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Cut Out Junk Food

Cut Out the Empty Calories

By on November 28, 2012 in Weight Loss, Fitness

One of the easiest ways to shed the pounds is to cut out empty calories.  Many of us don’t realize that the amount of empty calories we consume add to up to a few extra pounds each month.  If you drop the empty calories you can easily lose 2 or 3pounds per month.  Here are [...]

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Menopause and Nutrition: Just Another Adjustment

By on April 15, 2012 in Women's Health

As one approaches menopause, weight gain becomes a primary concern. Women, who have had a weight problem before, find it harder to lose the additional weight accompanied by menopause. Conversely, women who have maintained their weight over the years find they have to work much harder to keep the pounds off. Therefore, menopause and nutrition [...]

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Natural remedies for PMS

By on October 12, 2010 in Women's Health

Premenstrual syndrome or PMS is one of those diagnoses which most women understand respond exceptionally well to alternative methods of control or natural remedies.  Premenstrual syndrome is really a combination of physical, psychological and emotional symptoms, numbering over 150, which affects approximately 40 million women. At the present time researchers believe that premenstrual syndrome may [...]

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7 Dietary Guidelines

By on April 13, 2010 in Nutrition

The 7 Dietary Guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources were designed to complement the Food Pyramid. These guidelines provide a practical approach to avoiding nutritional deficiencies and they address other diet related health problems through nutritional prevention. The 7 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are [...]

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Surviving the Holiday Season without the Packed-On Pounds

By on December 12, 2008 in Holiday Fun, Weight Loss, Fitness

Are you one of many who dread the holiday season and the wonderful selections of food that seem to come with it? Even the most diet conscious people have trouble staying away from the many buffet tables during the holiday parties and family get-togethers. While it is ok to splurge every now and then, it [...]

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