Category: Nutrition
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Are organic foods healthier?

If you’ve gone into a grocery store, you’ve likely seen organic foods. They often have their own separate section, with all organic foods together. Fruits and vegetables are the ones people are most familiar with, but you can get organic milk, meat and even cookies and ice cream. They often cost more than conventionally grown…
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Is Time-Restricted Eating Right for You?

One of the more popular diet trends in recent years is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting refers to various patterns of time-dependent eating. This means eating only at certain times. Examples include rotating between eating and fasting (or low calorie) days to time-restricted eating within the same day. What is Time-Restricted Eating? Time-restricted eating is a…
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Common Dietary Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Figuring out what to eat isn’t easy. And trying to follow a healthy eating plan may be even harder. Nutrition isn’t like smoking, where the ideal number of cigarettes is zero. You need food to eat. Add to that the need to buy and prepare food, and things become more complex. In fact, three common…
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How Exercise Affects Digestion

Don’t go swimming after you eat. Avoid exercising on an empty stomach. Make sure you drink lots of water. You’ve probably heard these and other statements from your parents when you were young, a friend or even your phys ed teacher. Are these just old wives’ tales or does exercise affect your digestion? What is…
