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Conquering Life's Mountain With the New Year less than a week away, laying down a strong support system in the weeks and months to come, will allow us to conquer life's obstacles. 12/26/2009 2:19:45 PM
5 Good Reasons to Join the 'Spark Your Body' Bootcamp Are you resolving to get fit, lose weight or tone up on 2010? Then don't miss this challenge! 12/25/2009 2:30:19 PM
Habits of Healthy Eaters: Celebrate Holidays for One Day My tactic to survive this weekend is easy: I'm celebrating the holiday for one day. The rest of the week is business as usual. 12/25/2009 10:22:50 AM
Walden Farms Products Claim No Calories, Fat, Carbs, Gluten, or Sugar – Can They Be Good For You? Many times limiting calories to reach a personal goal means saying good-bye to favorite 'extras' like syrups, jams, dips, and dressings. Does is have to? 12/24/2009 5:00:00 AM
Prolonged Sitting May Increase Your Risk for Premature Death and Disease Studies are revealing the effects prolong sitting has on our overall health, even for those who exercise on a daily basis. 12/23/2009 3:14:04 PM
What We've Been Eating: New Foods to Try Find out what we thought about new foods from Kashi, Annie Chun's, and Odwalla. 12/23/2009 12:00:00 PM
A Younger Look May Mean Living Longer Have you ever had someone ask your age, and then be shocked at your response? A new study reveals that looking younger may mean you live longer. 12/22/2009 1:42:33 PM
Study: Socializing on SparkPeople Helps with Weight Loss A second study bolsters what our experts and millions of members already knew: The support provided by our community is invaluable. Pass it on! 12/22/2009
7 Rewarding Resolutions to Make This Year Instead of making negative resolutions that probably won't stick, improve your life immediately with one of these positive and uplifting changes! 12/22/2009
9 Noteworthy Nutrition Goals for the New Year Every January, we usually resolve to limit, avoid, and stop eating certain foods entirely. Stop punishing yourself! Choose to eat MORE--not less--with one of these appetizing aspirations. 12/22/2009
7 Rewarding Resolutions to Make This Year Instead of making negative resolutions that probably won’t stick, improve your life immediately with one of these positive and uplifting changes! 12/22/2009
Is Gluten Intolerance on the Rise? What You Should Know Gluten-free foods are on many supermarkets shelves. Learn how to tell if these products are for you. 12/21/2009 1:41:46 PM
It Is in Giving That We Receive Happiness The holiday season is upon us. Read how giving to others can be the best gift we can give ourselves. 12/19/2009 2:00:00 PM
When Less Exercise is More Forget all-or-nothing when it comes to your workouts! Find out why may actually be more when it comes to fitness. 12/18/2009 2:00:00 PM
When It Comes To Holiday Gifts, Don't Forget About Yourself! If you're like me, you've got a Christmas shopping list that you're slowly chipping away at as the 25th approaches. But one person that's missing from the list is myself. 12/18/2009 6:14:30 AM
Be Nutrition Wise While Flying the Friendly Skies Find out what healthier options are available when selecting airline food from the DietDetective.com 2009 airline survey results. 12/17/2009 1:00:00 PM
Confessions of a Former Diet Coke Addict It's been 11 months since I had my last drink of Diet Coke and while I never thought I would be able to give it up, I discovered it wasn't as difficult as I thought. 12/16/2009 4:00:00 PM
8 New Ways to Get Fit, Firm and Fired Up Find out what people are saying about all eight brand-new workouts on Coach Nicole's newest workout DVD! 12/16/2009 6:00:00 AM
7 Healthy Holiday Tips from Dr. Oz We recently sat in on a conference call with health expert Dr. Mehmet Oz, who shared with us some great tips on staying healthy throughout the holiday season. 12/15/2009 10:09:34 AM
11 Holiday Foods You Can Enjoy Without Guilt Eat, drink and be merry this season by focusing on all the healthy foods you CAN enjoy! 12/15/2009
10 Holiday Foods You Can Enjoy without Guilt Eat, drink and be merry this season by focusing on all the healthy foods you CAN enjoy! 12/15/2009
4 Important Nutrients You May be Missing Most people can get the nutrients their body needs from a typical meal plan that includes a variety of foods from all food groups but what if you can't. 12/14/2009 6:07:22 AM
To Stretch or Not to Stretch, the Debate Continues There is no clear cut evidence as to the true benefit of stretching, but there is also no harm in doing so as long as you perform the stretches properly. 12/12/2009 2:33:07 PM
Are You Too Competitive With Yourself? I've always enjoyed running races. But recently, I'm not experiencing those same positive feelings. I think I need to change my attitude, but I'm not sure how. 12/11/2009 1:57:48 PM
One Surefire Way to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain The secret to preventing winter weight gain is simpler than you may think! 12/11/2009 7:28:07 AM