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Workout for a Well-Rounded Body

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If you eat the same food every day, even when healthy, you still may be missing important vitamins and minerals. The same is true when you stick with only one type of workout like strength training, running, spinning, or yoga. Your body soon…
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Medical Myth Buster: Sweating Helps You Lose Weight Faster

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 Ready for a medical myth buster that may change the way you think about sweating, exercise and weight loss? Myth: It’s a common belief that extreme sweating will help you get rid of toxins faster, and therefore…
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What Your Waistline Can Tell You About Your Health

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If you think a slim waistline is only about aesthetics, think again. Carrying extra weight on the waistline can be bad news for women. If you are apple-shaped (carrying extra weight around the waist) or pear-shaped (carrying extra weight on…

News Anchor Responds On-Air to Bully

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WKBT anchor Jennifer Livingston’s response to a particularly nasty viewer letter about her weight is a wonderful example of how to handle a bully—for kids and adults. We love her moxie and we hope her message makes bullies think twice about…
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Better Than Soda: Sweet Grapefruit Cherry Spritzer

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A MOM-FRIENDLY CHOICE There’s something special about a drink that looks like a Shirley Temple. It makes kids feel grown up and they love sipping on the sweet pink cocktailso why not try to create this fun beverage at home with your children?…
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Back-to-School: Healthy Whole Grains for the Lunchbox

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I made an art of packing lunches when my children were little and found it to be an exciting way to introduce them to new and flavorful food. Nothing made me happier than to clean out their empty lunch boxes when they returned from school…
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Back-to-School: Lunch Inside the Box!

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I remember my first lunch box as if it were just yesterday.  It was a red and green plaid lunch pail with silver hinges that twinkled with the sunlight. Every day, I would open it and stare wide-eyed at its wondrous contents. I would…
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Does Eating Fat-Free Help You Lose Weight?

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Myth: Eating Fat-Free Foods Means Weight Loss Bust: We all know that to lose weight you need to consume fewer calories than what you use. But just as, if not more important, is what makes up those calories. People connect low fat or no…

Skinny Low-Cal Pizza

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Crispy, Thin Crust Pizza The average take-out pizza can run you 300 calories and 550 mg. of sodium per plain slice. But when you make these personal low-cal pizzas with healthy GOYA® products, like GOYA® Low Sodium Tomato Sauce, you’ll…