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Grace Roberts

Nov 28, 2011 at 10:40 am

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8 of the World’s Healthiest Spices & Herbs You Should Be Eating

8 of the World’s Healthiest Spices & Herbs You Should Be Eating

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As a registered dietitian and associate nutrition editor at EatingWell Magazine, I know thatherbs and spices do more than simply add flavor to food. They let you cut down on some less-healthy ingredients, such as salt, added sugars and saturated fat, and some have inherent health benefits, many of which Joyce Hendley reported on for EatingWell Magazine.

Modern science is beginning to uncover the ultimate power of spices and

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Grace Roberts

Oct 29, 2011 at 2:38 pm

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Easy Ways to Add 20 Years to Your Life

Easy Ways to Add 20 Years to Your Life

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If you think that how long you’ll live is based on how long your grandparents and parents live, you’re only partly right. While genetics certainly have an impact, you have more control than you might assume. “By the time you turn 55, only about 30% of how quickly you age is based on your genes, as compared to 50% when you’re younger—the rest is due

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WZAK

Sep 16, 2011 at 9:45 am

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Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day

Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day

Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day brought to you by MetroHealth Buckeye Health Center.  FREE health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.

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Karen Vaughn

May 17, 2011 at 11:00 am

Do Bananas Prevent Stroke?

Do Bananas Prevent Stroke?

The average banana contains 500 mg of potassium and in this story I tell you what it means to you.

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Grace Roberts

May 1, 2011 at 8:12 pm

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6 Smart Moves To Trim Your Body & Sharpen Your Mind

6 Smart Moves To Trim Your Body & Sharpen Your Mind

These six multitasking moves tone, tighten and trim your muscles, plus hone, sharpen and spark your mind.Each move in this plan incorporates the trifecta of brain-bettering elements—complex motor skills, balance and a new set of data—and helps you tone head to toe. Moving quickly through the routine adds cardio, which increases calorie burn and blood flow to your noggin, maximizing the brainy benefits.

What to do Complete

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Grace Roberts

Mar 30, 2011 at 9:15 pm

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Research Finds Rejection, Break Ups Cause Physical Pain [REPORT]

Research Finds Rejection, Break Ups Cause Physical Pain [REPORT]

Have you ever wondered why some people get physically sick in the days and weeks following a break-up? How come, when thinking about the moment the relationship ended, even if it wasn’t a long, passionate affair, but a seemingly relatively harmless casual fling, you can feel an urge to be violently ill?

Personally, when I was told stories of elderly couples who died very shortly after each

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 14, 2011 at 1:27 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: Help Your Man Be Heart Healthy

Healthy Heart Tips: Help Your Man Be Heart Healthy

Give your man the gift of health this Valentine’s Day. Check out these heart healthy tips for the special one in your life.

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: 5 Steps To Make Your Favorite Recipes Healthy

Healthy Heart Tips: 5 Steps To Make Your Favorite Recipes Healthy

Luckily, there are some really easy things we can all do to make the recipes we love heart-healthier. Here are a few of my favorite tricks and recipes for making heart-healthy recipes at home.

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 12, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: Eating Out Tips

Healthy Heart Tips: Eating Out Tips

Choosing heart healthy foods doesn’t mean that you can’t eat at restaurants or at social events. By keeping a few guidelines in mind, you can sit back and enjoy eating out!

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 11, 2011 at 1:13 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: What To Ask Your MD

The little things you do in everyday life are crucial to reducing your heart-disease risk. Your doctor also plays an important part—but you have to “use” her wisely, something the Woman’s Day/NHLBI survey found that readers aren’t doing. Nearly a third of women didn’t know whatheart-health questions to ask their doctor, and 45% didn’t even bring up the topic. “Discuss the risks that are most relevant to your age, environment, lifestyle and family history,” says Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, director of Read More

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 10, 2011 at 1:10 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: Why You Need To Relax At Work

Healthy Heart Tips: Why You Need To Relax At Work

Women with very demanding jobs are nearly twice as likely to have a heart attack as their peers in more easygoing occupations, a new study suggests.

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Karen Vaughn

Feb 8, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Healthy Heart Tips: 4 Ways To A Healthy Heart

Doctors have found artery-clogging plaque buildup in the bodies of people as young as their teens and 20s. Stare down the number-one killer of women by getting smart about fat. Read More