Healthy Habits

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Although eating breakfast is important, skipping it is not a diet deal breaker. Get the truth behind this common misconception and other meal frequency and timing myths.

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A new study says that drinking water before meals can help you lose weight. But it's what happens after the water that really matters.

10 Benefits of Exercise (Other Than Weight Loss)

You know exercise is good for you. Here are just a few of the health issues you can prevent by moving more.

20 Food Questions for Weight Loss and Better Health

Learn how to answer these questions to make the healthiest choice for your body.

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2 Try a Meatless Monday
Going meatless one day a week can greatly benefit your health and our environment.
3 A New Way to Choose Healthy Foods
Discover the new system that tells you which foods are really healthy.
4 The Simple Math of Being Healthy
From research labs around the world, here are the simple additions and subtractions that result in a healthier life.
5 Are You What You Eat? Separating Food Fact From Food Fiction
Let us demystify the connections, or lack thereof, between food and your health.
6 Get Off the Couch and Get Outside! Here's How.
Getting outside can be the key to losing the pounds for good. Here are eight ways to bring fresh air back into your life.
7 5 Fitness Myths You Need to Forget
To be fit you need to stop letting myths like these hold you back.
8 9 Ways Nutrition and Health Collide
Is getting calcium from dairy the best option? Are you consuming MSG without knowing it? Find out how following some nutrition advice could be wreaking havoc on your body.
9 6 Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Choose energy-enhancing, health-invigorating foods to kick-start your day.

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3 Breakfast Makeovers for Long Lasting Energy

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