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- Healthy Living
7 Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Grill
Are you using your grill to its fullest potential? Get out of the burger and hotdog rut: These recipes and grilling tips will take your cookouts to the next level.
- Healthy Living
13 Foods that Fight Sunburn
No one sets out to get sunburned, but the pleasant distractions of summer all make it easy to forget that extra coat of sunscreen, or the need to take a break in the shade. Check out these natural food remedies to deal with--or prevent--summer sunburns!
- Pets
Top 7 Fourth of July Pet Mistakes to Avoid
Spending holidays with your pet is a plus, as long as you take steps to avoid Fourth of July pet safety threats. Avoid these Independence Day pet safety mishaps:
- Healthy Living
6 Surprising Heart Disease Warning Signs (and What to Do About Them)
High blood pressure, stress, and diabetes are all familiar warning signs that someone’s at risk for cardiovascular disease. But there are other red flags, too. Here are six unusual signs of heart disease--and what you can do to protect yourself.
- Healthy Living
9 Weird Food Cures that Actually Work
Pretty much every day-to-day health ailment can be cured with a healthy diet. Sometimes, we prefer to reach for a pill bottle or make a doctor's appointment. That gets expensive & inconvenient when the answer is no further than your refrigerator.
- Healthy Living
11 Things that Destroy Your Immune System
Viruses and bacteria aren't the only bad actors that test your immune system. We scoured the data to bring you common immune-system wreckers so you can eliminate them from your life.
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The 11 Healthiest Foods in the World
J.I. Rodale, the man who founded Rodale Publishing launched the organic farming movement in America. He knew long before organic went mainstream that producing the healthiest food meant growing it in the healthiest soil. These 11 foods will keep you and t
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10 Foods that Fight Spring Allergies
Thanks to climate change, every allergy season is the worst allergy season ever. The good news is that natural allergy relief is within an arm's reach of your refrigerator: Foods rich in vitamin C and folic acid help reduce the inflammation associated wit
- Pets
Top 7 Dog Training Mistakes You’re Making
Kate Perry, author of the new book Training for Both Ends of the Leash, says dog owners are often sending mixed signals when it comes to training the new dog. Avoid these 7 dog training mistakes, and put our helpful hints to use instead.
- Healthy Living
5 Problems with Over-the-Counter Painkillers
Aspirin is hailed as a miracle drug, and there's not a person among us who hasn't popped an ibuprofen or acetaminophen to deal with achy joints or a crushing headache. But the pills you pop every day could be causing serious damage in the long run.
- Healthy Living
8 DIY Cleaning Recipes for Every Room of Your House
The majority of cleaners on store shelves contain hazardous materials you won't always find on the label, which is probably why more and more people are opting for DIY cleaning recipes. Here, our 8 favorite DIY green cleaning recipes for every room.
- Healthy Living
8 Crazy Obesity Triggers
There's more to the obesity epidemic than eating too many hot wings and excess sitting. Researchers are finding connections between everyday chemicals and the bulging-belt-line epidemic. Read on for the 8 surprising chemicals that could be causing your
- Healthy Living
The 12 Worst Chemicals Lurking in Your Home
A report was just released outlining the "Dirty Dozen," a list of endocrine disruptors that highlights the worst of the worst--and the ones you're most likely exposed to every day. Here's how to avoid them:
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The 6 Worst “Natural” Ingredients
If you saw "poison ivy" listed as an ingredient in your favorite salad mix, would you eat it? The food industry might as well apply the same logic to all the other so-called "natural" ingredients it tries to sneak into processed foods. Ingredients made fr
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10 Sleep Habits that Cause Weight Gain and Mess with Hormones
Fat can wreak havoc on your hormones and impair your ability to lose weight. Hormones like melatonin, serotonin, and dopamine influence motivation, mood, sleep, and cravings. The following list highlights sleep-disrupting habits that can sabota
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6 Unhealthy Habits that Are as Bad as Smoking
Don't smoke? Doesn't matter. You could still be doing damage to your long-term health.The following six unhealthy habits either expose you to the same contaminants in cigarette smoke or lead to cancer rates equivalent to those caused by smoking. Fortunate
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8 Toxic Habits You Need to Fix, Now
I see them every day: the walking wounded. They drag themselves into my office looking pasty, bloated, and wan. Toxic health triggers surround us every day. Use these simple changes to jumpstart the healing process.
- Pets
6 Ways to Treat Your Pet’s Food Allergies
Food allergies aren't just a human problem. As they have in people, food allergies have been on the rise in pets, turning their dinnertime into an all-out health assault. Here are some ways you can deal with your pet's food allergies.
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9 Weird Health Habits You Need to Adopt
You eat right. You exercise. You go to the doctor for regular checkups. Those are all great habits to maintain throughout your life, but why do they have to sound so boring? Take your health routine up a notch with these habits that are way more fun.
- Healthy Living
The Dangerous Chemicals in Mardi Gras Beads
New report finds ridiculous levels of lead and other heavy metals in cheap beaded necklaces. We don't want to spoil your Fat Tuesday fun, but maybe skip the beaded necklaces this year. Find out why.