How do you get through Halloween (and its aftermath) when you’re faced with candy at work, candy you buy for the treat-or-treaters, candy your kids bring home, and leftover candy when Halloween has come and gone?
Here are 13 tips on how to handle the candy and keep your diet healthy:

Buy fewer bags of candy.
Buy candy [...]

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• Holiday Meal Battle Plan The holiday eating season is upon us, beginning with Thanksgiving and continuing on through the new year. To someone trying to lose weight, this season can be a huge struggle! However, I say you can win the fight against weight gain, even while enjoying the festive foods of the season.......
• A Little Link Lovin' The kind of mood I've been in this week - tropical I'd like to do some shout-outs, high-5's, props, kudos, pats on the back... whatever you want to call it. But I tell ya, it's hard to narrow down the list cause there are super great and fun posts......
• Healthy Eating Plans for Increased Nutrition When it comes to getting healthy and losing weight, one of the best things that you can do is to add healthy eating plans to your lifestyle. If you want to lose weight, build a healthier body or just improve your general health, then healthy eating plans are going to......
• Getting Picky Eaters to Eat Healthy A friend of mine shared her frustration of having a picky eater in the house and asked for suggestions on how to introduce healthier foods. "He doesn't like vegetables, rarely touches fruits, and would eat peanut butter all day if up to him." The "he" she was referring to is......
• Avoiding the M&Ms A large basket of candy sits on a table right next to my boss’s door. This attractive looking basket (Longaberger, no doubt) is joined by a glass candy dish filled with shiny, colored plain M&Ms. The M&Ms taunt me. Every time I walk past my boss’s office (which I......

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Do you know what the most popular candy bar in the US is?
It’s Snickers!
Here are some Fun Facts about the Snickers candy bar: 

Snickers was born in 1930
It was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse
Snickers was first sold for a nickel
Today, Snickers has approximately $2 billion in globals sales each year
Snickers was originally called Marathon [...]

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• Book Review - The Healthy Carb Diabetes Cookbook I recently received a copy of The Healthy Carb Diabetes Cookbook to review for you. As the title states, this is a cookbook designed for diabetics. The just under 200 recipes meet nutritional guidelines of the American Diabetes Association. The cookbook emphasizes healthy carbohydrates - whole grains, fruits, and vegetables......
• "Tex-Mex" Rice Casserole Brown rice, beans, chicken, veggies, cheese, and a little spice - I made this dish last night, and it was pretty, darn tasty! It's fairly simply to make and is a great option when you have leftover rice and/or chicken. What I also like about this dish is it's healthier......
• Healthier Sweet Snacks If you’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Texas and know that you’ve got to have a treat on a regular basis, try these sweet snacks (see below) instead of the usual candy bar or donut. They'll help quiet those sugar cravings, as well keep your diet on the......
• Stuffed Peppers Now on to the recipe (it doesn't involve cupcakes)... I concocted this version of the stuffed pepper while playing in the kitchen one day and was pleased with the results. I used brown rice for a healthier twist and chose lean, ground sirloin. Tofu would work as a replacement for the meat,......
• Fun Facts about Chocolate "Chocolate" comes from the Aztec word, "xocolatl," which means "bitter water." Europe was introduced to chocolate when Christopher Columbus brought back cocoa beans from the Caribbean islands from his 1502 voyage. Switzerland is one of the top countries when it comes to chocolate consumption. The Swiss eat roughly 22 lbs......

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October 30, at 8PM on PBS, NOVA will be presenting Marathon Challenge, a television program that documents 13 individuals throughout their weeks of training for the Boston Marathon – a first for all of them – as well as the changes that occur inside their bodies via MRI, treadmill tests, heart monitoring, and other diagnostic [...]

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• Yoga Revisisted Yoga – I used to ignore it. I thought it wasn’t worth my time. I preferred exercises that were of higher intensity and burned a lot of fat and calories. To me, yoga didn’t meet these requirements. Yoga revisited – Last month I checked out a yoga DVD just for......
• Solution to Sugar Addiction I've talked about the possibility of being addicted to sugar and more of the specifics on how sugar acts like a drug in some individuals. This post will cover the solution to kicking the sugar addiction, according to the book, Potatoes, Not Prozac. I think the following best sums up......
• 7 Heart Healthy Diet Tips If you want to improve the health of your heart and your over all health and well being as well, the following heart health dietary tips are going to come in handy. These are diet recommendations that have been recommended by the American Heart Association for being able to improve......
• Heart Disease Risk Factors for Women There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, heart disease risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations. Heart disease actually happens to be the leading killer both for men and women.......
• Day After A Binge Holidays are prime times to eat way more than is necessary with meals that are extremely rich and loaded with calories! It's fun to visit with family and feast on foods we normally would not allow past our lips, but it's not fun afterwards when we're in a food coma......

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Antibiotics: They’re one of the great modern, medical marvels for curing many different ailments, in my opinion.
Yet, I am concerned by their often overuse and incorrect use. Improper usage can actually help the “bad bugs” become stronger and more resistant to certain antibiotics, and to me that’s a bit concerning! Recently, [...]

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• Understanding Menstrual Cycle Cramps Most women experience what is known as dysmenorrhea or menstrual cycle cramps from time to time. These menstrual cycle cramps are a common cause for women to seek out medical attention because the pain that comes from these menstrual cycle cramps can easily range from very mild to very severe,......
• Can You Be Fit And Fat? Good news, folks! You don’t have to look like the latest Hollywood “It” girl or guy in order to be healthy. If you’re toting around saddlebags and love handles but are truly fit, you’re a lot better off than someone who simply looks really thin but couldn’t run a......
• MRSA Scare! What is MRSA?  If you asked me this question when I was in high school I wouldn’t be able to give a good answer.  I had never heard of MRSA, and it just was neither a concern of mine nor my classmates.  Ask the same question today, and I bet......
• Tips for Clean Skin Treatment If you are interested in having clear and beautiful skin, then there are two different facets of a clear skin treatment plan that you need to implement every day. You are going to need to have a solid clear skin treatment routine and you need to have the right skin......
• Natural Menstrual Cramps Remedies When you are dealing with the uncomfortable cramps associated with the menstrual cycle, one of the things that you should be turning your attention to is menstrual cramps remedies. There are a number of unique menstrual cramps remedies that you can utilize in order to remedy your menstrual cramps, or......

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Approximately 36,000 people in the United States die from influenza every year, and more than more than 200,000 have to be admitted to the hospital because of this disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The flu is no joke! I’ve had it, complete with the coughing and aches down to the bone. [...]

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• National Flu Vaccination Week The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is regarding November 27 - December 2 as National Flu Vaccination Week to remind and encourage everyone to get flu vaccinations. The American Academy of Family Physicians is specifically observing November 27 Children's Flu Vaccination Day, reminding parents and guardians to have......
• Eating Healthy Fat for a Healthy Body Being healthy is a really important component in a healthy lifestyle. What many people do not realize is that one of the most important components in a healthy lifestyle is eating healthy fat. You may not previously have been aware of the fact that healthy fats exist, but they do.......
• Fat Cells' Freaky Facts! Fat is essential for our bodies; however, most of us are not lacking in the fat department. If you need some motivation to put down that Krispy Kreme and slowly back away, here is some eye-opening information about fat cells: An individual of normal weight has roughly 20-35 billion fat......
• Pregnancy Fetal Development at Week 1 Although it may seem strange to think about, the journey of your pregnancy actually begins before the baby has actually been conceived. The very first week of your pregnancy does not begin with conception, or with the growth of the fetus in your body, but rather it begins with the......

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• 4 Superfood Choices to Change your Life We are always trying to eat healthier so that we can improve our overall health, as well as because we are looking to improve our appearances as well. Certain foods, known as superfoods, are capable of having a truly huge impact on our well being on a daily basis. The......
• Autoimmune Syndrome Risk Factors for Women There are a number of different ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, autoimmune syndrome risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations. Autoimmune diseases and disorders make up a group of disorders that involve the......
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• Understanding Menstrual Cycle Cramps Most women experience what is known as dysmenorrhea or menstrual cycle cramps from time to time. These menstrual cycle cramps are a common cause for women to seek out medical attention because the pain that comes from these menstrual cycle cramps can easily range from very mild to very severe,......

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