Articles written by Samantha Rufle
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Six Yummy Super Fruits
Eating more fruit is an easy way to pack a healthy diet in antioxidants, fiber, and other nutrients without all the calories.
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Seven Super Foods
Eating healthy is easy as long as you know what foods to eat.
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Free Online Nutrition Programs
You do not need money to get help losing weight, or to eat healthier.
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Health Benefits of Miso
Miso is a versatile condiment that originated in Japan.
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Got a Cold or Flu?
What you eat when you have a cold can really make a huge difference in how you feel and can even shorten the duration of your cold.
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Black Tea or Green?
Ever wonder what the differences are between green tea and black tea or white tea and Oolong tea? Where does herbal tea fit in?
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Eat Healthier in Four Weeks Flat
Eating healthy is a great new year's resolution. Most people could use New Years as a little kick in the pants.
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The Vitamin B Family
The vitamin Bs are a large complicated family. There is a lot to know about them.
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How to Eat During the Holidays
The holiday season can be great fun but also a great source for anxiety.
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Carrabba's Chicken Soup
Eating a bowl of soup every day is a great way to lose a few extra pounds and get some needed vegetables.
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Special Diets and Holiday Parties
The scariest place for people on special diets and those with food allergies and intolerances is other people's houses.
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Holiday Recipes for Special Diets
So many people have food allergies these days. Often people on special diets, like gluten-free, are left in the cold when it comes to many favorite holiday treats.
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Eat Your Carrots!
Vitamin A is well known for maintaining eye health by keeping the cornea clear and the retina healthy.
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Prevent Colds and More with Zinc
The body needs zinc for more than just preventing colds. It also works as a cofactor with over 200 different enzymes to make chemical reactions in the body.
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Vitamin K: Nature's Band-Aid
Vitamin K, or phylloquinone, is often found in topical creams used to minimize dark circles and spider veins.
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Uses of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is commonly used topically on scars, but this great fat-soluble vitamin does so much more inside the body.
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Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a very popular treatment for colds and flus because it is well known for boosting the immune system.
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Cabbage Soup Detox Diet
At the Emmys, Jamie Pressly of the show My Name is Earl said she did the Cabbage Soup Detox diet twice when she was asked about how she dropped her pregnancy weight.
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Eat More Salads
It seems salads at home are just not the same as the salads at a restaurant. Here are some different and delicious salads to add to your home meals.
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Vegetarian Spinach Lasagna
Going vegetarian, even for one meal, can be a challenge for some families.
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Problems With The Food Pyramid.
Section by section the food pyramid is filled with nutritional problems. Different food industry lobbies have too much input on what is included in the USDA food pyramid.
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Problems With Your Pedometer?
A pedometer is a great way to motive yourself into getting more exercise.
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Got Pedometer? Get Walking!
A pedometer is a great way to motivate yourself to get more activity into your day.
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A Short Guide for E-mail Newbies
Are you an Internet newbie? Do you know someone who needs a few tips on how to navigate the Internet?
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Is milk really a wonder food?
Milk is extremely controversial in the nutrition world.
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Want Stronger Bones?
Do you think that you are getting what you need to keep your bones strong? Here are some tips for building a stronger body.
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Packing a Nutritious School Lunch
Getting healthy food into your child's lunch can be challenge... especially foods that your child will eat.
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Alli Diet Pill
Another over-the-counter diet pill, Alli, has hit the market, and drug stores are having trouble keeping it in stock.
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10 Portion Control Tips
Portion control is important to nutrition, and is one of the secrets of weight loss.
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Healthy Afternoon Snacks
Thinking of a healthy snack can be difficult, especially if a candy bar or a donut is staring you in the face.
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10 Simple tips to improve diet
Eating a healthy diet is all about habits.
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Easy and Healthy Mexican Food
If you are trying to eat healthy, it can be a challenge to find tasty and satisfying Mexican food.
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6 Steps of Digestion
Having a basic perception of how digestion works can be helpful in understanding how the food you eat effects the body.
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The Zero Grams Trans Fats Myth
Countless companies, restaurants and brands are making the statement "zero grams trans fats". What does this mean? Does it really mean there is no trans fats?
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Book Review: The Skinny
The Skinny was written by Melissa Clark and Robin Aronson.
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11 Rules for Mindful Eating
In a hurried life, eating mindfully can be one of the hardest things to do.
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The Ultimate Chili Recipe
This is a very healthy and basic chili that can be easily adapted as a vegetarian recipe.
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Increase Your Fiber Intake
First it was low fat, then low carb, and now it's high fiber!
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The Ultimate Lunch Time Soup
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, lunch is the second. This vegetable-rich, low-calorie soup makes a hearty, healthy lunch.
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Sugar Addiction
Some experts believe kicking sugar is harder than kicking cigarettes or even heroine!
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Review:Joy Bauer's Food Cures
The book, Food Cures by Joy Bauer, will teach you how to use food to help treat many health problems related to what you eat.
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Understanding Sugar Addiction
In order to kick sugar, it is good to understand what it is and how it affects the body.
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Nutrition and Children
Feeding your child healthy these days can be a tall order.
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Buying Organic Food
It seems that everyone is talking about going green, and eating organically. So is it healthier?
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Basic Supplements
Supplements can be helpful in bridging gaps in our diet.
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables!
There are many health benefits to having a fruit and vegetable rich diet.
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Easy Vegetable Recipe Sides
Getting enough vegetables has many health benefits like, weight loss, protection from diabetes and protection from certain types of cancer.
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The Ultimate Breakfast Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to get several servings of fruit in one meal.
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Food Label Lies
Walking through the supermarket, food companies entice you with health and ingredient claims written in bold on the front of their packaging.
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10 Reasons to Quit the Soda Habit.
Yet, they keep on drinking it, even though they know some of the risks involved. Soda is actually worse for your health than you might think.
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Elimination Diet
What is an elimination diet?
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Latex Allergy: Overview
A latex allergy is the adverse immunity response to the proteins in the latex.
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Carrabba's Italian Grill :Review
Carrabba's gluten free menu and their commitment to accommodating other dietary needs are not the only reasons to go to this fine Italian restaurant!
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Gluten Free Kitchens
After being diagnosed with a gluten intolerance, cleaning out your kitchen can leave you with some bare cupboards.
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Coffee Allergy or Something Else?
There are many things in coffee that can make you sick.
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Three Burger Joints
Fortunately, many fast food chains are jumping on the allergen evaluated menu bandwagon.
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Milk Allergy or Intolerance
A milk allergy and lactose intolerance are very different. While they are often confused, they have relatively little in common.
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Banana Bread for Allergies
This recipe is a family favorite. Even people who do not have allergies love this bread.
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Natural remedies for Hay Fever
It is important to try natural remedies that reduce our dependency of medications.
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Pollen Allergy: Overview
Spring is just around the corner, and for many this also means it is allergy season.
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Schools, Lunch and Peanut Allergy
In recent years, many schools have taken to banning peanuts from their campuses.
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Peanut Allergy: Overview
What is a peanut allergy?
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Review: Chili's Restaurant
It is always nice when a restaurant accommodates me as a person with a food allergy. It is even better when they have their menu evaluated to make ordering easier.
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Newly Diagnosed Gluten Allergy?
When newly diagnosed with a gluten intolerance grocery shopping, parties and eating out become challenging.
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Duke University Allergy Study
A new study from Duke University offers a possible new treatment for food allergy sufferers.
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