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Tips to End Insomnia and Improve Your Health
Sleep brings about unconscious bliss, helps the body regenerate and allows the brain to process and retain memories from the day. Yet, a recent study found that 1 in 3 Americans aren’t getting the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night. The technical name for this...
Mindfulness Meditation Will Help You Conquer Stress
There are two types of stress: there’s the good kind, which motivates you and can help you stay focused in an emergency. The “fight or flight” response is considered good stress because it launches your body into survival mode when you need it. Then there’s the bad...
Pregnancy and Postpartum Fitness: Fitness for New Moms
Too often, new mothers forget to take care of their most valuable asset – themselves. Exercise frequently falls to the bottom of the to-do list, but postpartum fitness routines that work offer several key benefits that make it well worth the effort. Why Exercise?...
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...
Tomato and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Garlicky Broccoli
Tomato and Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Garlicky Broccoli Recipe Type: Main Course Author: Molly Devine, RD Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 55 mins Serves: 4 A twist on the traditional caprese salad! A kid-friendly healthy dinner!...
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...
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...
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...
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...