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12 Foods With Surprising Health Benefits

Would you ever put chocolate, nuts, or even honey on your "healthy foods" list? You may be surprised to learn that these foods and many others have an array of hidden health benefits. Read on to learn about 12 foods that you're likely to find in your kitchen that boost not just flavor, but also your health.

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10 Common Food Traps (and How to Avoid Them)

Navigating your way to your weight-loss or healthy-eating goals can be challenging enough, but when food traps pop up along the way, your diet can be derailed if you’re not aware of these potential pitfalls.

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Should You Eat Fruits & Veggies Raw or Cooked?

What’s the best way to eat your fruits and vegetables -- raw or cooked? Raw foodies tout the benefits of live enzymes and intact vitamins in raw foods. Meanwhile, traditionalists credit humanity’s brain growth with the discovery of fire and the cultural shift toward cooked foods. So, what's the answer?

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12 of the Most Challenging Battle Ropes Exercises

Oftentimes when training with battle ropes, people stick with basic moves that lack variety and complexity. Because of this, the ropes are frequently underutilized. However, with a little creativity the battle ropes can become one of your favorite pieces of equipment at the gym.

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10 Ways Science Can Help You Make Better Decisions

Life moves quickly, and every day we make countless in-the-moment decisions, often not fully considering the consequences and finality of those choices. In spite of this, things usually turn out reasonably well. But what about those times things don’t turn out so well, when you wished you might have chosen better?

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12 Simple Sitting Adjustments to Reduce Back Pain

Americans spend a lot of time sitting – working on computers, watching TV, commuting to work, and more. Americans also spend a lot of time and money at the doctor’s office due to back pain – about $50 billion each year.

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The 10 Best Stretches to Do Before Biking

Whether you bike to work, are training for a triathlon or swear by your favorite Spin class, stretching beforehand can improve your performance and protect you from injury.

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9 Crispy Fries Even Veggie Haters Will Love

If you’re the type who struggles to meet your daily vegetable intake, here’s an end to your plight. There’s a tasty — and healthy — way to prepare your vegetables: sliced like fries and then crisped in the oven.

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10 Vegan Protein Sources - Some Will Surprise You

Whatever the reason -- health benefits, animal rights or environmental sustainability -- more and more people are embracing plant-based eating. Despite not eating any meat, eggs or dairy, with planning, getting adequate nutritional and protein intake is possible!

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10 Body-Sculpting Exercises You Can Do While Watching TV

Carving out time to drive to the gym and sweat for an hour is hard, especially when the choice is between that and your favorite TV show. With this workout, you don’t have to choose! The easiest way to sneak in your next bout of exercise is to try out these exercises during the commercial breaks.

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What Causes Body Hair Growth?

Hair is a keratinous strand of material that grows from follicles in your skin. Hair plays an important role on your body for sensory, protection and temperature regulation. Although most people grow hair on the head, armpits, arms, legs and groin, other areas of body hair stem from other factors.

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10 Incredible Garlic Hacks

There it is, sitting on your shelf next to that old box of sea salt, a smelly little wonder substance that has been thought to help people avoid certain types of cancer, lower their cholesterol and amp up their immune systems during flu season. We speak of garlic, the beloved stinking rose and global-cuisine superstar.

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The Top 20 Healthiest Jobs in America

A recent NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll of more than 1,600 workers in the United States revealed that more than four in 10 working adults (44 percent) believe their current job has an impact on their overall health.

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