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Green Is Out, Black Is In

Well, sort of. Green foods are still great for your health, but black foods have super-high levels of antioxidants because of their dark pigment color. The black color of these foods comes from anthocyanins, plant pigments that may help lower the risks of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Here are five great foods that can [...]

Bad Habits for the Heart

With cardiovascular disease affecting more than one in three adults in the United States, it’s important to avoid bad (but always tempting) habits that lead to the weakening of the heart. Sitting for hours on end increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, even if you exercise regularly, because the lack of movement may [...]

5 Items That Don’t Need to Be Organic

With our nation becoming increasingly focused on enriching our bodies every possible way we can, organic food has become a staple in American food culture. However, organic sometimes means more expensive, so here are a 6 foods that DON’T need to be organic and are very unlikely to be affected by those dangerous chemicals we’re [...]

Should You Exercise While Ill?

It’s that time of year when everyone seems be sick. If you haven’t gotten a cold, you probably know someone who has. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, the general rule of thumb is that if your symptoms are from the neck up, yes you are sick. If below the neck, then no. [...]

Ever Wonder Why You Can’t Remember?

Maybe you don’t have any “wonder.” Memory is crucial to every aspect of our lives, but all of us experience times when memory fails us, often embarrassingly. And some people claim they can never remember a name or a face. Although researchers are gaining knowledge of the psychological and physiological bases of memory formation and [...]

5 Foods That Help You Sleep

By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com Should you let yourself have that midnight snack if you’re having trouble sleeping and you think hunger might be part of the problem? Here are five foods that can actually help you drift off: 1. Cherries. Fresh and dried cherries are one of the only natural food sources of melatonin, the [...]

Sitting Exercises for Work

Guess what? Slouching at a desk for eight hours a day is terrible for you! Throughout the day it’s important to release muscle and joint tension by stretching. Here are five yoga moves adopted to work while you sit at your desk chair (compiled by Yoga International). 1. Breath Awareness To begin, sit at the [...]

5 Low-Intensity Workouts That Burn Big Calories

More and more, aerobics enthusiasts are giving up the fabled “burn” of strenuous exercise for more moderate workouts like tai-chi and yoga. The result: improved health without injuries and aches. Best of all, low-sweat exercises practiced regularly can help you lose weight and keep it off. If you want to get in shape but can’t [...]

Revive Your Resolution!

5 Fantastic Foods for Getting Back on Track! by Hungry Girl, Yahoo.com So what if January 1st has come and gone, and you’ve yet to make good on that New Year’s resolution? No time like the present, people! Here are five foods to get your diet back on track, courtesy of Hungry Girl… Low-Fat or [...]

Faster Walking Is Linked in Study to Longer Life for People 75 or Older

By Nicole Ostrow - Jan 4, 2011 1:00 PM PT Doctors can measure how fast elderly patients walk to help estimate their life expectancy and determine medical care, according to a research analysis. At age 75, 10-year survival for the fastest men in nine clinical trials was 87 percent compared with 19 percent for the [...]