Nutrition & Supplements
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The Nutrition Label Revealed!
Shopping for healthy food today can be a daunting experience. Package labels scream out; HIGH FIBER! LOW FAT! LOW SODIUM! NO SUGAR! But which ones are really healthy and which ones are only the pretenders? |
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BEFORE You Workout
Good workouts don't start when you walk in the gym, they actually begin several hours before. Learn what to do to make the most of your exercise time.
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Nutrition Label Shorthand
Don't spend hours in the grocery store struggling to figure out which foods are better for you. Use my nutrition label shorthand and learn how to evaluate a food in 8 seconds or less. You'll save time and eat healthier. |
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AFTER You Workout
When you finish working out you've got a short window to take in food for muscle growth. How long do you have? How much and what type of food should you eat? Read on to find out.
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Label Fraud - How to Decipher Food Marketing Claims
Read any good food labels lately? Some words and phrases are used to give buyers better information on the benefits of a product. Unfortunately, there are many more used to mislead and confuse shoppers. We'll tell you how to separate FACT from FANTASY. |
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Halloween Candy - How to Avoid Binges
When you're surrounded by temptation, it's easy to let a little slip turn into a real diet disaster. Here are some things you can do to avoid pigging out on Halloween candy. |
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Vending Machines
So Many Choices...
Vending machines lurk in hallways and break rooms around the world. They sit patiently waiting, quietly tempting you with sweet, salty and fatty delights. Find out what the best and worst options are; for when you need food now. |
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4 Diets Reviewed (Part 1 of 3)
Many diet programs have serious flaws that can sabotage your best efforts. Find out the truth behind the plan you're looking at before you waste time and money. |
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Healthy Refrigerator Makeover
Sometimes solutions to long term problems are right in front of us...or in this case the kitchen. Read on and find out how to makeover your refrigerator for a healthy lifestyle. |
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American Heart Association Guidelines to Choose a Healthy Diet (Part 2 of 3)
These are guidelines that everyone can follow when selecting the proper diet. |
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Freezer Friendly Tips
Looking for a way to save time in the kitchen? Cook double recipes and freeze individual servings for later. For tips on how to freeze foods successfully read on. |
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Guaranteed... NOT to Work! Diet Fallacies (Part 3 of 3)
Quacks, frauds and charlatans. These are the scams you need to avoid when choosing a diet program. |
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Detox Fads Debunked
Think a Detox Diet is the way to go? Get the REAL story on these dangerous diets. |
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Supplements - Buyer Beware! (Part 1 of 2)
What should you look for when you're out shopping for fitness supplements? |
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Carbohydrates (The Real Story)
(Macronutrients part 1 of 3)
Learn how carbs work, the differences between simple and complex carbs and how many you should really eat every day.
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Supplements - How to Choose - What to Avoid (Part 2 of 2)
Find out what companies certify supplements and the 12 that you absolutely should NEVER take. |
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Protein (Debunking the Myths)
(Macronutrients part 2 of 3)
A detailed look at the various functions and types of protein. If you're shopping for protein supplements (or just wondering how much you should take in daily), print this out and use it as a reference.
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Fueling Your Body
What you eat is half the battle. Here is some help. |
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Fat (The Whole Story)
(Macronutrients part 3 of 3)
Learn the differences between saturated, unsaturated and trans-fats. Read on to learn how much of each you should include in your diet and the story behind all those "fat substitutes."
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Portion Versus Serving Size
One of the secrets to staying healthy is knowing the difference between the PORTION you're eating and the SERVING SIZE on the package. Read on to learn more including more than a dozen tips on how to eat healthier. |
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Trans Fat Phantoms
Some of the foods that loudly proclaim "Trans Fat Free" on the label actually have trans fats inside. Are you eating food hiding the toxic trans? |
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The Four Deadly Sins of Dieting
Having problems losing weight? Not adding as much muscle as you want? The problem could be what you're eating. Read on to learn four of the worst things people do when they start a diet...and what you can do to avoid each one. |
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Beef - Options for a Healthy Meal
Beef isn't bad for you if you know what to look for. Learn how to order the healthiest cut and use our handy take along chart. |
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Portion Distortion
When you look at a plate of food, do you know how to estimate the total calories in front of you? Read this article and we'll tell you the secrets how! |
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Your Shopping List
Having a problem deciding what to buy when you go to the supermarket? Well you won't have that excuse any more with our healthy shopping list. If you buy the items on the list you'll have most of the healthy staples that we use in many of our recipes. |
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Seven Ways to Eat Healthier
Don't let hidden food traps sabatoge your diet. Here are some suggestions you can use to eat healthier at home and while dining out. |
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Alcohol Trivia - Separating Fact From Fiction
Alcohol is GOOD! Alcohol is BAD! The last few years we've been bombarded with news reports that seem to confuse more than educate. Learn all about the "French Paradox" and take our TRUE or FALSE Alcohol Trivia Quiz. |
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The Best Miracle Sports Drink is...?
Can you cut through the hype and make an informed choice? |
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Surviving the Holiday Cocktail Party
When you're ordering a holiday drink, which one should you choose? Pick the wrong one and it could add an extra pound a week to your waistline! These are ten of the fattest drinks you can order (and seven healthier alternatives). |
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Protein Bars, The Good, Bad & Ugly
Learn how to spot the best (and worst) protein bars available. |
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Healthy Choices on the Run
Don't let fast food sabatoge your health. These are some smart choices when you're in a hurry. |
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Sugar Attack! The Truth About Sugar
Sugar. It's in hundreds of common foods, many that you might not even be aware of. Is it really a big deal? And what are the real differences between raw sugar, brown sugar, honey and molasses? Read on to learn more about it. |
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Multivitamins, Exercise and Your Health
Are you taking a multi-vitamin? Better grab the bottle and check the label. You may be taking 200%, 800%, even 3,000% more than the recomended daily allowance of some vitamins. Like any drug, too much can be just as bad as too little. Read on to find out what you need...and what can be dangerous. |
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Sugar Attack! How to Cut Back on Sugar
Sugar. Are you eating too much? We've got tips that can help you cut back without making you feel deprived. Read on to learn more. |
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Vitamins - Too Much of a Good Thing?
Supplemental vitamins and minerals are showing up in more and more foods every day. Do you know how much is enough....and how much can be dangerous? |
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Artificial Sweeteners (Part 1) - The Natural Stuff
Sweet 'N Low, Equal and Splenda are just a few of the numerous artificial sweeteners on the market. Where do they come from? How safe are they? This is part one of our four part series. |
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Fight Fat - Eat Fit
Tips to get your eating habits under control. |
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Artificial Sweeteners (Part 2) - Banned in America
Two artificial sweeteners were banned by the FDA because of flawed scientific studies. Learn how food companies, diabetics and the United States Congress conspired together to save one of them...and condemn the other. |
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Water Intoxication
Studies show that drinking too much water when exercising can be as dangerous as drinking too little. Read on to find out why. |
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Artificial Sweeteners (Part 3) - Blue, Yellow and Coming Soon...
Equal and Splenda are two giants in the artificial sweetener business. Are they as safe as the companies that sell them want you to believe? Will anything ever replace them? Read on to learn what the latest research says and about a competitor waiting in the wings. |
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Why are Americans so Fat?
It's easy to point a finger at fast food companies, convenient packaged foods or the government and blame them for our expanding waistlines. The reality is that it's a combination of things, some that started over 100 years ago. We'll tell you how Clarence Birdseye, Swanson TV Dinners and the migration of Americans from farms to the city all played a hand in the current obesity epidemic. |
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Artificial Sweeteners (Part 4) - Sugar Alcohols and Hidden Sweeteners
Food companies are hiding artificial sweeteners in hundreds of everyday foods. Would you recognize them if you saw their names on the label? More importantly, do you know the ones with the nasty side effects...including the one that has been linked to the deaths of dogs? Learn more in this final part of our four part series on artificial sweeteners. |
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Five Meal Plans - How to Eat Healthier all Day
It's repeated endlessly. Eat healthy and you'll lose fat. But what's in a healthy meal? We decided to go through a typical day and give you nutritious options to eat every three hours, all day long. |
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Recipe Substitutions - Healthy Recipe Makeovers
This is one of the most detailed recipe makeovers you'll find. We've gone through dozens of typical ingredients and listed the healthy substitutes you can use to replace them. We know they work because these are the same tricks we've used the last few years to build our own healthy recipes. |
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When Good Food Goes Bad
Almost any food can be healthy or unhealthy, depending on the way that food is processed and cooked. The key is to use some common sense and a little restraint. Here are five foods that have been branded as bad for you, that can be part of a healthy diet. |
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Pre-Restaurant Preparations
If you're getting ready to go out to eat, don't settle for someplace that doesn't care about you. Find out BEFORE you make a reservation if your restaurant is willing to earn your business or not. |
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How to Order a Guilt-Free Dinner
What you order when you go out to eat is important, but HOW you order is just as critical. Steamed vegetables can be very healthy, but not if they're steamed in butter. Learn what you should tell your server to get the most nutritious options. |
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How to Order Healthy in Ethnic Restaurants
Do you know what to order if you're in a Chinese restaurant? How about Mexican, Italian or Japanese? Every type of restaurant has some choices with less fat and calories. Read on to learn what the healthiest options are. |
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Cooking for One or Two
If you're single, eating healthy can be a challenge. Recipes assume you're cooking for a family of four. Meats are often packaged into one-pound minimum trays. Even some produce is bundled together and sold in sizes that are far more than an individual would want. Here are more than a dozen ways you can cook healthier for one or two. |
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Caffeine and Your Workouts (Part 1 of 2)
Caffeine...workout pick-me-up or muscle destroyer? Find out if that coffee you're drinking before you workout is helping or hurting you. |
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8 Secrets Popular Diets Won't Tell You
The business of selling diet plans is worth billions every year. They make their money by giving you "expert" advice on how to lose weight. But if they're all so good, how come more than half the people stop within the first 3 months and fewer than 10% keep any weight off for a year? Read on to learn some of the dirty little secrets diet companies don't want you to know. |
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Caffeine and Your Workouts (Part 2 of 2)
If you read the first part of this article, you learned a lot of things we thought caffeine could help with it actually hurts. In medical studies we found it doesn't help lose weight, it doesn't help burn fat and it doesn't help build muscle. BUT, there IS something it can help with! Read part 2 to learn what. |
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Fiber Facts & Fallacies (1 of 2)
Is it true that fiber can lower cholesterol, prevent diabetes and reduce your risk of cancer? Well, two out of three isn't bad. Learn which ones in our 2 part series on Fiber. |
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Fiber Facts & Fallacies (2 of 2)
What is fiber? How much do we need in our diet? And exactly how can we eat more fiber? Answers to all these questions are in this weeks article. |
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Fruit - Is it a healthy choice?
Fruit has been getting a bad rap for quite awhile now. The problem isn't the fruit; it's the form that fruit comes in and how much you really eat that's important. |
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Don't Let Airlines Sabotage Your Waistline
If you're getting on a plane and traveling during the holidays, good luck getting something healthy. Read on and we'll share some of the better things you can bring along, what's available in the airports and even the last resort items you can ask for once you're airborne. |
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Chocolate Without Guilt
Did you know chocolate might actually be good for you? Read on to learn the pros and cons, how much you can eat and which types are the best choices. |
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Pork - Can it be a healthy choice?
Farmers have been breeding pigs for years to come up with much leaner cuts of meat. Read on to learn what cuts of pork are actually good for you. |
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Is Your Meat Eco-Friendly?
One of the marketing tactics meat producers are trying to promote is the environmental sensitivity of their product. Is it legitimate or just hype? Read on to learn the facts and the fantasy. |
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Blockbuster Movies & Gutbuster Food
Heading out to see a summer blockbuster? The smell of popcorn. The supersized drinks. Rows of candy and chips. It's all so tempting. Read on and we'll tell you how to avoid the diet landmines that lurk in movie theatres. |
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Save Money & Eat Healthy (1 of 3)
Food prices have been shooting through the roof lately. It seems like the only thing that's still cheap is food that's bad for you. This is the first in a three part series of how to save money while still eating healthy. The secret starts with how you plan. |
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Save Money & Eat Healthy (2 of 3)
There's more to saving money shopping than just bringing a list. Do you know where the most expensive food in the store is? Did you know that just by looking up, you can save 10%? Learn money and health saving strategies to use once you walk through the door. |
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Save Money & Eat Healthy (3 of 3)
Over the previous two articles we've been sharing ways to save money shopping while still eating healthy. First what to do before you head out, then what to look for in the store.
For our final installment in the series we've got some ideas on what to do once you get home. Learn how to prepare, package and label the food you buy so nothing goes to waste.
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Deceptive Gadgets & Weight Loss Schemes
Want to take a short-cut to weight loss? Don't waste your money on these bogus fads! |
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Water: The Battle Between Bottled and Tap
Fitness professionals will tell you drinking more water is one of the simplest things you can do if you're trying to adopt healthier habits. No problem! Drinking water is easy. All you have to do is decide where you're going to get that water. A bottle? The tap? Does it make a difference? |
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Bottled Water that DOESN'T Harm the Environment
Curious what we did to stop using plastic water bottles in a commercial gym? No excuses! See how it works for us in a high volume environment (and it can work for you too.) |
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Water Water Everywhere, How Much Should I Drink?
"Everybody should drink eight glasses of water a day." It's a number often repeated in articles, on TV and circulated worldwide via email. But is it true? Read on and learn about our five year search for the answer. |
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