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Healthy Recipes for Your Microwave

February 2nd, 2012 Comments off
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Your microwave isn't just for making popcorn or reheating leftovers anymore. From melting chocolate to cooking vegetables, your microwave is a value and time-saving tool in the kitchen. These healthy recipes for dinner, desserts, snacks and side dishes can be made strictly in your microwave. Try making a healthy recipe in your microwave today!

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More Reasons to Indulge in Chocolate

November 8th, 2011 Comments off

Not that you need another reason to indulge in chocolate (you probably already know it’s good for your blood pressure), but isn’t it delightful, delicious, and delectable that there is one? Eating chocolate shaves your risk of “cardiometabolic dis…

Does Chocolate Make Acne Worse?

February 8th, 2011 Comments off

What your mother always told you may be true after all: Chocolate may exacerbate acne, a small preliminary study suggests.

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New Drug Reduces Preterm Birth

February 8th, 2011 Comments off

The FDA has approved an injectable drug called Makena to reduce the risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks in pregnant women with a history of at least one premature birth.

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The Best Workout for Your Metabolism

June 4th, 2010 Comments off

By Julie Upton, RD During a run yesterday, my girlfriend and I were commiserating about how we can win the battle against our aging—and slowing—metabolism. I know there’s not a lot you can do diet-wise to rev up your body’s engine, so it looks like exercise is the best approach to increase metabolic rate. Research shows that you can get modest, and usually short-lived, metabolism lifts from making time for breakfast, getting more protein, eating chili peppers, drinking lots of coffee and tea, and having more frequent meals. However, exercise habits can make a bigger difference in your overall metabolism. Since body weight—and lean muscle mass specifically—is the primary contributor of metabolism, increasing lean body mass has been one proven way to raise your rate.

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One Bite of Chocolate Blows Your Willpower

May 21st, 2009 Comments off

Recent news that sweets can induce overeating.

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One Bite of Chocolate Blows Your Willpower