The holidays are a great opportunity to indulge in time with family, friends, and in delicious food and drink. The subsequent marketing overload of diet and exercise programs to help us “Get start ...

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Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandated its implementation over 22 years ago, the Nutrition Facts label has remained relatively unchanged. However, on Friday May 20th, the agency anno ...

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Garlic is instrumental to adding flavor AND nutrition to healthy cuisine. Jamie Oliver shares how to prep garlic for its maximum potential in this video (http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=j ...

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Water. It's so easy to forget it this time of year but SO important not to. 50-60% of the body is water and it's a critical ingredient for all metabolic processes. We need about 1ml of water fo ...

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We featured the first smoothie listed below at our wellness table at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Quincy last week and received rave reviews! Many people asked for the recipe so we thought we'd ...

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Is chocolate your friend or foe? People often describe themselves as being “addicted to chocolate”. Of all foods, chocolate is likely the most commonly craved, particularly for women ...

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Join oncology nutrition specialist, Leslie Judge for a workshop on nutrition for cancer prevention and survivorship. There are a lot of nutrition myths and media hype relating to cancer; unfortun ...

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As women, we are constantly bombarded with messages about maintaining a healthy weight. While it can be difficult to face, we know that carrying around excess weight isn’t good for man ...

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For years, health practitioners led by USDA guidelines, have been encouraging people to cut out fat. The result has been an influx of highly processed, low fat options that are higher in sug ...

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Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list of foods containing the highest amount of pesticide, "the dirty dozen" and those containing the least, "the clean fifteen" to help ...

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