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Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Loss Tips to Remember When You're at Work

Posted by Linda King

May 31, 2016

When you're at home, it might be easy to focus on preparing healthy meals, heading to the gym for a workout and otherwise working toward your health and weight loss goals. However, chances are good that you spend a good part of your week in the office, which can make it tough for you to really stay serious about losing weight. To stay on the right track, remember these three important weight loss tips, even when you're at the office. Doing so can make a big difference in how quickly you achieve your goals and can have an impact on your overall health.

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Topics: health, Weight Loss, healthy lifestyle, get healthy

Study Shows an Association Between Exercise and Brain Health Later in Life

Posted by Laura Wilson

May 17, 2016

For those in their 20's, 30's, and 40's, it feels like life is moving at warp speed. Between a career, household responsibilities, raising children, and other family commitments, the one thing that often gets put on hold is exercising. A visit to a health club often isn't a priority when there are so many pressing needs. But for those who have concerns over brain function later in life, a new study shows it is very beneficial to fit in a workout now.

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Topics: health, fitness, wellness, brain health

Healthy Lifestyle: Would You Like to Ease Cold Symptoms with Organic Products?

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Feb 2, 2016

In the old days, adults only had to look as far as their household pantries to find the ingredients needed to combat the common cold. Case in point, let’s look at the onion. Also known as allium cepa, humankind has been using it for centuries to create home remedies. Today, it’s still being used to make people feel better, only it’s added to organic products created by a number of companies that believe in the value of healthy lifestyles.

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Topics: health, physical health

7 tips for better health

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Jan 5, 2016

Dear High school student;

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Topics: health, heath tips

A Healthy Lifestyle Should Also Include Healthy Snacking

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

Healthy snacking is just as important to a diet and living a healthy lifestyle as is eating a healthy meal. So while reaching for a bag of chips and a soda during a break once in a while won't completely ruin your diet, sticking to a calorie count that suits your metabolic needs is what is more important. One right choice will not only fill your day with the power your body needs, but it will also lead to other positives, and not just ones that are health-related.

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Topics: food, health, food tips, health snacks, health tips, snacking

3 Tips for Leading a Healthy Lifestyle

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

Nowadays, it seems to have become hard to lead a healthy lifestyle because you get a lot of conflicting information from different sources.  Egg yolks are constantly going in and out of fashion.  Some health gurus recommend high protein diets while others encourage you to go for diets high in fat (Atkins).  Even when it comes to exercise, there’s usually some new fad you keep hearing about, from Zumba classes to kettle bells.  So how do you weed through all this information and keep the stuff that you need?  Consider the following tips:

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Topics: health, food tips, exercise, diet, fitness, fit tips, spiritual health

Health Life Tips: Say Hello to Low Calorie, Fall Fondue Parties

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

Autumn holidays, like National White Chocolate Day and Halloween, don’t have to sidetrack your goal of living a healthy life. There are actually low calorie options available that make joining in on the celebrations easy and fun. One of those options is to leave the chocolate on the shelf and throw a fall fondue party using carob.

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Topics: health, healthy lifestyle, healthy tips, low calorie

Metabolic Weight Loss Versus Metabolic Syndrome

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

If you want to realize the full potential of metabolic weight loss, you need to protect yourself from metabolic syndrome. This cluster of conditions has been growing at an alarming rate. Fortunately, most people can prevent or manage the symptoms by making simple lifestyle changes including regular exercise.

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Topics: health, Weight Loss, fitness

Why a Fitness Routine Promotes Healthy Living and More

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

We all seem to fall easily into routines. Whether it be getting up and performing the same daily tasks, or following the same route to work, or setting a work routine, we do it all the time. So have you developed a fitness routine yet? A fitness routine is so important to living a healthy lifestyle. Take a look at a few of the great benefits starting and maintaining a fitness routine can do for you.

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Topics: health, healthy lifestyle, fitness, healthy routine

3 Primary Components Men Need to Lead a Healthy Lifestyle

Posted by Sterling McKinley

Oct 15, 2015

There are a variety of avenues a man can take to lead a healthier way of life, but there are three primary components that men need to live a healthy lifestyle

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Topics: health, healthy lifestyle, fitness, get healthy