Healthy Living
Soak in the Holiday Season
Holidays are stressful. Heck, life is stressful. Work, kids, commitments and now, on top of everything else, you’re expected to exude seasonal cheer. In the paraphrased words of an old advertising campaign, “Calgon, Santa, anybody, just take me away.”
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Get Savvy About Health Benefits
It's that time again - time to make health benefits decisions for the year ahead. If you have health benefits through your employer, this likely means you. When it comes to Open Enrollment, the time typically from October to December when many people have the opportunity to re-evaluate health benefits for the year ahead, where do you even start? A new guide, "Navigating Your Health Benefits For Dummies," can help.
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How to Quit Smoking Successfully
Nearly half of America’s smoking population -- more than 20 million people -- say they want to quit smoking in 2005…again. For most smokers, 2005 won’t be the first year they’ve tried to quit. Nearly all have tried at least once, and one out of five smokers (20 percent) has tried to quit five or more times.
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Getting Off the Takeout Treadmill
Many people reach for takeout menus when they're hungry for ethnic flavors, but that's not always the best move. Like other kinds of fast food, some of those dishes have come under fire for packing too much fat, cholesterol, sugar and sodium. Avoid the 'too much' trap by making easy, healthful ethnic dishes at home.
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What to Look for When Buying Organic
When you pick up a head of lettuce, a tray of tomatoes or a bag of apples in the produce aisle of your local grocery store that claims to be "natural" or "organic," do you know what you're buying?
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Summer Cooking Tips from Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone
World famous chef Curtis Stone, star of the hit TLC show "Take Home Chef," knows that each season is unique. With all the bounty of the summer season, cooks take advantage of the available produce to experiment with lighter fare and all the fresh vegetables that are readily available.
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Fuel Summer Fun with Protein-rich Foods
Summer's bounty of fresh veggies and fruit can make meal time fun. Colorful plates prevail as flavorful fruits and vegetables can be added at any meal. Serving these fresh treats with high-quality protein foods like eggs, lean meat and cheese will help keep appetites satisfied longer for hours of fun-in-the-sun this summer.
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The 411 on Health Insurance
You've heard it before; accidents happen. There's a great deal of truth in this oft-quoted statement. It's one reason why you should always have good health insurance, because without it, you may be putting yourself in serious financial straights.
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