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Cranberry-Orange-Nut Cookies
Cranberry-Orange-Nut CookiesCrisp, moist and chewy, this cookie created by Georgene Egri of Walnut Creek, California, has the essential ingredients for the holidays: citrus, nuts and cranberries. These...
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Date Bran Jingle Balls
Date Bran Jingle BallsTrisha Kruse, an administrative assistant, created quick, easy, no-bake date-nut balls to fill that special niche in your holiday repertoire.
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Ginger Crinkle Cookies
Ginger Crinkle CookiesCynthia Farr-Weinfeld, a hypnotherapist and writer, started improving the nutritional profile of a friend's mother's ginger cookie recipe by substituting whole-wheat pastry flour...
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One Nutty Date
One Nutty DateFinancial advisor Linda Croley was inspired by childhood memories of a family treat when she created these peanut butter-date cookies. “I get a great feeling when I bite into these...
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Cinnamon's Secret Health Benefit
With holiday favorites like pumpkin bread and spiced cider on the menu, recent research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition provides welcome news: cinnamon may help you better regulate your...
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4 Easy Tips for Eating Low on the Glycemic Index
Following the glycemic index (GI) system can be confusing—“but only if you spend too much time crunching numbers and not looking at the big picture,” says Joyce Hendley, EatingWell’s nutrition editor...
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Rachel Johnson, Ph.D, M.P.H., R.D. Scientists debate the pros and cons. There are times when I feel like I need to duck when the subject of the glycemic index (GI) comes up. This system of ranking...
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The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet
“What’s the secret to a long and healthy life?” When I asked my great-grandmother that question on the occasion of her 90th birthday, her answer took everyone by surprise. “I always make sure to eat...
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Antidotes for Aging Parts
From your head to your toes and in between, here’s what to eat to help ward off aging starting in your twenties and into your fifties, sixties and beyond.BrainFrom our mid-twenties on, the...
View Article3 Reasons to Run (or Walk) for Your Life
You’ve heard it before: regular exercise—nothing more strenuous than a brisk half-hour walk most days of the week—offers potent protection against heart disease. But if that bit of information hasn’t...
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Nell Newman's Organic Thanksgiving
Fifteen years ago, Nell Newman, then age 33, decided to make an all-organic Thanksgiving dinner for her father and mother, the actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and her sisters. That meal helped...
View ArticleDo You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
Have you noticed how easy it is to identify what country the fish at your market came from? In 2005, retailers began labeling seafood to comply with a Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law passed with...
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Fresh vs. Frozen Vegetables: Are we giving up nutrition for convenience?
Question: Fresh vs. Frozen Vegetables: Are we giving up nutrition for convenience?Answer: Americans typically eat only one-third of the recommended daily intake (three servings instead of nine) of...
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3 Ways to Beat Your Age
A poor diet and couch-potato tendencies are two ways to accelerate aging—but they’re not the only behaviors that can make you old beyond your years. In YOU: Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for...
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What’s the Healthy Aging Secret in Cocoa, Tea and Red Wine?
Question: What’s the Healthy Aging Secret in Cocoa, Tea and Red Wine?Answer: Epicatechin. This specific type of flavonoid (antioxidant)—in cocoa, tea and red wine—helps blood vessels maintain a healthy...
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