Healthy-Food

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Tape This to Your Fridge: Your Cheat Sheet for Cutting Every Type of Fruit

There’s just something about summer that brings on cravings for endless servings of fruit. Nothing hits the spot on a hot day better than some […]

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The Checkup: 6 Trader Joe’s Gems Every Lazy Cook Should Have

• Let’s be honest: The number-one reason I eat out way more often than I should is simple — because I’m lazy. Chances are, you […]

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Salad Junkies, Rejoice: Just Salad’s First Philly Location Is Open

Remember Just Salad, the NYC salad-slinging import we told you guys was coming our way a few months ago? Well, the fast-casual spot quietly opened the […]

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Where 7 Healthy-Eating Pros Grab Brunch Around Philly (And Their Go-To Orders)

Raise your hand if your squad’s Sunday-morning motto is “But first, brunch.” Okay, now raise your hand if, after said brunch, you always need to […]

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The Seed Breakdown: Demystifying the Overwhelming Seed Aisle

It’s hard to open your Instagram feed without smoothies bowls smothered in hemp seeds and chia seeds and pumpkin seeds and … SO. MANY. SEEDS […]

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The Checkup: 6 Healthy Foods That Are Sneakily Sabotaging Your Workouts

• You might think you’re doing yourself a favor by loading up on a super-fiber-packed late lunch (hello, filling foods!) before hitting your after-work SoulCycle […]

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Playing Catch-Up: Why Everyone Is Freaking Out About Coconut Oil

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet recently, you’ve probably witnessed the collective tizzy over coconut oil that started after the American Heart Association said the […]

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Study: Vegetarian Diet Could Be Twice As Effective As Just Slashing Calories

A win for all the vegetarians out there: A recent study examining weight-loss methods found that, instead of simply cutting calories, going the vegetarian route could […]

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The Checkup: Pee Is NOT the Answer to a Jellyfish Sting — This Is

• If you’ve ever suffered through the humiliating experience of being peed on at the beach, I’m so sorry — that really wasn’t necessary, new […]

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The Checkup: Why This Counterintuitive Weight-Loss Tip Works 

• When you’re trying to lose weight, your goal with your workouts might be just that: To lose weight. But trainer Tony Gentilcore makes a […]

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The Checkup: Why Everyone Is Suddenly Obsessing Over Sourdough Bread 

• A new study pitted sourdough bread, often touted as a lower-glycemic and therefore healthier option, against white bread and found — dun, dun, dun […]

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How When You Eat Breakfast and Dinner Affects Your Waistline

I am, without fail, always the first person to fall asleep at a sleepover. Things that should never be drawn on someone’s face have been […]

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The Checkup: Someone Dared to Rank All the LaCroix Flavors — Do You Agree?

• Ranking the LaCroix flavors is a bold move considering just how feisty folks can get over their favorites (I’ve witnessed more than one heated […]

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The Checkup: The Game-Changing Mealtime Tweak to Try at Lunchtime

• If you’ve been known to shovel whatever is on your plate into your face in seconds, barely tasting what you were putting in your […]

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The Checkup: What to Know About Infrared Saunas Before Sweating In One

• Infrared saunas, which use infrared light to heat the body from within rather than warming it from the outside in, have become quite the […]