The Dos and Don'ts for healthy family snacking.
Unfortunately, as more children join their parents on the overweight and obesity list, weight management is becoming a family affair. Hectic lifestyles are partially to blame for the obesity epidemic in America. Busy schedules leave little or no time to prepare healthy meals, which is one reason why American families are eating more processed, high fat, no nutrition convenience foods. And snacking is one of the main contributors to this problem.
Weight Loss: It's a Family Affair
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Wearing a pedometer can help in weight-loss battle
There is little dispute that walking is one of the best, cheapest and easiest things you can do for your health.
What if there was a small, inexpensive device that was proven to boost your fitness, help you lose weight and lower your blood pressure? Would you use it, especially if doing so was nearly effortless?
Jane Bonin does. She has for the past eight months and swears by it. “It's just a way of tricking yourself into doing the right thing,” says the 73-year-old writer and former college professor who lives in Washington.
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5 factor diet
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The 5 Factor Diet: Can It Work for You?
Celebrities like Jessica Simpson are said to be losing weight on the 5 Factor Diet. But will it work east of Beverly Hills?
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Easy, Healthy Recipes from The 5-Factor Diet
Cook up diet-friendly meals -- fast. These five-minute, five-ingredient recipes make eating healthy oh-so-easy.
Omelet
Broccoli-Cheddar Omelet
Makes: 2 servings
5 Core Ingredients
1 1/4 cups egg whites
3 cups broccoli florets, coarsely chopped (NOTE: You can use any green vegetable in your refrigerator in place of the broccoli)
1/4 cup shredded nonfat cheddar cheese
4 slices whole-grain bread, toasted
1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash seasoning mix
Plus
Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Cooking oil spray
Directions
Whisk together the egg whites, Mrs. Dash, salt, and pepper.
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Veganism isn't working out so well
*Disclaimer - this is only my opinion and is based solely on what works for me. I have great respect for you, veganism, but we need to talk. I think we should both just call this what it was: a fling. A stupid fling that didn't mean anything :). Here’s the thing: I hate this. After being rear-ended (ha ha ha) last week, I took a week off from inducing this self-imposed “six weeks of veganism” experiment.
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‘Moderate alcohol intake prevents weight gains’
Women are often advised to stop drinking to avoid extra calories but a new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are 30 per cent less likely to gain weight than those who do not drink. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston said the women who consumed two to three servings of beer or wine each day were less likely to gain extra pounds as they get older. The 13-year research found that women who did not drink at all gained the most weight.
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Crystal Bowersox in Hospital, diabetes may be to blame
American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox is in the hospital for an unknown reason. Bowersox was not be able to perform on Tuesday night. Instead of the American Idol 10 male semifinalists performed. Bowersox is expected to make it back to perform for viewers tonight. Fox network will not disclose the exact cause of Crystal Bowersox's hospital admittance. The network has only said Bowersox has "medical issues which would prevent" her from performing on Tuesday night. Unconfirmed reports allege that Crystal Bowersox'ss diabetes caused her to be hospitalized.
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Women Who Consume Alcohol Gain Less Weight: Study
A study recently released by the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that initially normal-weight women who consumed a light to moderate amount of alcohol gained less weight than their abstaining counterparts. Researchers charted the drinking habits of 19,220 American women "aged 38.9 years or older who were free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes mellitus and had a baseline body mass index within the normal range of 18.5 to less than 25" over the course of 13 years.
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Crystal Bowersox Video of her on American Idol
Crystal Bowersox has outperformed everyone in my opinion and I think for once Simon Cowell and I are in agreement. Simon Cowell says that Crystal Bowersox is the one to beat. Crystal Bowersox wowed American Idol fans by performing "Give Me One Reason.' Crystal has diabetes and had to be hospitalized but when she performed no one could have been more surprised and happy than Simon Cowell who sang her praises. I think she will win all the way in American Idol. I'm really excited for this sweet girl, Crystal Bowersox.
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