"If a healthy diet means cutting out all of the things I love you can count me out." I can't even begin to count the number of times I have heard this phrase or something very similar to it. My heart sinks pretty quick when I learn someone doesn't believe they can find joy in healthy ...
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The Benefits of HIIT
Have you heard of HIIT exercise and wondered if you should be doing it or even what it is? HIIT stands for High Interval Intensity Training. It basically consists of short bursts of high intensity cardio training divided by periods of rest (or lower intensity). The benefits of HIIT range from ...
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Ditching Your Soda Habit For Good
Most of us know soda isn't good for us. Maybe you have even tried to kick the soda habit before without luck.
If so you are not alone. Millions of Americans continue to choose to drink it every day. In fact, the CDC found in their National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that 50% ...
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How to Organize a Small Kitchen Pantry
In September, we moved into our current rental unit which has a small kitchen pantry. Our pantry also has deep shelves which seems to cause things to get lost. It wasn't very functional and hard to keep organized. We had a really busy holiday season and earlier this month I realized what a mess our ...
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Making Better Choices When Eating Out
Eating at home definitely gives you more control over the ingredients and foods that you eat compared with eating out. However, eating out is a fun and often social event that you shouldn't avoid (limit, perhaps, but avoid...definitely not!)
Occasionally, I will talk to people that have the ...
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5 Tips for Choosing the Best Workout Plan
Choosing the best workout plan for you is the first step in actually following through with fitness and exercise. There are quite a few things that you should consider before you settle on a plan or program. Here are 5 questions you can use to help evaluate what kind of program you should choose for ...
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