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This Spice Supercharges the Special K Cereal Diet so You Can Lose a Pound a Day
If you’re busy and you love carbs, then we may have found — or make that rediscovered — the perfect weight-loss approach for you. A team of international researchers recently tested a version of the Special K diet to see if the classic cereal-based plan might be a worthwhile alternative to today’s many complicated diets.…
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Protect Yourself From COVID-19 at Thanksgiving By Making This One Easy Change
With COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots readily available nationwide, it’s going to be a much more upbeat Thanksgiving compared to last year. However, even if you’ve gotten your vaccine doses, there’s still a small chance you could end up with a breakthrough case of the coronavirus. That’s particularly true if you’re attending a larger holiday…
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How to Practice Physical Wellness — Especially During Quarantine
Taking care of ourselves requires a multi-pronged approach. Experts agree that true wellness encompasses several dimensions that each contribute to our overall health. As the world panics over the coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s important that we attend to each dimension to keep ourselves both healthy and sane — and our physical wellness is a great place…
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These 2 Disinfecting Sprays Can Kill COVID-19 in 2 Minutes, According to the EPA
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) still sweeping the nation, many of us are still doing all we can to keep ourselves safe. One of the best ways to do that is to ensure that we’re keeping things clean. When it comes to disinfecting supplies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just endorsed two products that will…
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Important Self-Love Tricks That Are the to Key Happiness
Being overly critical of yourself is never a good thing, which is why it’s so important to use self-love affirmations every day. As much as we want others to feel safe and nurtured no matter what setbacks they face, we tend to look at our own mishaps and errors in a far harsher way, warns…
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Are Flip Flops Bad For Your Feet?
Summer is in full swing, which means it’s time for our sandals to shine. However, if slipping on a pair of flip flops is your go-to for warm weather footwear, you might want to reconsider: Flip-flops are often bad for your feet. We aren’t saying you have to skip the popular sandal style — just think a…
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Looking Hot, Feeling Cool: The Best Undergarments for Menopause
I recently went to Victoria’s Secret, where a 20-something sales associate named Sydney with a blond ponytail, a perky attitude, and a tape measure asked me if I knew my correct bra size. “Yes,” I said, because my natural tendency is to eschew help when shopping in malls. “What is it?” she asked — somewhat…
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Why Cottonseed Oil Could Be Your New Fat-Burning Meal Enhancer
If you haven’t heard much about cottonseed oil benefits yet, expect that to change very soon. Recent research shows this cooking oil — extracted from the seeds of cotton plants of various species — might be linked to lower cholesterol and burning fat. The November 2018 study published in Nutrition Research analyzed 15 healthy men…
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This $20 Supplement May Help Reduce Symptoms of Depression
Stephanie Dalfonzo sat at her computer and Googled “ways to elevate mood.” Though Stephanie knew she had many reasons to smile — a loving family and a successful business as an integrative hypnotist — she was often plagued by unexplainable sadness. Will I ever feel completely happy? she wondered. It had been nearly 20 years…
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Save on All Your Prescriptions by Asking These 9 Questions
Did you know that Americans pay twice as much for their prescriptions as people in other developed countries, where pharmaceuticals are more tightly regulated? That’s because here, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by law, cannot consider the price of any drugs it may approve for sale — even when their development was financed with…