From the category archives:

Nutrition

Skimming the Surface, Making Decisions

July 21, 2010

Making everyday dietary decisions can be tough. Here’s a little advice and support for those who need a boost.

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Surfacing

July 13, 2010

I’ve been sick lately. Not virus or bacteria sick, but suffering from the fallout of poor diet decisions.

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Healthy Eating for the Weak and Weary: Eating Well for Students

March 26, 2010

Trying to eat healthy of a student’s schedule and budget? Follow these tried and true tips from a student in the fold.

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Healthy Eating for the Weak and Weary: Cooking dried beans when you don’t have time to cook dried beans

December 18, 2009

Here’s another tip on how to eat healthy without spending all day in the kitchen. Learning how to cook dried beans is a great way to punch up your diet, and these tips will simplify the process.

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Healthy Eating for the Weak and Weary: Tips for Cooking with Whole Grains

December 11, 2009

Eating healthy is important, but everyone has days where you’re just too busy or too tired to plan out a balanced meal. What’s a person with a life to do? Instead of running out to McDonald’s or ordering in pizza for the third night in a row, here’s a tip that can save not only your health, but a few pennies from the coffers of the restaurant gods.

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Avoiding Sugar During the Holidays

November 9, 2009

If you’re hoping to avoid sugar during the holiday season, here are ten tips that will help you get through the sweets season without any major drama. Avoiding sugar can help you feel better, think clearer and lose weight. Get healthy or stay healthy with a little advice from someone who’s been through it.

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Eat Safely in Any Language

September 23, 2009

Do you have a food allergy or special dietary requirement? Guest posted Vera Badertscher reviews specialty food safety cards that are written in many foreign languages for when you travel. Eat safely on the road!

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Avoiding Airport and Airline Food

May 13, 2009

Eating healthy while flying is a major pain in the arse, but with a little thought, if doesn’t have to be diet warfare.

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You Are What You Eat

April 22, 2009

Many of you don’t know much about my weird medical past, but suffice it to say that I went through a two year period where my health took such a nosedive that I consider myself lucky to be here. I won’t go into details but the end result is that I had to radically change [...]

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Nutrigenomics: The Key to Good Health & Nutrition for Food Allergy Sufferers?

January 12, 2009

While you may not be able to pronounce it at first glance, nutrigenomics might be the key to a healthy diet and good nutrition for food allergy sufferers. To understand how, let’s first think about what it is. Wikipedia defines nutrigenomics as “the study of molecular relationships between nutrition and the response of genes, with [...]

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Post New Years Eve Hangover Cures

December 31, 2008

These hangover cures will help salvage your morning after. No matter how great that party was last night, there’s no reason to feel like arse the next day.

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