Peppermint Health Perks
Not just a breath freshener, this healthy herb can calm stomach pain, gas, and diarrhea, according to an international review study. "Peppermint tea in particular helps soothe indigestion symptoms caused by a bug or irritable bowel syndrome," .. [... more]
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Simple Till Six: An Eating Plan for Busy People
By Mark Bittman From Reader's Digest My route to saner eating was more or less accidental. Two years ago, I was 57 and weighed more than I ever had. When I graduated from college, I weighed 165 pounds; when I stopped smoking, about five years ... [... more]
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Lower Cholesterol Naturally With Cheese
From Reader's Digest Eating cheese can be heart healthy. Women who ate a serving a day (about the size of four dice) had higher HDL (good cholesterol) and lower LDL (bad) than those who ate less, according to a study at Wake Forest University ... [... more]
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Black-Eyed Pea Soup
From Eat to Beat Diabetes This soup's filling enough to make a hearty main course and is easy to prepare. A sprinkling of low-fat grated cheese melting into the soup is the finishing touch. Serve with toasted tortillas on the side, cut into ... [... more]
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Amaranth, Quinoa, and Corn Chowder
By Lorna Sass From Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way Ingredients indigenous to the New World, like amaranth, quinoa, and corn, have a natural affinity. In this soup, the amaranth and quinoa add substance and subtle flavor variations to the more ... [... more]
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Foods That Can Help Protect Your Eyesight
From Reader's Digest New research reveals foods that help protect against three leading age-related vision thieves: Just one serving a month of kale or collard greens or more than two servings of carrots a week reduced the risk of glaucoma by ... [... more]
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Buying a Healthy Butter Substitute
Finding the best one depends on what you're looking for, says Constance Brown-Riggs, an American Dietetic Association spokesperson, who offers these guidelines: If you want the smoothest buttery taste, look for labels that say original or ... [... more]
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Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes
From Reader's Digest They're fresh right now, just in time to star at holiday dinners. Here's why sweet potatoes should be a family favorite even after the feast. One medium sweet potato (often called a yam, although they're not the same thing) ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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Bulgur with Ginger and Orange
From Magic Foods Instead of cooking a side of rice or potatoes (both high-GL foods) to go with your next chicken, beef, or pork dinner, reach for the bag of bulgur instead. Bulgur cooks in about the same time as white rice but offers the blood ... [... more]
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Find and Fix Your Dietary Downfalls
All of us have dietary strengths and weaknesses, just as we have strengths and weaknesses in other areas of our lives. No one is perfect -- and that's fine! But if you're like most people, there are a few things you're doing out of habit that are ... [... more]
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Tips to kick-start your weight loss.
From ChangeOne.com Quite simply, to lose weight and improve your condition, you have to eat less, eat more often, and eat better. It's the best way we know of to stick to healthy eating goals. Use the weekly meal planners in the personal planner, ... [... more]
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