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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 […]

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The Checkup: This Will Convince You to Never Charge Your Phone in Bed Again

• I am basically attachment parenting my phone: It goes everywhere I go and it sleeps in my bed. I am not proud. But that […]

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The Checkup: 6 Foods to Add to Your Diet for Glowing Skin

• Because adding is easier than subtracting: Six foods dermatologists eat, from grapefruit to avocado to flaxseed, to have their most glowing, airbrushed-like skin. [Prevention]

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The Checkup: The Magic Numbers for Seeing Gym Results, According to a Pro

• 20 to 60 minutes: That’s how much time you need to invest in fitness each day if you want to see actual gym results, […]

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The Unexpected Frozen Ingredient That Totally Upgrades Smoothies

Drumroll, please! Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you the cauliflower smoothie. Yes, people are putting cauliflower in their smoothies now. Lately, we’ve noticed this […]

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Surprise! Honeygrow Just Dived Into the Juice World

Honeygrow, the Philly-based fast-casual chain known for its make-your-own stir-fries, salads and Honeybar, has entered into new territory: Yesterday, they sent out an email saying that […]

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The Checkup: How to Make a Loaf of Bread Last Forever

• Whenever I get bread at La Colombe’s Fishtown location (if you haven’t consumed an entire loaf of their fig bread in one sitting, I […]

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The Checkup: Ack! Doing This Makes Spring Allergies Feel Even Worse

• If you rely on over-the-counter nasal decongestant spray during spring allergy season like you usually rely on, say, water or air, you’re going to […]

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The Checkup: 10 Common Food Mistakes Even Devoted Healthy Eaters Make

• Who knew you aren’t supposed to down your vitamins at the same time you chug your morning coffee? Not me. (Turns out, caffeine screws […]

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16 Philly Fitness and Foodie Openings to Be Excited About Now

If you’ve grown bored of your usual sweaty haunts — and your usual post-workout grab-and-go meals, too — do note: There are plenty of new […]

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The Checkup: Nutrition Pros’ Top Picks in Trader Joe’s Frozen Aisle

• Chances are, you’ve got a Trader Joe’s frozen item or two hanging out in your freezer for nights when laziness strikes (don’t we all?). […]

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What Philly Fitness Trainers Buy at Whole Foods

I’m just going to say it: Whole Foods is kind of a weird place to me. It’s a little bit intimidating with all of its […]

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The Checkup: The Healthy Food Trends You’re About to See Everywhere

• If you follow every health-obsessed, acai bowl-Instagramming food blogger alive like I do, then you are well aware of the fact that Expo West, […]

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Stripp’d Juice’s Fishtown Grand Opening Is Friday (And They’re Offering a Sweet Deal!)

Boys and girls, hang on to your hats, because the time has come: This Friday, March 17th, Stripp’d Juice’s brand-spankin’-new Fishtown location will be hosting […]

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The Checkup: How to Tweak Your Workouts to Bust Through a Fitness Plateau 

• There is nothing worse than sticking to your gym schedule with the same level of commitment Kylie Jenner applies to her lip-plumping game (that’s […]