Sweat doesn't cause breakouts. But leaving it on your face does. Perspiring in saunas or hot baths has long been used to purify skin. But breaking a sweat can cause the opposite to happen—irritation and redness, acne flare- ups and clogged pores—when you leave the salty stuff on your face to dry. And by looking around the yoga studio and the gym, most people do. “Research...

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A Colorful Splash Mandarin orange varieties like Clementines and Satsumas are typically eaten out of hand or canned for use in fruit salads. But they're just as welcome in savory sauces, salads, salsas, and even ice cream pies. Open a can and enjoy. Mandarin-Berry-Almond Floats A colorful addition to brunches, teas, or pot lucks, this easy make-ahead dessert combines Mandarin oranges, fresh raspberries...

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The options in our modern grocery stores allow many healthy choices for those who don't like to cook or who lack cooking skills or equipment. Generally, ready-to-eat foods purchased at the grocery store cost more than if the same ingredients are purchased and prepared at home. However, these ready-to-eat foods do cost less than if purchased in a café or restaurant. Convenience usually...

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-- an excerpt from the Harvard School of Public Health Healthy beverages choices shown in healthy amounts Your body would be perfectly content if you drank nothing but water. You would get all the fluid you need, and you would get all of your nutrients from food. But with so many choices available, most people drink a variety of beverages. To give some...

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all our followers! Who said you can't have a heart and eat it too?   Check out these fun ways to enjoy Valentines Day with or without chocolate. From bloggers at "{KID} independent" ...

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By Michaela Ballmann, MS, RD New Year’s Resolutions Going into the new year, I hear the same resolutions being repeated: lose weight, exercise more, eat less carbs, eats less fat, eat less sugar, have self-control, stay motivated, blah, blah, blah. If this was all there was to health, to feeling good about one’s body, or to happiness, you’d think that we’d find a...

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By Kristi Tamaki, RD / Best Teen Diets Contributor The Test: 1.  Take a piece of 100% whole wheat bread and place it in a clear bowl. 2.  Put a piece of white bread in a second bowl. 3.  Pour orange juice into each bowl, just enough to cover each piece of bread. 4.  Let sit for 10 minutes.  Then observe what happened to...

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--Excerpt from the Medill Reports http://bit.ly/wWnl8l The average American can expect to see big gains this weekend, even if your team loses.This Super Bowl Sunday, you are likely to consume more calories than on any other day of the year, excluding Thanksgiving.Last year on game day, Americans collectively consumed 11 million pounds of chips and 1.25 billion pounds of chicken wings.At that rate of consumption,...

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