Category Archives: Lifestyle Changes

Enjoy Valentine’s Day — Chocolate is good for you!

Chocolate is probably the number-one most craved food in North America today. Interestingly, it originated in Mexico.  Chocolate is made using cocoa beans – they’re not actually beans, but seeds from the fruit of the cacao tree – which are used … Continue reading

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Is there a connection between heart disease and breast cancer?

February 1 marked the 10th year of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement — 10 years of fighting to save women’s lives from heart disease. There has been much progress in educating women about heart disease, but … Continue reading

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Happy New Year – One Day at a Time!

  It is interesting to watch traditions come and go and see which ones continue over time. New Year’s resolutions have been in the “continue over time” category for millennia.  They cross cultures, from ancient religious origins of offerings and promises … Continue reading

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Three Diet “Must Do’s” for the “New YOU”

Gain any unwanted weight during the holidays? If your answer is yes, you need to do three things to lose it: fiber up; eat foods that are low in calories, high in water, fiber and air; and increase your activity. … Continue reading

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Be Happy for the Holidays

Halloween arrives and with it soon come the Christmas decorations and candies in stores throughout the land. This time comes with high expectations and pressures. At times the joy of the season is supplanted by the stress of the holidays. … Continue reading

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