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9 Strategies to Help Boost Your Mood During the Fall and Winter Seasons
Dreading the dark months ahead? These tips and tricks can help you manage your mood as the days get shorter and shorter. It’s an ...
By: Lisa Milbrand | October 28, 2020 | Real Simple
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Self Care and Your Waistline
Reaching a healthy weight isn’t something that happens only when you’re at the gym or watching what you eat. It’s influenced by th...
By: Kate Rockwood | September 24, 2019 | Rally Health
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5 Ways Being Physically Inactive Affects our Mind and Mood
You’ve probably seen the meme making its rounds across social media, saying, "Now that I’ve been through a pandemic, I know why so...
By: Lindsay Tigar | December 16, 2020 | Real Simple
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The Trick to Feeling Better About Your Body
Do you despair when comparing the way you look with the way you feel you should look? Do you constantly pick yourself apart and di...
By: Staff | May 04, 2021 | Mayo Clinic
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Foods to Ditch for Less Stress (and What to Eat Instead)
These food trades won't work magic, but they can help when you feel stressed. Stressing out? You're not alone - in fact, stress a...
By: Lisa Valente, MS, RD | October 28, 2020 | EatingWell
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How to Gain Control of Emotional Eating
Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort - consci...
By: Staff | February 17, 2021 | Mayo Clinic
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3 Easy Ways to Practice Body Positivity Right Now
When it comes to weight and body image, the American public is on the receiving end of a lot of mixed messages. The body positivit...
By: Leslie Goldman | May 04, 2021 | EatingWell
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5 Strategies to Help You Stop Emotional Eating
You stand at the freezer, steaming over a fight with your spouse and searching for some ice cream to cool your emotions. You sit o...
By: Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD | February 17, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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5 Excellent Reasons to Take a Walk Today
People who walk regularly swear by the health and psychological benefits of their daily jaunt. Here, wellness expert Michael Roize...
By: Staff | March 10, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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12 Yoga Poses You Can Do Wherever
Afternoon slump? Stressed over your workload? Need ways to de-stress or refocus after juggling work or online learning assistance ...
By: Staff | March 10, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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8 Foods to Eat to Help You Stay Energized
When the 3 p.m. slump strikes and your energy is zapped, it's tempting to down a cup of coffee and ride the caffeine jolt until yo...
By: Lauren Manaker MS, RDN, LD | December 16, 2020 | EatingWell
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4 Harmful Habits That Get in the Way of Weight Loss
If you’re hoping to lose weight, don’t let problematic eating habits get in your way. Four behaviors can prevent you from mak...
By: Digestive Health Team | July 16, 2018 | Cleveland Clinic
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Five Simple Ways to Kickstart a Great Day
Your morning routine can determine the mood of your entire day. Luckily, there are five easy things that you can do before breakfa...
By: Andrea Mathis, LD, RDN, MA | November 25, 2020 | EatingWell
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6 Stress-Busting Secrets From Real Appeal Coaches
Stress can feel like kryptonite for your weight loss goals, making it harder to stick to your healthy eating habits and activity g...
By: Caroline Roberts | May 21, 2021
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10 Workout "Rules" You Should Be Breaking
Exercise has so many benefits—from reducing stress and boosting your mood to improving your heart health and helping you get...
By: Jessica Ball, M.S., R.D. | September 08, 2021 | EatingWell
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8 Anti-Inflammatory Foods That Soothe Anxiety
Fight anxiety by eating anti-inflammatory foods that supply key brain nutrients. One-third of Americans will experience prolonged...
By: Carolyn Williams, Ph.D., R.D. | June 11, 2020 | EatingWell
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5 Surprising Signs You’re Not Moving Enough During the Day
It's not just in your head: working a 9-to-5 job from your makeshift home office is very hard on your body, in an extremely lazy k...
By: Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé | May 27, 2021 | EatingWell
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Foods That Can Help Lower Stress
Some stress in our daily lives is normal, and in some cases unavoidable. However, too much stress can have some undesirable conseq...
By: Jessica Ball, M.S., RD | June 09, 2021 | EatingWell
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The Best Exercises to Boost Weight Loss
Obsessed with cycling? Adore weight-training? Congratulations on finding a workout you love. But if your routine is one- note, you...
By: Cindy Kuzma | March 03, 2021 | EatingWell
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10 Best Healthy Snacks, According to Dietitians
Keep these healthy snacks on hand to boost your nutrient intake and tame afternoon hanger. A walk down the snack aisle can leave ...
By: Sarah Anzlovar, MS, RDN, LDN | June 22, 2021 | EatingWell
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Are You Using the Right Olive Oil? How to Pick the Best One
My kids enjoyed a good laugh at my expense while at the grocery store the other day. Apparently, I was taking way too long in the ...
By: Casey Seidenberg | July 13, 2018 | The Washington Post
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The 7 Healthiest Carb-Filled Foods to Eat, According to a Registered Dietitian
You bet potatoes are on this list. As we head into the holiday season, my priorities are as follows: perfecting my pecan pie reci...
By: Betty Gold | December 17, 2020 | Real Simple
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12 Healthy Breakfasts That Will Make You Forget All About Cereal
It's time to break up with your beloved cereal. Start your day with these clean eating breakfasts that cut out processed sugar and...
By: Colleen Travers | February 07, 2020 | Shape
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Morning Routines of Doctors and Dietitians
The time and energy we invest in our morning rituals is sacred, often setting the tone for our entire day. From eating a healthy b...
By: Krissy Brady | January 23, 2020 | EatingWell
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Healthy Lunch Ideas
Whether you eat lunch at home these days while WFH or pack it to take along, having a healthy (and tasty!) lunch you feel good abo...
By: Ann Milanowski | February 10, 2021 | Cleveland Clinic
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How to Avoid This Mindless Eating Trap
Extra cake from your coworker’s kid’s birthday party. Leftover bagel halves from the morning meeting. If you work in an office, yo...
By: Staff | February 27, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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How to Outsmart Your Hunger Hormones
We tend to think of weight as a matter of simple math: Eat fewer calories than your body burns in a day, and the scale will slide ...
By: Brigid Sweeney | September 02, 2021 | Real Appeal
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Surprising Things That Burn as Many Calories as a 30-Minute Walk
Taking a walk is great for your health. It helps you stay active, is free and you can do it almost anywhere. However, not everyone...
By: Jessica Ball, MS, RD | December 31, 2019 | EatingWell
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The Old School Weight Loss Tool That Always Works
Anyone who has ever been on a weight-loss quest knows what it's like to get wrapped up in the latest diet trends or to be dropping...
By: Jessica Cording, Cdn, Ms, Rd | October 08, 2019 | Shape
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Sneaky Habits That May Be Sabotaging Your Health
Sure, it's the most wonderful time of the year, but somewhere between cutting up cubes of stale bread for the homemade stuffing, m...
By: Lindsay J. Warner | December 02, 2019 | EatingWell
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10 Tips for Eating Healthy When You’re Working From Home
You’re on a conference call and somehow wandered into the kitchen. Next thing you know you’re eating crackers and dry cereal out o...
By: Staff | March 29, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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How to Stop Overeating on Weekends
You’re good about eating healthy during the week, but on the weekends? Well, that’s another story. “The week often brings stress ...
By: Staff | October 05, 2020 | Cleveland Clinic
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Walking: Trim Your Waistline, Improve Your Health
Can you really walk your way to fitness? You bet! Get started today. Know the benefits Physical activity doesn't need to be comp...
By: Staff | August 02, 2021 | Mayo Clinic Health Information Library
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5 Myths About Cravings That Might Be Holding You Back
Imagine you’ve been on a healthy-eating kick. Everything is going great. You’re skipping the drive-thru, you’re passing up that se...
By: Kate Rockwood | January 03, 2019
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8 Fun Workouts That Don’t Feel Like Working Out
Maybe you’re not interested in doing a high-intensity workout, or the idea of the weight room makes you shudder. That doesn’t mean...
By: Molly Hurford | June 18, 2018 | Rally Health
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How to Walk for Weight Loss
Walking is one of the most convenient and often underrated forms of exercises. Studies continue to support that walking is effecti...
By: Clay Abney | June 25, 2021 | EatingWell
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Now Isn’t the Time to Feel Guilty About Your Workout Routine
Whether you were a morning gym rat, an evening studio slayer, or a lunchtime runner, chances are, if you had a go-to workout sched...
By: Nikhita Mahtani | December 02, 2020 | Shape
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9 Unhealthy Coping Habits That End Up Hurting More Than Helping
Make sure your methods for getting through tough times are actually healthy, not harmful, in the long run. We all find ways to co...
By: Maggie Seaver | December 17, 2020 | Real Simple
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10 Mind-set Shifts Dietitians Wish You’d Make When You’re Trying to Lose Weight
If you've tried everything, but can't seem to shed those last few pesky pounds, you could be sabotaging yourself without even real...
By: Lainey Younkin, MS, RD | January 23, 2020 | EatingWell
