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    • Halloween Recipe Rehab: The Trick for Healthier Treats
    • Healthy holiday cooking
    • Inaccurate labels lead to portion problems
    • Lighten up — or frighten up? — your favorite dishes
    • Portions: Just how big is a “serving size” anyway?
    • Travel snack pack keeps road trips healthy
    • ‘Tom & Jerry’ no longer smoking icons (but aunty still is)
    • 10 reasons to drink more water
    • 10 things that are making us fat
    • 1000 Calorie Workout Plan
    • 3 Steps to Lose 20 Pounds in a Month
    • 30 Day Meal Plan for Weight Loss
    • 6 Dandruff Do’s and Don’ts
    • 7 sweet, natural, more nutritious alternatives to sugar
    • 70% of dieters refuse the help of doctors
    • 9/11 memorial runs: run for remembrance and rejuvenation
    • A diet for IBS sufferers
    • A diet of waffles and sausages?
    • A life-extending diet is… not eating?
    • A little planning makes for a good breakfast
    • A low-carb dieters guide to food labels
    • A music video for organic eating
    • Aching Joints
    • After-competition rest period: how slow do you go?
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    • Aloe Vera Gel for Hair
    • Americans still fall for “weight loss supplement” hype
    • Amoxicillin Dosage for Children
    • An unlikely link: men’s shaving habit and strokes?
    • Another reason to shed those pounds
    • Anti-Itch Home Remedies
    • Antibacterial products do more harm than good
    • Antifungal Creams
    • Antiperspirant
    • Are all these “energy drinks” even close to healthy?
    • Are calorie counts important to chefs?
    • Are fast food salads healthy? Think again
    • Are hormones the only answer?
    • Are Multivitamins Good for You
    • Armpit Cyst
    • Armpit Pain
    • Avocado Face Mask
    • B vitamins a necessity for maximum workout results
    • Back Pain during Menstruation
    • Back to Basics: 3 Moves to Tone Your Legs
    • Bags Under Eyes
    • Ballroom Dancing is Great Exercise
    • Be happy with your body now
    • Bee pollen health benefits
    • Best cure for a hangover is prevention. And next, OJ?
    • Black tea drinkers recover faster from stress
    • Blue collar cosmetic surgery
    • Bodywall: a fun stick-um wall for your Spiderman stretches
    • Bones: Are you in the know?
    • Break the diet self-sabotage cycle
    • Calendula salve calms summer scrapes
    • Cancer: early detection possible just by “listening”
    • Carb-loading: how soon should you begin?
    • Cayenne Pepper 101
    • Centrum’s healthiest U.S. cities?
    • Chewable contraceptive comes to market
    • Chlorella: Nature’s amazing superfood
    • Cirque du Soleil performers use massage therapy to stay nimble
    • Cleaning your camping dishes for better health
    • Cocktails could pack on the pounds this holiday season
    • Coconut water — nature’s Gatorade?
    • College campuses go green
    • Consider eco-tourism on your next vacation
    • Coping with Green Poop
    • Could there be more to high protein diets after all?
    • Counter-top ovens – are they worthwhile?
    • Cranberries: Something healthy on your Thanksgiving table
    • Curing jet lag
    • Daily Fit Tip: Prepare your fruit and veggies
    • Daily Fit Tip: Some fats are your friends
    • Dairy and soy at Starbucks
    • Dark, leafy greens may prevent cataracts
    • Dealing with dry winter skin
    • Decaf drinker? You may be getting a little caffeine after all
    • Denmark a shining example on ridding itself of trans fats
    • Diabetes may have treatment via Insulin-stimulating stem cells
    • Diet by blood type
    • Diet’s role in aging gracefully
    • Do hair dyes cause cancer?
    • Do I need Accutane?
    • Do the Okinawans hold the secret to longevity?
    • Doctor and Hospital scorecards on the way
    • Doctors using Google more for help on complex medical problems
    • Does HPV ping-pong between you and your partner?
    • Don’t lose track of all of your supplements
    • Drink more water, lose more weight
    • E. coli outbreak; throw away your bagged spinach
    • Electric lawn mowers reduce smog and noise pollution
    • Embryo cloning coming to Australia
    • Emotional stress has a bigger impact than we thought
    • Endurance 50: Too much marathon running?
    • Everything in moderation . . . even fish?
    • Exercise excitement: music playlists downloadable from Martha Stewart staffers
    • Experts give tips for living healthfully this fall
    • Farmers switch from tobacco to ginseng and lavender with the government’s help
    • Fast Food Nation
    • Fasting — feast or famine?
    • FDA tracks e-coli spinach to Salinas Valley, California
    • Feed all your senses to keep from stuffing your stomach
    • Fight dementia now through diet and exercise
    • Fight stress, eat mellow
    • Fighting (and feeding) the summer flu
    • Fish fraud! Watch out for that wild salmon
    • Fit Factor: Triathalon is a great way to workout your whole body
    • Fit Pregnancy: Competitive Walking During Pregnancy
    • Fit Pregnancy: Energy in the Second Trimester
    • Fit Pregnancy: exercising my options
    • Fit Pregnancy: maternity workout wear
    • Fit Pregnancy: prenatal vitamins for vegetarians
    • Fit Pregnancy: Sit Ups and Pregnancy
    • Fit Pregnancy: when sleeping is the enemy
    • Fit Pregnancy:finding a use for my over-sized race T-shirts
    • Five foods to beat depression
    • Flax seed oil: what’s the buzz?
    • Flying this season? The healthiest airline snacks
    • Food giants promise to promote healthy habits to kids
    • Food snob or slob: Which are you?
    • For guys: overhaul your body!
    • Fruits and veggies losing vitamins and minerals
    • Garcinia Cambogia: Benefits & Side Effects
    • Gene doping of the future
    • Getting fit from video gaming?
    • Getting rid of allergies permanently with a combination of holistic techniques
    • Getting the winter blues? Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder
    • Google sets example with solar power
    • Grass fed beef — what’s the real deal?
    • Green attire: sameunderneath clothing
    • Green tea the key to longevity?
    • Gut Busters: Falling off and getting back up again
    • Gut Busters: It’s about willpower
    • Halloween habits! Parents try to swipe candy too
    • Hate the treadmill? Try dancing instead
    • Have a night out on the town, block those carbs from turning into extra weight
    • Health Benefits of Almond Milk
    • Healthy alternatives to Hallowe’en candy
    • Healthy handful: favorite healthy snacks
    • Healthy Handful: five kitchen helpers I can’t live without
    • Healthy Handful: inspiration to exercise
    • Healthy handful: making the office transistion
    • Healthy Handful: My favorite breakfast foods
    • Healthy Handful: my favorite non-gym activities
    • Healthy Handful: My favorite ways to relax and renew
    • Healthy Handful: My favorite yoga poses
    • Healthy handful: Stay fit on the road
    • Healthy handful: Ways to boost your toddler’s nutritional intake
    • Healthy horoscopes
    • Heart disease: the non-obese are at risk too
    • Heart healthy choices: go with the virgin oil!
    • Help for heel spurs
    • Histamine may trigger migraines
    • Hold Off Spending Money on OA Pain Control
    • Holiday sneezing may be due to that Christmas Tree
    • Holistic holiday at sea
    • Hood-to-Coast report: can I do this again next week?
    • Hooping: no longer your Aunt Betty’s hula
    • Hospitals focus on clean hands to save lives
    • How Does Giving Up Meat Affect the Environment?
    • How get rid of double chin with exercises
    • How many calories … in a McDonald’s Bacon Ranch Salad?
    • How many calories … in a Smoothie King smoothie?
    • How many calories … in a SoBe Fuerta Passionfruit-Mango beverage?
    • How many calories … in a Starbucks nonfat mocha?
    • How many calories … in a Taco Bell Taco Salad?
    • How many calories … in an antipasto plate?
    • How many calories … in EatSmart Veggie Crisps?
    • How many calories … in pesto pasta salad?
    • How much water is enough?
    • How often is “once in a while?”
    • How our cars cause asthma
    • How safe are restaurants really?
    • How to Build an HD Home Theatre on a Shoestring
    • How to conquer tiredness
    • How to Happy Executive Helps Children Read
    • How to Help Your Joints With Exercise
    • How to Look Good in Winter
    • How to Manage Arthritis Pain
    • How to prevent post-exercise skin breakouts
    • How to Stop Complaining
    • I want my sex drive back
    • Inside an Ayurveda detox with Jessica Ashley
    • Is healthy alcohol consumption possible?
    • Is it healthy to exercise when you’re sick?
    • Is polyphasic sleep for you?
    • Is the protein in hummus good enough?
    • Is there a best way to quit smoking?
    • Is there a link between sleep breathing and depression?
    • Jamba Juice warns of deadly bacteria in strawberry smoothies
    • Jamie Oliver has a problem with school dinners
    • Joy of training: a little too far into the ‘zone’
    • Just bake it: get crispy and stay away from the dreaded “fry”
    • Juvo all-natural raw meal — a review
    • Keeping secrets: Is it healthy?
    • Kids that survive cancer — do they have healthy futures?
    • Korean pine nut: appetite suppresant?
    • Laughter yoga: A silly, but serious, twist on the original
    • Levi’s jeans goes organic
    • Lies we tell ourselves during the holidays
    • Luna launches organic breakfast bars
    • Make your own non-toxic cleaning kit
    • Many women don’t recognize the signs of bulimia
    • Marathon runners at higher risk for skin cancer
    • Medical mix-ups hurt 1.5 million people
    • Medical schools starting to warn of sales pitches from pharmeceutical companies
    • Meditation: stress-relief through stillness
    • Melanoma no joke for African-Americans, Latinos and Asians
    • Men also feel pressure for physical perfection
    • Men’s Health: Angriest U.S. cities
    • Menopause myths
    • Mental training: is it more important than physical?
    • Midday raw food meals that feel right
    • Mod Green Pod makes “green” textiles fashionable
    • My husband just started taking blood pressure medication
    • Nanosolar – using nanotechnology to create better solar cells
    • Naturally looking your best takes effort, but it can pay off
    • New York City to ban trans fat?
    • New York considers banning Trans Fats in restaurants
    • NIA: Exercise with purpose
    • Niacin Benefits For Women
    • Nike + iPod Sport Kit review in Wall Street Journal
    • No more stopping illegal prescription drugs from Canada
    • No more uncomfortable mammograms?
    • Nonprescription morning-after pill seen as partial victory
    • Nutrition Labels get renewed focus from Dept. of Health and Human Services
    • Nuts and seeds — to roast or not to roast?
    • NYC and the Trans Fat Debate
    • Obese teens already have hardened arteries
    • Obesity may increase survival rate for kidney cancer
    • Oldest woman in world dies at age 116
    • One in ever 523 kids in the U.S. has diabetes
    • One in four smokers will get lung disease
    • One Small Step: don’t take it to go
    • One Small Step: get local. No, really local.
    • One Small Step: pick up your neighbor’s trash
    • One Small Step: walk, don’t drive, once a week
    • Organic milk: Does more expensive mean more advantage?
    • Orienteering – A Wild Woods Workout
    • Out of Control: AIDS in Black America
    • Out, Damned Spot(ting)
    • Over-hydration: it CAN happen!
    • Pacing key to healthy walking routine
    • Pancreatic cancer linked to high sugar intake
    • Paraben-free products can’t hurt
    • Parent-to-Parent: Have-Nots Have It Better
    • Parent-to-Parent: Is Your Child a Brat?
    • Phentermine Review: Side Effects, Precautions and Dosage
    • Pink follows unconventional path to fitness — and you can, too
    • Planning your perfect yoga vacation
    • Plasma vs. LCD TVs: What’s Best For You?
    • Porridge: It’s not just for Goldilocks
    • Predictions for the future of nutrition
    • Pregnancy and Nosebleeds
    • Pregnancy and the Flu Shot
    • Pregnant teens seek small babies, so they smoke
    • Preventing the freshman 15
    • Product review — Naked Juice
    • Prostate Cancer Treatment Plan
    • Purple tomato rolls into action!
    • Raw food diet full of flavor
    • Read labels to rid high fructose corn syrup from your diet
    • Recipe Rehab: Basic brownies with a healthy twist
    • Recipe Rehab: Not-so-traditional Tuna Noodle Casserole
    • Recipe Rehab: Nutrient-rich Pear Crisp
    • Recipe Rehab: Super Pumpkin Soup
    • Red Cross gets slapped with $4.2 million blood fine
    • Relationships: the missing link in our food
    • Rescue Remedy: calming your emotions with flower essences
    • Review: Garcinia Cambogia vs. Green Coffee
    • Ritalin side effects for pre-schoolers released in new study
    • Salon & spa dangers: pedicures
    • Save trips to the outdoor compost bin
    • Scale compares you to celebrities
    • Second-hand smoke exposure drops drastically
    • Self Care for Arthritis
    • Shedding light on compact fluorescent bulbs
    • Short bouts of exercise better for blood pressure
    • Smart snacking tips — or are they?
    • Smokers should have higher insurance according to latest poll
    • Smoking decline has hit a plateau, says CDC
    • Some Americans know junk food is bad, but eat it nonetheless
    • Some of the latest fitness ideas
    • Soothing a sick child’s cough
    • Spinach responsible for less than 1% of all e. coli infections this year
    • Stay clean and clear with nasal irrigation
    • Staying safe and healthy at the salon
    • Stevia is a non-toxic, natural sweetener
    • Stomach Cancer
    • Stop listening loudly — did you hear that?
    • Strained Tendon in Foot
    • Straw bale houses – inexpensive, well-insulated, do-it-yourself
    • Stress Less — sigh deeply, slow down, enjoy holidays. Check!
    • Stretching after exercise is most beneficial
    • Study: Marinating meat cuts cholesterol?
    • Sugar intake linked to mental problems?
    • Superfoods to get popular in Britain next year
    • Sylvester Stallone taps Mount Rainier water for sales
    • Taco Bell to lower use of transfats in its foods
    • Tape may measure obesity better than BMI
    • Telephone coaches offer more personal support than e-coaches
    • That coffee break packs more calories than you thought
    • The addiction of suntanning, especially for teens
    • The argument for going veg just one day a week
    • The art of the revolting smoothie
    • The Atkins diet has been replaced by corporate greed
    • The basics on getting a flatter stomach
    • The deadliest heart attacks happen in December
    • The Glycemic Index Diet
    • The good and the bad of bamboo flooring
    • The honest food guide: the honest truth about what we should eat
    • The most dangerous foods
    • The office: the final green frontier
    • The reality of how TV affects your health
    • The Road to Fitville 10.11: running together, breakfast included
    • The Road to Fitville 10.3: we all need role models
    • The Road To Fitville 6.19: a challenge
    • The Road To Fitville 7.10: to Athena or not to Athena?
    • The Road to Fitville 7.24: it’s the dog’s fault
    • The Road To Fitville 8.14: obese no more
    • The Road to Fitville 8.29: Hood to Coast blow by blow
    • The Road To Fitville 8.7: those are my choices
    • The Road to Fitville 9.12: me, an athlete?
    • The Road to Fitville 9.19: live blogging The Biggest Loser
    • The Road to Fitville 9.5: the bike commute challenge
    • The threat of bonking
    • The top 20 diet websites reviewed and compared
    • The unbearable lightness of being a vegan
    • The upside of stress
    • The vegan loaf generator
    • Therapeutic massage done dirt cheap
    • There’s wellness in the waterworks
    • Time for Colon and Rectal Cancer Screening?
    • Tips for Turkey Day: staying slim!
    • Tips on coming out of the holiday season the same size you went in
    • Tired all the time? How to fight fatigue and get more energy
    • To salt or not to salt, that is the question
    • Top Home Remedies For Styes
    • Top Online Homework Resources for Kids
    • Treadmill training tip
    • Trip down memory lane conquers the blues
    • Try these (tips) for better zzzzz’s
    • Two key factors in keeping the weight off
    • Ultrasound to possibly replace breast cancer biopsies
    • Vegetables make you sharper: study
    • Vending machine distractions
    • Viruses approved as food additive by FDA
    • Vitamins and supplements are a waste of money, expert says
    • Wal-Mart gives tips for getting the best turkey
    • Wal-Mart rapidly expands $4 generic prescription drug program
    • Walt Disney theme parks to serve healthier food
    • Want a quick trip to diabetes, osteoporosis, tooth decay and obesity? Here, have a soda.
    • Want to lose those extra pounds? Sleep it off
    • Website helps diners choose healthy restaurants
    • Website reveals interesting state health facts
    • Weight loss secrets from the ‘Biggest Loser’ chef
    • What activities are on the President’s Fitness checklist?
    • What are the worst foods you can eat?
    • What Causes Tonsil Stones
    • What Do My Cholesterol Results Mean?
    • What do probiotics do?
    • What Is HDTV
    • What Your Cap Says About You
    • Where Are Kids Hanging Out Online?
    • Who is the most likely to consider plastic surgery?
    • Who should get a fall and winter flu shot?
    • Whooping cough’s U.S. comeback
    • Why Getting on the Forbes’ Richest List Won’t Do It
    • Why placebos work so well
    • Why the FDA approves bad drugs
    • Why you should choose Agave Nectar to sweeten foods
    • Wind power: cheap, renewable and green
    • Wise-woman tips for more serenity
    • Work exercise into your holiday routines
    • Workplace Fitness: Setting up your workstation
    • Yoga in bed
    • Yoga vs. Pilates: Which is Best for You?
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