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Tired All the Time? 11 Reasons Why (Besides Lack of Sleep)

Not getting enough sleep is only one reason why people feel tired all the time

Not getting enough sleep is only one reason why people feel tired all the timeSource: Getty Images

Feeling tired all the time may be due to problems other than a lack of sleep

Feeling tired all the time is not just due to sleep disorders. Allergies, dehydration, anemia, diabetes, and poor diet can cause muscle weakness, low energy levels, and fatigue.
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The Mediterranean Diet Plan is About More Than the Food

It’s not just what you eat on the Mediterranean Diet plan but how you eat it that provides health benefits

It?s not just what you eat on the Mediterranean Diet plan, but how you eat it Source: Getty Images

The Mediterranean Diet plan includes foods from many different cuisines

The Mediterranean Diet plan can increase longevity and lower the risk for chronic disease. Plant foods, olive oil and more fish than red meat are important. Time spent eating matters too.
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9 Nutritious Salad Toppers (From Your Pantry Shelf)

Vegetables in jars and cans add nutritional value to salad when fresh produce is not available

If you love making salad from the wide assortment of fresh garden vegetables available in the summer months, your wait is almost over. But while you wait, there are many ways to add variety to your plated greens. Just turn to the jars and cans of pickled and marinated vegetables on your pantry shelf. They can offer an endless array of tastes, textures, nutrients and eye-appeal to your meals until that first rosey radish is plucked from the ground.

Vegetables in jars and cans from  pantry shelf add nutritional value to salad
Vegetables in jars and cans from pantry shelf add nutritional value to salad
Vegetables in jars and cans from pantry shelf add nutritional value to salad
Vegetables in jars and cans from pantry shelf add nutritional value to salad
Vegetables in jars and cans from pantry shelf add nutritional value to salad
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Why is the American Diet So Bad?

The American diet has not improved even with access to more food and nutrition information than ever before

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Our diet suffers because the number one reason for selecting our food is taste.

The American diet has not improved with access to more food and nutrition information. People put taste before nutrition and health when making food decisions.
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Anti-Aging Beauty Secret Discovered in the Produce Aisle

Beauty secret found in fruits and vegetables has anti-aging properties

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The secret to beautiful skin can be found in the produce aisle, not expensive creams and facial treatments.

Secret to beautiful skin can be found in produce aisles. Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables have anti-aging benefits.
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Are Cheat Days a Helpful Diet Strategy?

Giving yourself permission to cheat when on a diet can result in emotional sabotage

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Sticking to a diet is difficult during Easter and Passover. Giving yourself permission to cheat does not make it easier.

Following a diet to lose weight, improve health is difficult during Easter and Passover. Permission to cheat does not make it easier. Cheating can result in emotional sabotage.
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Peanut Butter: The Food That's in 90% of US Households!

National Peanut Butter and Jelly day is not the only time we enjoy peanut butter

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Peanut butter and jelly is a staple in US households

Peanut butter is found in 90% of US homes. It’s used in many foods besides peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for its taste, cost, convenience, nutritional value.
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It's Frozen Food Month: Got Vegetables?

One of the best values in the frozen food section of your grocery store is the vegetables.

One of the best values in the frozen food section of your grocery store is the vSource: Getty Images

There's more to frozen food than just ice cream. Fill your freezer with frozen vegetables, too.

 

March is Frozen Food Month, but frozen vegetables are a good value all year long. A wide assortment is in frozen food section of grocery store. They are as nutritious as fresh and lower in cost.
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8 Ways to Lose Weight This Spring

Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer

The cold and dark winter months make it easy to gain unwanted weight. We're less likely to be active outdoors and find ourselves tempted by all the leftovers from those food-filled winter holidays when stuck indoors. Use these 8 ways to lose weight with the start of spring so you can be back in shape by summer.

Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer
Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer
Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer
Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer
Make these 8 changes with the start of spring to lose weight by summer
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The World’s Most Popular Drug: Caffeine

Caffeine is consumed in many forms around the world yet questions remain about its health benefits

Caffeine is consumed in many forms around the world yet questions remain about iSource: Getty Images

 

Caffeine is consumed in many forms around the world yet questions remain about its health benefits

Caffeine is consumed daily by people around the world. Questions about its health benefits and possible effects on heart disease, bone loss, pregnancy and more are answered.
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