Healthy-Food

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New Research Will Make You Question All Your Drink Choices 

If you’re planning on drinking anything aside from water today, you’re going to take note of three studies that came to our attention this morning. […]

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The Checkup: The 10-Minute Trick to Overcome the Dreaded Afternoon Slump

• The dreaded afternoon energy slump hits harder than ever on Fridays, when you are counting down every single second until the clock strikes five. […]

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The Checkup: How This Common Ingredient Could Be Making You Fat 

• Put dooooown the salt shaker: New research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found that folks were hungrier when they were on higher-sodium […]

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The Checkup: The Definitive Guide to Choosing the Best Greens 

• Get ready for a college-level lesson on greens, courtesy of this info-packed guide — from key nutrients to tasting notes to what season to shop […]

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The Checkup: Why You Should Eat Dinner At Least This Many Hours Before Bed 

• If your usual post-work routine involves you getting home after the gym around 8:45 p.m., shoveling a plate of food into your mouth, washing […]

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The Checkup: A Month’s Worth of Tiny Tweaks to See Better Fitness Results

• Sticking to your gym schedule with the same dedication Kim Kardashian displays when defending Kanye’s antics only to see few results can be truly […]

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Fuel’s Midtown Village Outpost to Debut Renovations With Free Smoothies

Fuel, the local fast-casual chain that offers up a menu of wraps, sandwiches, smoothies and more, all under 500 calories (and some made with produce grown […]

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What You Should (And Shouldn’t!) Eat Before Long Runs, According to a Philly Dietitian

My mother makes the best lasagna. (I know you think your mom does, but I’m here to tell you that this stuff is heaven in […]

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The Checkup: Why Your Tongue Turns White (And the Quick Fix for It) 

• Ever look at your tongue and notice that it’s white instead of pink? Well that, my friends, is tongue plaque — and it can cause […]

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The Checkup: 5 Unconventional Ways to Make Salad Taste Better

• If you’ve been known to make the same boring salad for lunch for weeks (er, maybe months) on end, you are not alone. That […]

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The New Dieting Savior You Need to Know About

GUYS. Snap Kitchen just launched what they’re calling Snap Day Packs, and they are the answer to all your dieting nightmares. Here’s the deal: Snap […]

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The Checkup: Why Oatmeal Shouldn’t Be Your Automatic Healthy Breakfast Pick

• Interesting! BuzzFeed asked dietitians and healthy-eating experts to choose the best breakfast picks from a ton of fast-food restaurants’ menus and it turns out, […]

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The Checkup: 7 After-Workout Eating Mistakes You’re Making

• Stop everything: Philadelphia-based physician Rob Danoff, who specializes in sports medicine, says, oftentimes, you don’t actually need to refuel after exercise. Say whaaat?! Here, […]

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The Checkup: Yikes! Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Have This STI

• Here, a very good reason to schedule that gyno appointment you’ve been putting off: New data from the National Center for Health Statistics found […]

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Recipe: 7-Ingredient Double-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Bacon

This right here is my version of comfort food (well, this and bacon cheeseburgers). That would be real food that comes together in a way […]