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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...
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...
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Almonds: A Guide to Safe Food Storage
Staying healthy with a busy life can be quite the challenge, yet it’s totally do-able with some preparation. One of the key components of healthy meal planning is making sure that your food storage containers can stand up to your go-go-go lifestyle. Life is a lot...
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...
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...
5 Tips to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays
It’s holiday time, and you often get a sense of nostalgia when you spend time with family and friends, enjoying holiday activities and the foods you’ve eaten since childhood. So it’s no surprise that Americans gain between 5 and 7 lbs on average during the holiday...
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...
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...
Have Fun and Get Fit – Social Fitness and You
Spending time with friends is a great way to blow off some steam and get into a positive headspace, and social fitness is an excellent way to boost your motivation to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Also, you can transform that coffee date or dinner out into a healthy...