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Slow and Steady: Prevent Workout Injuries While You Get Fit

Slow and Steady: Prevent Workout Injuries While You Get Fit

Safe and consistent exercise is a crucial part of any healthy lifestyle, but how do you crank your fitness level up while preventing workout injury? Whether you’re new to the fitness game or an old hand at the gym, injury prevention is a key consideration when putting...

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Where to Walk in the Triangle

Where to Walk in the Triangle

Health, wellness and fitness seem to take over social media and the news some days. There’s a whole slew of get-thin-quick diets, countless photos of lean and mean people doing Crossfit, and reality shows where obese people lose an incredible amount of weight and...

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A Healthy Way to Enjoy Chocolate this Valentine’s Day

A Healthy Way to Enjoy Chocolate this Valentine’s Day

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” This quote, attributed to Charlie Brown creator Charles M. Schulz, captures the essence of the celebration of Valentine’s Day: a day for love, a day for flowers, and of course, a day for...

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Baked Apple and Nut Oatmeal

Baked Apple and Nut Oatmeal Recipe Type: Breakfast Cuisine: Egg, Dairy, Nut Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked oats 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 2...

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Hearty Kale and Bean Soup

Hearty Kale and Bean Soup Recipe Type: Soup Author: Lifestyle Medical Centers Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 6 Freeze leftovers and reheat later for an instant hot meal. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2...

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Apple Berry Smoothie

Apple Berry Smoothie Recipe Type: Beverages Author: Lifestyle Medical Center Prep time: 1 min Cook time: 4 mins Total time: 5 mins Serves: 1 Enjoy this delicious smoothie fresh out of the blender or portion into two popsicle molds and freeze for a sweet and healthy...

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Put Your Immune System on the Offense

Put Your Immune System on the Offense

If you’re living in North Carolina, consider yourself lucky: Our winters produce low temperatures just hovering around the freezing point of 32°.  There’s still a need to bundle up and take preventive steps to avoid getting a cold or worse, the flu. If you’re...

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Organic, Local & Affordable: NC Triangle Shopper’s Guide

Organic, Local & Affordable: NC Triangle Shopper’s Guide

You don’t have to look far to find reasons to eat organic, from better taste to a myriad of health benefits. However, figuring out what to buy and where to buy it can be difficult hurdles to overcome on your path to a healthy nutrition plan. This guide will help you...

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