March 6, 2013, at 1:59 pm

What the Heck is a Vegan?

Vegan

Guest post by Amber Fairbanks

What the heck is a vegan?

You might have heard of it before.  The term “vegan” has been thrown around a lot within the

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February 1, 2013, at 3:07 pm

Greece Might Be Broke, but Their Yogurt is Rich

Yogurt

It seems like everywhere you turn these days, you’re hearing about Greece.  If it isn’t the debt crisis, it’s whether or not they’ll leave the Euro.  If it isn’t either

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January 3, 2013, at 7:49 pm

Where to Get Your Essential Vitamins and Minerals

Chart of Essential Vitamins and MInerals

One of the toughest things about eating heathy is knowing what foods to eat to get the vitamins and minerals that you need.  Below is a helpful chart that outlines

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November 12, 2012, at 7:09 pm

Weak Sauce

condiment

When we think about eating healthy, we tend to focus on the big players: the meat, the carbs, sweets.  Controlling consumption in these key areas gives us the biggest bang

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October 15, 2012, at 2:14 am

Special K Diet…Nothing Special About It

Special K

You’ve likely seen the commercials of thin women chasseing around their homes while eating various Special K products.  The women look very happy to be snacking on their cereal, bars,

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October 1, 2012, at 12:13 pm

Eat Your Way to Well

Feeling sick

Imagine for a minute that you are an Olympic athlete.  You have the race of your lifetime coming up tomorrow.  It’s time to go big or go home.  You have

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September 25, 2012, at 11:36 pm

Why I Chose to be a Pescetarian

Pescetarianism

Giving up meat is something I kind of stumbled into.  It’s not something I really ever set out to do or thought I would ever do.  And I didn’t even

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September 19, 2012, at 1:16 am

Shakin' and Grindin'

Salt

Why is sea salt better for you? 

My mom posed that question to me the other day.  Being the family health and nutrition guru (well, some might say know-it-all), she

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September 18, 2012, at 2:20 am

Coffee Breath is Good for You

No, that’s just gross.  But… It turns out, that dark elixir of life millions of us turn to every morning (and beyond for some) might actually do more for us

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August 28, 2012, at 5:09 pm

The Darker Side of Water

Sweat

Let me preface this by saying that I am water’s biggest fan.   I drink at least 8 cups a day.  I drink almost nothing but water (and coffee…article on that

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