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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition
Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food
by Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research
Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.
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Wellness Workbook
How to Achieve Enduring Health and Vitality
by John W. Travis, M.D., Regina Sara R
For more than 30 years, John W. Travis, M.D., and Regina Sara Ryan have introduced thousands to the concept of wellness, a practical whole-self approach to healthy living. From how you breathe to how you view the world, the 12 interconnected elements of the Wellness Energy System affect all aspects of your life: your disposition toward injury and illness, your relationships, your general level of happiness, and beyond. In an optimal state of wellness, you are less prone to disease, stress, and other life-depleting factors. Thoroughly revised, THE NEW WELLNESS WORKBOOK presents a comprehensive self-assessment and hundreds of exercises and ideas to help you take control of your health and happiness.
Top 10 Food Mistakes
Food Mistake #1: You reach for multigrain bread or cereal
Foods labeled 7-grain or multigrain may seem like the healthiest choices—especially with new findings showing that a diet rich in whole grains protects against heart disease, cancer, and other ills.
The famed Nurses' Health Study documented lower rates of heart disease and stroke among whole grain eaters. Experts don't know all the reasons behind the benefits, but they do know that intact grains are rich in fiber and nutrients—including vitamin E, B vitamins, and magnesium—that are stripped away when grains are refined into flour.
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Where the Bugs Are
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Is there a more potent symbol of purity than the fluffy white snowflake, wafting from heaven and landing--ping!--on the tip of your tongue? Well, along comes the journal Science to spoil the fun, noting that bacteria called Pseudomonas syringe are lurking at the dark heart of many an earthbound crystal of frozen water. And if Frosty the Snowman is a target, what chance do the rest of us have?
A pretty good one, actually-- if you make note of the places where the bugs lie and swat them before they can do harm. Here's an updated to-disinfect list for all the surprising places (and people) contagion clings to.
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More Than a Fridge Filler: Clever Uses for Baking Soda
By Olivia Kuhn-Lloyd of Intent
As elements of spring start to peak through, I’m inspired to freshen up my
beauty routine, which has always been minimal. Winter has taken its toll on my
skin and hair and enough is enough! It’s time to peal back the curtain.
Influenced by these ten beauty essentials totaling seventy-five dollars, I
started to think about glow- and shine-inducing products that I already have
on-hand and, my favorite of the bunch, baking soda.
How can my favorite multi-purpose (beauty) product enhance your grooming
routines? Read on. (More than a dusted off Redbook list, these applications for
baking soda are a compilation of research, polls, and personal use.)
Where to buy? For how much?
Baking Soda is ubiquitous. It does not vary by brand nor fall into different price brackets. It’s reliable and will always come to the siren call of your beauty needs.
It’s available. You can purchase it at supermarkets, bodegas, drug stores, and gas station mini-marts.
The price is right. The average drugstore sells baking soda for less than three dollars.
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More Than a Fridge Filler: Clever Uses for Baking Soda
By Olivia Kuhn-Lloyd of Intent
As elements of spring start to peak through, I’m inspired to freshen up my
beauty routine, which has always been minimal. Winter has taken its toll on my
skin and hair and enough is enough!
It’s time to peal back the curtain. Influenced by these ten beauty essentials
totaling seventy-five dollars, I started to think about glow- and shine-inducing
products that I already have on-hand and, my favorite of the bunch, baking soda.
How can my favorite multi-purpose (beauty) product enhance your grooming
routines? Read on. (More than a dusted off Redbook list, these applications for
baking soda are a compilation of research, polls, and personal use.)
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Beauty Shortcuts for Busy Women
You're a busy woman. This we know. So we've pulled it all together for you:
makeup that flatters, look-younger hair tricks, and much more.
by Good Housekeeping
Kiss your old lipstick good-bye
If you've been wearing the same shade since the Rachel was the hottest haircut,
it's official: You're stuck in a lipstick rut. The easiest way to try something
new and still feel like you? Pick a color similar to your favorite formula but
with a hint of gold, says Los Angeles-based makeup artist Julie Hewett. (Two of
our favorites: Lancôme Juicy Rouge in Sorbet and Avon Double Impact Lipcolor in
Champagne.) The big (surprising) impact of that tiny change? Instantly brighter
eyes.
Create cheekbones
Forget '80s-style racing stripes. There's a far more natural way to contour your
cheeks, says celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose: Choose a powder blush a couple
of shades darker than your skin tone (like a bronzer, but not too brown).
Starting right under your cheekbone, sweep the color toward your hairline,
fading it slightly as you go; then apply a golden-toned illuminating powder or
cream directly above. (We like BeComing Added Brilliance Powder Blush and
Highlighter in Tempting; it contains both shades.) As the higher spot catches
the light and the darker, lower area recedes, voilà! More-prominent cheekbones.
Prevent foundation from caking around your nose
The secret, says Barose, is to first apply a thin layer of eye gel around your
nostrils. (Try Origins No Puffery eye gel or Nivea Visage Soothing Eye Gel.) As
the gel dries, it creates a smoother surface for makeup to attach to. And choose
a stick-formula foundation — its less creamy texture also wards off creases.
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Treating Minor Beauty Injuries
Here's how to handle little beauty mishaps without an M.D.
By Stacey Colino
Red, Raw Skin From Exfoliating Too Vigorously
The Rx: You removed not only dead skin cells on top but also
healthy cells underneath. Apply cool washcloths for a few minutes. Then apply a
thick, bland, soothing moisturizer (such as Vanicream) to calm the area. Avoid
creams with fragrance or exfoliating ingredients, as they can sting and burn
already sensitized skin. Stick with a gentle cleanser for a few days, and avoid
the sun. "Let the skin heal before you wear makeup or put anything containing
chemicals on it," Sengelmann says. If the redness and the irritation worsen or
if they don't go away in a week, see a dermatologist.
Quick camouflage: Use a small amount of a nonirritating,
green-tinted moisturizer, as green lessens red tones. (Try Eucerin Redness
Relief Daily Perfecting Lotion SPF 15.)
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Better Sleep & Interview with Dr. Amy Wolfson
by Amanda Bach
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Americans seem to be willing to do almost anything to cope with sleep-deprivation and emotional stress, but when push comes to shove, they are turning to quick fixes in lieu of obvious solutions. According to the findings of the 2006 Better Sleep Month survey, Americans are ignoring the fundamental steps to improve quality sleep and mood. It is well-known that sleep problems can be a key sign of depression. What people may not realize is that the reverse is also true — sleep disorders can actually trigger mood disorders and depression. As researchers learn more about the underlying cyclical connection between sleep and our mental health, the important balance is becoming even more apparent. We have an interview (Q&A) with sleep expert and 2006 Better Sleep Month Spokesperson, Dr. Amy Wolfson. Dr. Wolfson is a sleep researcher, Professor of Psychology at the College of Holy Cross and authored the book "The Woman's Book of Sleep: A Complete Resource Guide.".
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Michele Howe is a book reviewer for Publishers Weekly,
FaithfulReader.com, Aspiring Retail and has published over 900
articles/reviews. She works as a manuscript critique editor for the Christian
Communicator and writes on women's health issues for the Toledo Free Press,
CatholicMom.com, Radiant, Monore Journal, CBN.com, Radiant, Godly
Businesswoman, Women of Faith, and Esprit.
Howe has also published eight books for women including:
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Going It Alone: Meeting the Challenges of Being a Single Mom,
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Prayers for Homeschool Moms,
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Prayers for New and Expecting Moms,
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Prayers of Comfort and Strength,
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Prayers to Nourish a Woman's Heart,
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Successful Single Moms, and
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Pilgrim Prayers for Single Mothers.
Mothering Through Mid-Life: When Disengagement Entices
by Michele Howe
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I had just gotten up and admittedly wasn't quite fully awake when my husband soberly informed me that our eighteen-year-old daughter's car had been vandalized during the night. I stood there in the chilly kitchen trying to take in the specific details of the minor crime...worst was the insulting graffiti written on her windows. A myriad of conflicting thoughts and emotions ran like a freight train through my brain, some of which I am ashamed to confess were of the reprisal sort.
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Top Ten Dental Health Mistakes Of Women Over 35
by Michele Howe
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According to Dr. Peter Urbanik at Brookview Dental in Sylvania, Ohio, women over the age of thirty-five can make similar missteps in caring for their dental health. Dr. Urbanik cites the following list of mistakes as those he routinely sees during the course of his practice.
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Women and Mid-Life Depression Triggers: It Can Happen On the Road to Recovery
by Michele Howe
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Caught unawares, women may be temporarily blindsided by unforeseen "mid-life triggers" leading to depression. In the course of his practice, orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Christopher A. Foetisch, Toledo, OH, has noticed that mid-life women sometimes enter his office already depleted by life's stresses and then surgery tips them over the edge and while this may occur in only 5-10% of female patients, for these women the onset of depression is emotionally devastating and completely unexpected. Understandably, some of the most telling signs that a woman might not be able to handle the stress of surgery must be self-assessed (consider both positive and negative life changes, shifts in health, financial and relational upsets), thus it is imperative that women are self-aware of their current emotional posture when they enter a physician's office.
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Women and Elective Surgery: Essential Information for a Trauma-Free Recovery
by Michele Howe
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For any woman choosing to undergo elective surgery, sensible planning is only one aspect of overall readiness. In order to be most effectively prepared, the decisions a woman makes subsequent to her surgery date and in the days immediately following will profoundly affect the overall quality of her recovery. According to Dr. Christopher A. Foetisch, an orthopedic surgeon who performs over 500 surgeries each year at Flower Hospital, it has been his experience that one of the first missteps some women make post-surgery is that they resist taking essential pain medications by wrongly accepting a self-imposed stigma equating medication with weakness, thereby compounding unnecessary pain upon an already stressed and impaired body
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Don't Pass the Salt: Cutting Sodium for Better Health
by Robin Warshaw
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The following article is excerpted from the August 2006 issue of HealthyWomen Take 10. Maybe you consider yourself a dedicated reader of food labels. You check for total fat, saturated fat, trans fat and the "good" poly- and monounsaturated fats. You know what numbers to look for and which show the product is too high-fat to consume. Like many shoppers, if you see low numbers, you take the item and move on. After all, who has time to read the full food label for every product you're considering buying? That's why it's easy to skip over the information on sodium, or salt, which usually appears in the middle of the nutrition facts list. Even if you read it, you may not know whether the amount of sodium per serving, shown in milligrams, is okay or not.
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Low-Cal Diets: For the Young at Heart
by Amanda Bach
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Feeling younger in middle age may be as easy as eating a low-calorie, nutritionally balanced diet, U.S. researchers report. These types of diets help slow cardiac aging, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Their study included 25 people, aged 41 to 65, who'd consumed a low-calorie diet (about 1,400 to 2,000 calories a day) an average of six years. Using ultrasound imaging, the team found the hearts of the people on the low-calorie diets appeared more elastic than those of other people the same age who ate a typical Western diet (about 2,000 to 3,000 calories per day). The hearts of the people on the low-calorie diet were also able to relax between beats in a way similar to the hearts of people 15 years younger. The study appears in the Jan. 17 issue of the .
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Trans Fat on Food Labels: Now You See It, Now You Don't
contributed by Amanda Bach
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Office on Women's Health - By Amanda Bach - When it comes to food labels that list levels of unhealthy trans fats, zero plus zero doesn't always equal zero. That's because newly implemented U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules on labeling allow foods with less than 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving to claim "zero" grams of trans fats on their labels. Under these guidelines, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2006 a food with 0.4 grams of trans fats can be listed as having zero trans fats. That means that Americans who consume three or four servings of these foods in a day will have unwittingly eaten an extra gram or two of trans fats.
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Dogs Smell Signs of Cancer
sources by amanda Bach
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This is a story from WomensHealth.gov - Office on Women's Health - Dogs have long been used to sniff out explosives, narcotics, and even counterfeit currency. Now, a new study shows that man's best friend can also detect lung and breast cancer in breath samples. "When we heard anecdotally that there was a device out there that might be able to detect cancer at its earliest stages, before it even shows up on an MRI [magnetic resonance imaging], it was something we wanted to pursue," said Nicholas Broffman, executive director of the Pine Street Foundation, a nonprofit group in California that conducted the study. The group helps cancer patients who are facing tough treatment decisions.
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Beware of the Bug — It's Flu Season!
by Amanda Bach
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The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death — especially of older people, young children, and of people with certain health problems who are at high risk for serious flu complications.
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Answers to the Painkiller Dilemma: Health Care Professionals' Point of View
by HealthyWomen.gov
Drs. Meyerhoff and Chen
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In April 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked Pfizer to voluntarily remove its popular COX-2 painkiller Bextra from the market. It cited risks of heart and skin disease as outweighing the drug's benefits. Almost overnight, it seemed, millions of Americans found themselves either without the drugs they'd come to rely on for pain relief, or with numerous questions and concerns about the medications they continued to take.
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What Tests Can You Tell
Harvard Medical School: by Paula A. Johnson, M.D., Celeste Robb-Nicholson, M.D., Nancy Ferrari
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You probably know your total cholesterol level, maybe even your LDL. But do you really know how healthy your heart is?
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Women, Cigarettes and Death
from the Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital
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Lung cancer is far more deadlier. Its 5-year survival rate is 15%, compared with 86% for breast cancer, and it takes a bigger toll. Breast cancer killed 40,000 U.S. women in 2003; lung cancer, 69,000.
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Ozone Pollution Raises Death Risk
by E.J. Mundell - HealthDay Reporter
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Increases in air ozone levels may contribute to the deaths of thousands of Americans each year, new nationwide statistics suggest. The study, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, compared death rates and daily atmospheric ozone levels in 95 U.S. cities over 14 years. It found that increases in daily ozone were associated with concurrent increases in deaths due to cardiovascular, respiratory and other causes.
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Infertility Resources
Adoption, choices, natural conception, In-vitro fertilization and artificial
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If you have any useful information or links, please email at
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9 Cash-Saving Tips That Pay Big Bucks
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The expression "a penny saved is a penny earned" doesn't cut it these days. But saving a few dollars here and there can add up...
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You May Have Too Much Debt But You Also Have Options
How Life Works
If you feel like you're in over your head with personal debt, you're not alone. Millions of Americans have become overextended, many as a result of easy credit and the recessions. Credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and raising interest rates do not make a good financial mix.
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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis
OPRAH.com
Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you
devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...
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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?
A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study
followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of
obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.
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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip
By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman
... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it
surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.
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Finding last-minute tuition money
There's still time to find funds for this semester's college tuition. But you'll have to move quickly.
By Gerri Willis
It's only a couple of weeks or even days until school begins. And if you don't think you'll be able to get a handle on your college
tuition bill, here with your guide to last minute money.
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Short-term Payday Loans
econ4u.org
...Which are more expensive, late fees or short-term loans?...
A short-term payday loan can be a better option than overdraft fees, reconnect fees, late payment fees or a damaged credit rating when
the loan is repaid promptly. However, these loans are not suited for longer repayment periods...
Being realistic about budgeting can help avoid the need for short-term borrowing.
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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan
by RealSimple
Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do
you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with
the extra set of keys to your house?
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How to save $10,000 in 2009
By Liz Pulliam Weston
If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that
$10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as:
Housing, Transportation, Food.
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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget
by Renee Rayles
A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has
little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and
then.
32 and Counting? Finding Your Happily Ever After Today
by Gi Gi
The author talks about the struggles a single mom goes through and the discovery that you can have HEAT (Happily Ever After Today) just
as you are, being single, taking care of your kids...
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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors
Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They
nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another
equally-invested adult.
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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity
20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.
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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney
For those wondering why tween boys don’t read very much, the answer is that more books aren’t like this...
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10 Superfoods That Should Be in Your Daily Diet
Supercharge your diet with these doctor-approved upgrades
As Told to Max Alexander, Best Life
My interest in what is now known as integrative medicine began many years ago when I was a teenager and witnessed my grandmother battle a breast-cancer recurrence. In those days, it was typical for patients receiving chemotherapy to be confined to a hospital bed. Nothing was done to stop her decline—not nutritionally, not physically, not really medically—and she eventually wasted away and died in her bed.
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The Twenty Healthiest Foods for Under $1
By: Brie Cadman
Food prices are climbing, and some might be looking to fast foods and packaged foods for their cheap bites.
But low cost doesn’t have to mean low quality. In fact, some of the most inexpensive things you can buy are the best things for you. At the grocery store, getting the most nutrition for the least amount of money means hanging out on the peripheries—near the fruits and veggies, the meat and dairy, and the bulk grains—while avoiding the expensive packaged interior. By doing so, not only will your kitchen be stocked with excellent foods, your wallet won’t be empty.
Read more about the great nutritional value of these twenty healthiest foods under $1: Oats, Eggs, Kale, Potatoes, Apples, Nuts, Bananas, Garbanzo Beans, Brocolli, Watermelon, Wild Rice, Beets, Butternut Squash, Whole Grain Pasta, Sardines, Spinach, Tofu, Lowfat Milk, Pumpkin Seeks, Coffee...
How to eat healthy on the cheap
TODAY diet and nutrition editor Madelyn Fernstrom talks with TODAY host Meredith Vieira about some ways to cut down your grocery bill, while still buying nutritious foods.
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10 Reasons You're Not Losing That Weight
If losing weight were simple, Spanx would be just a screen name in an S&M chat room. But dieting is complicated: There are even ways to screw up without realizing it. For instance, who would ever think that working out in the a.m. or cranking the AC might be the reason you're not slimming down? Luckily, once you've ID'd these flubs, fixing them is nowhere near as hard as pulling on a pair of control-top hose.
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Take Your Licks
Icy treats for 160 calories or less — how cool is that?
by Loren Chidoni, Women's Health
When you're squeezing into last year's tankini, the dessert end of the freezer aisle seems taboo. But what would summer be without popsicles and fro-yo? Sucky, that's what. To find frosty goodies that won't test the limits of Lycra, we sampled 27 kinds. The result: these eight amazing, guilt-free indulgences — and one mother of an ice-cream headache.
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How to Be a Budget Organic
What's worth the extra cost, what's not, and how to save in other ways
by Cynthia Sass, RD, Prevention
With all the news about rising food costs, you may be wondering if the organic milk you've been putting in your cart is worth the extra cash. It is. Organic food is more expensive, but when it comes to the staples of your diet, organics are a worthwhile investment, with payoffs that might surprise you. The benefits influence your health today—and long-term.
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Eat your way to less stress
Whether you're anxious, irritable, angry or suffering from insomnia, Dr. David Simon discusses which foods can help.
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10 things your hospital won't tell you
by SmartMoney
"Oops, wrong kidney."
Treatment errors are common, finding someone in charge can seem impossible, and patients sometimes wind up sicker than when they arrived. And here's a tip: Try to avoid hospitals late at night and in July.
In recent years, errors in treatment have become a serious problem for hospitals, ranging from operations on wrong body parts to medication mix-ups.
At least 1.5 million patients are harmed every year from being given the wrong drugs, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. That's an average of one person per U.S. hospital per day.
One reason these mistakes persist: Only 10% of hospitals are fully computerized and have a central database to track allergies and diagnoses, says Robert Wachter, the chief of medical service at UC San Francisco Medical Center.
But signs of change are emerging. More than 3,000 U.S. hospitals, or 75% of the country's beds, have signed on for a campaign by the not-for-profit Institute for Healthcare Improvement to implement prevention measures such as multiple checks on drugs.
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