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"Health" Foods That Do More Harm Than Good

“Health” Foods That Do More Harm Than Good

With little to no regulation in this country, many big food companies label their products as “healthy” and “natural,” leading people to think what they’re consuming is healthy when it’s anything but. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Just because your Oreo-like cookie is organic doesn’t make it a health food. To find out more, I turned to senior registered dietitian at Selvera Wellness, Amanda Foti, and asked her to bust what she considers to be the most common healthy food myths.

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Sneaker Gurus on Staying in Shape While Traveling

Athletic Propulsion Labs founders Adam and Ryan Goldston give us the exclusive on how they stay in shape while traveling…

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What is the Difference Between Red, Brown, White, and Black Rice??

What is the Difference Between Red, Brown, White, and Black Rice??

I recently got hooked on rice crackers called Laiki Crackers. They’re 100% wholegrain rice crackers that are gluten-free and made with black or red rice, a little oil, a little salt and nothing else.

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We Chat With Madonna’s Former Trainer, Nicole Winhoffer

Nicole Winhoffer, best known as Madonna’s longtime trainer, is poised to be the next big name in fitness. Currently, she can mostly be found in NYC where her downtown classes attract a loyal cult following who love her upbeat energy and sweat-inducing moves.

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How Dandelion Greens will Illuminate Your Skin

How Dandelion Greens will Illuminate Your Skin

Move over, holy kale…the best vegetable for health, nutrition, detox, and glowing skin is the dandelion green. The biggest benefit of this overlooked leafy green is that it cleans the liver.

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Foods that will Affect Your Mood for the Better – and the Worse

It’s no secret that eating chocolate and french fries tends to only cause temporary delight (it’s not for nothing that they say “a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips…”). But that’s not all. Food can greatly affect our mood, and it goes way beyond “food guilt.”

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