heartburn ...
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How to Improve Heart Health by Adding Fiber-Rich Foods to Your Diet

According to the American Heart Association, a diet with foods rich in nutrients and fiber is crucial to maintain good heart health. Fiber-rich diets can reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke by 7% to 24%. These ...
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Yoga at Your Desk: 5-Minute Break to Relief Stress and Boost Productivity

While having an office job has its benefits, sitting for prolonged hours increases the risk of developing health issues. These issues include musculoskeletal conditions, obesity, and diabetes. A sedentary lifestyle can also lead to ovarian, prostate, endometrial, or colorectal cancer ...
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How Exercise Promotes Productivity

Besides improving our physical health and helping us with weight management, exercise also provides essential benefits to our mental health. Exercise influences the structure and functioning of the brain, which is why physical activity is a crucial factor for improving ...
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Emotional Eating: What Is It and How to Stop It

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), about 27% of adults use emotional eating as a coping mechanism. Emotional eating is a physiological response towards dealing with difficult emotions through our diet choices and food intake. Let’s understand emotional eating, ...
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5 Foods to Improve Gut Health

The digestive tract is the home of “good” bacteria that helps us digest foods. In addition, this bacteria is also highly beneficial to other aspects of our physical and mental health. Our gut health and the production of bacteria in ...
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Keto Diet: 10 Things You Should Know Before You Commit

The Keto diet has become a popular trend among wellness and health gurus. While the keto diet does provide health benefits, there are also implications to consider before committing to it. In this article, we will cover everything you need ...
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Z.E.N. Foods – How Food Impacts Your Mood

There are many factors that influence mental illnesses. The food and mood connection has been acknowledged as one of the main factors behind the behavioral symptoms of such illnesses. In this article, we will discuss the importance of food towards ...
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5 Fruits to Add to Your Diet

According to The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we must consume about 2 cups of fruit per day. Fruits are a rich source of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Due to its rich nutrient content, whole fruit intake has been linked ...
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Stressed? How Exercise Can Help You

Along with a healthy diet, exercise is essential to maintain good physical and emotional health. According to research from Harvard Medical School, diets high in refined carbohydrates are harmful to the brain. And can aggravate our mood disorder symptoms. Meanwhile, ...
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3 Healthy Lifestyle Changes You Can Make Today

Change is a process that requires commitment, effort, and patience — but the rewards are very beneficial, especially if you are introducing healthy habits that will help you maintain long-term optimal health. When transitioning into a healthy lifestyle, the most important thing ...
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Cutting Carbs? Here are 5 Healthy Alternatives

When we eat carbs, the body breaks them down into sugar glucose. Later, glucose goes into the bloodstream, and insulin hormones convert it into energy. If we eat more carbs than what our bodies need, the excessive glucose is turned ...
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Food is Fuel: Why it Matters What You Put into Your Body

Beyond being heavily associated with weight loss management, our food choices play a crucial role in our emotional stability, energy levels, and physical health. This is why healthy eating is so important. In order to achieve a healthy lifestyle, we ...
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Grocery List Must-Haves for Healthy Eating at Home

An essential step to stay on track with a healthy eating plan is to make a grocery list. Sticking to a healthy grocery list will help you manage your time better when going shopping, prevent yourself from purchasing foods with ...
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5 Healthy Snack-Hacks For Your Busy Schedule

One of the biggest challenges with dieting and the cause of overeating is that we often snack more than we should throughout the day. And we usually snack on foods that aren't healthy. To start a healthy diet and lifestyle, ...
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5 of The Healthiest Vegetables Everyone Should Be Eating

We all know that we should eat more vegetables to stay healthy. It's important to consume veggies when you want to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. They are high in vitamins, fiber, minerals, and other essential nutrients we ...
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3 Surprising Benefits of a Juice Cleanse

A juice cleanse is an ideal way to get started on a healthy journey. It can help clear out a lot of waste and toxins from the body and jump-start your healthier lifestyle. If you are interested in trying a ...
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What Does Healthy Eating REALLY Mean?

We have all heard that it’s best to eat a healthy diet. And we all likely know about some of the benefits of a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-rich foods. But do you know what ...
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Vegetables: 5 Creative Ways to Get 5 Servings a Day

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans of 2020, it is recommended for people, who consume around 2,000 calories daily, to include in their diets a minimum of 2 and a half cups of vegetables per day. You can easily ...
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Primal Eating: What Does it Mean?

The primal eating diet was created in 2009 by the bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet, Mark Sisson. The diet focuses on taking clues from the beginning of human evolution. Meaning, primal eating goes back to the principle of ...