The 5 Stages of a Juice Fast
Thinking of starting a juice fast? Go through Joe's journey on a 3-day juice cleanse and see if his results are typical of what most experience during and after his detox diet.
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The 5 Worst Pieces of Fitness Advice
Identify and ditch the worst pieces of fitness advice, including 'no pain no gain' and 'carbo-load', to achieve effective weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. Learn the truth about exercise, diet, and why having a workout buddy can make all the difference.
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Should I Be Eating Soy?
It happens again and again. There is a food that the public eats — one that mankind has consumed for a very long time.
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32 Discontinued Foods We Sort of Miss
They are foods of nostalgia, dreamt up in a marketing brainstorm, pushed onto an unsuspecting public, and loved briefly by the masses. Then, without warning, they were ripped from our adoring clutches.
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The Health Benefits of Hot Sauce
New Mexico State University is home to the Chile Pepper Institute (which holds the rare and laudable distinction of being the only interesting institute in the world.
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The 19 Funniest Fitness Fads of All Time
We looked back at the weirdest, wildest and most popular fitness, diet and exercise fads of yesteryear and asked, “Where are they now?”
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Will Drinking Diet Soda Make Me Fat and Sick?
Artificial sweeteners are not the consequence-free sugar alternative you might think they are. Here is why!
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Is Eating Carbs REALLY Bad for Me?
I’m pretty sure carbs are trying to kill me. It’s not like they’re meeting in a diner and exchanging envelopes and calling each other later to say, “That thing? It’s done.
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Should Men Do Zumba?
The real question is: Why? Why don’t men Zumba? I set out to find the answer. As it turns out, there are a few reasons. And one of them involves mustard stains.
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The Truth About Canola Oil
Maybe you’ve heard from friends, read the articles or seen the videos. Canola, they say, is harmful. Some even claim it’s a killer.
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Is Eating Fatty Food Actually Bad for Me?
You’ve probably heard that fat is bad for you. Food manufacturers market and sell fat-free and low-fat products. Restaurants trim fat off meat. And when folks like Dr. Robert Atkins said we should eat more fat and less cereal, they were shouted down by a legion of nutritional experts.
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