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Considering Pregnancy? Caring for your health before you become pregnant may help you identify areas that put you and your baby at risk during pregnancy. 2/20/2004
How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label Those labels can be confusing. How big is a serving size? Is the daily recommended value the same for everyone? Here's some insight to the nutrition facts dilemma. 2/19/2004
Empty Nesters Find Purpose and Motivation What will you do when your children leave home for good? For many empty-nesters, that means a new career path. 2/13/2004
Sneak in Exercise Before Pregnancy By preparing now, you will be better able to handle the difficult tasks of carrying and delivering a baby. 1/30/2004
Nutrition and Fertility: An Overview for Men When it comes to conception, a man's diet should be very similar to his partner’s pre-pregnancy eating plan. 1/30/2004
Learn What to Eat for a Healthy Pregnancy Is pregnancy in your future? If so, eating healthy is more important now than ever. Here are some nutritional tips. 1/30/2004
Portable Snacking Tips and Ideas Many of us get hungry during odd hours of the day and go for junk food to save time. Well here are snacks that are quick and healthy. 1/23/2004
The Loopholes of Food Labeling While food manufacturers can't lie to you about the nutrition and ingredients of their products, they can easily mislead you into thinking something is healthier than it really is... 1/23/2004
Welcome to the All-Year Resolutions Many of us start off the New Year full of ambition, but what happens when you start to slip on your goals as the year progresses? 1/16/2004
How to Stop Sugar Cravings Stop your insatiable sugar cravings with these tips! 1/16/2004
The No-Excuses Appeal of Fruits and Veggies We all know we need fruits and vegetables in our diets, but what happens when we make excuses to skip them? Respond with these excuse busters. 1/16/2004
New to Exercise? Things to Think About Have you started a new exercise program, only to feel sore and tired and quit as soon as you start? Well here is important information you should know when starting to work out. 1/16/2004
The Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder Days are getting colder, darker, and shorter, making it harder for some to get out of bed and stay motivated. Don't let Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) put your life on hold. 1/12/2004
Supplement Questions Answered 1/5/2004
Common Fitness Blunders - Part 1 To get the best results from all your hard work, it’s important that you don’t find yourself creating a fitness routine filled with mistakes. 1/5/2004
10 Cool Ways to Embrace Winter As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, even the best of us can get a little down. Discover tips on preventing the winter blues this year. 1/5/2004
Insomnia Can Hinder Your Weight Loss Inadequate sleep affects many areas of your life, including your ability to lose weight. Learn how sleeping more can help you drop the extra pounds. 12/31/2003
Squeezing Your Stress Away Looking for a simple way to relieve stress that doesn't take a lot of time? Using a stress ball is your answer. In fact, you can use it while reading this article. 12/30/2003
Find the Joy in Soy Soybeans and soy foods are high in protein, without loads of fat. In fact, soy is very low in saturated fat and has no cholesterol. 12/30/2003
Do's and Don'ts of Goal Setting Here and nine do's and don'ts that will help you set reasonable, attainable goals...and have you reaching them in no time! 12/23/2003
The Importance of Training the Shoulder Did you know that the most moveable and unstable joint in the body is the shoulder? Here are some exercises to keep your shoulders strong and flexible. 12/23/2003
Choose Olive Oil as a Healthy Alternative One of the secrets to a Mediterranean diet, olive oil not only is extremely healthy for you, it makes food taste great. 12/19/2003
The Importance of Systems in Achieving Goals Setting goals is great, but without systems to support them, they become harder to reach. All systems, big or small, will help more than you would expect. 12/17/2003
Eating to Prevent Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition causing our bones to lose mass and density. As the bones become porous and brittle, the chance of fracture is greatly increased. Our diet can help prevent this though, and here are some ways how. 12/16/2003
Jump-Start Your Workout Program After your body adjusts to exercise, it's time to "shock your body" so you can continue losing weight. 12/15/2003