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Category: Health/Nutrition

  • Dr. Joseph Mercola: America’s Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: America’s Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change. Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history, and its approval for use in food was the most contested in FDA history. In the end, the artificial sweetener was approved, not on scientific grounds, but rather because of strong political…

  • 10 nutrition powerhouses for kids

    Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more. It’s a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child’s mouth. Heck, if left to their own devices, a lot of kids wouldn’t eat anything that…

  • Best Hospitals 2010-2011: the Honor Roll

    THE HONOR ROLL No. 1: Johns Hopkins Hospital Location: Baltimore, Md. Points: 30 Specialties: 15 No. 2: Mayo Clinic Location: Rochester, Minn. Points: 28 Specialties: 15 No. 3: Massachusetts General Hospital Location: Boston, Mass. Points: 27 Specialties: 15 No. 4: Cleveland Clinic Location: Cleveland, Ohio Points: 26 Specialties: 13 No. 5: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…

  • A Post to live by: Why I keep trying?

    Why I keep trying? — Roni’s Weigh. by roni I recently received a depressing email from an online friend. She amazingly ran her first 5k, started weight training and feels absolutely wonderful! However–and I’m thinking a lot of us can relate to this–She saw a picture of herself that set her back. She went on…

  • Don’t Forget – Tomorrow Michelle Obama Talks to AOL Health About ‘Let’s Move’ Website

    First lady Michelle Obama is speaking exclusively to AOL Health this morning about the relaunch of the website for her “Let’s Move” campaign. The first lady laid out her ambitious plans to combat the childhood obesity epidemic last February, calling on parents, educators and businesses to work together to help children eat healthier and move…

  • Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage

    Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage. Body fat measurements and the measuring tape are recognized as superior methods for measuring “weight loss”. When one declares that they want to “lose weight”, what they often mean is that they want to lose fat. So, now that you’ve had your body fat percentage measured, what does the number…

  • Is Your Diet Making You Gain?

    Is Your Diet Making You Gain? Prevention If you’re trying to slim down, you’ve probably amassed a menu full of calorie-cutting tips and tricks. So it may come as a shock to learn that many of the ones you’ve sworn by are actually keeping you fat. “In their quest to lose weight, many women unknowingly…

  • Michelle Obama Talks to AOL Health About ‘Let’s Move’ Website – AOL Health

    Do you have a question for Michelle Obama? You can ask her on Tuesday, July 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern time during her first-ever live web chat right here on AOL Health. Mrs. Obama will be discussing the newly enhanced Let’s Move! website and answering your questions live! Mrs. Obama has taken on the ambitious…

  • News to Note

    A few items to share: Today’s PSA: Exercise with caution in today’s inferno It’s been so darn hot the past week or so in the DC area and East Coast.  Make sure you are paying attention to tips and advice about exercising in this sort of heat. It tends to sneak up on you and…

  • The Clothes Make the Girl: Groceries vs. Dining Out

    The Clothes Make the Girl: Groceries vs. Dining Out. My family eats out more than I would care to admit. Busy lives, easy convenient restaurants = eating out. I do have to say that for the most part – it is not McD’s but as we all know – unless we prepare it at home…