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Face Mapping: A 9 Step Physical With Your Mirror

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Want to know what’s going on inside your body? Your face just might be telling the tale. Long before allopathic medicine, our ancestors were practicing healing arts — now better known as “alternative” medicin...

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Tennis Ball Stretches & Other Tips: A Doctor’s Look Into Treating Plantar Fasciitis At Home

Dr. Suzanne Fuchs

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Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common injuries athletes face. Let’s hope you never experience this condition, but if you do, this guide will be your cheat sheet to getting well. Plantar fasciitis is the i...

Micronutrient Deficiency: How We Are Overfed and Undernourished

Deepa B. Verma, MD

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Americans are overwhelmed with food options, but sadly, most of them aren't great for us: we are often led to processed, preserved, and fast foods. Although a lot of these foods feel like they're time-saving, w...

All Bottled Up: The Pressures of Juice Processing

Jess Novak

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From cold press to pasteurization to high-pressure processing, we took a fresh look at the most popular juicing methods and just how good they really are for you. In terms of minor luxuries, is there a more ir...

Healthy & Delicious: Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe

Ellen Whitney

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This butternut squash lasagna recipe is a lower carb, nutrition-packed version of the traditional, hearty meal. Ingredients: 1 butternut squash, shaft portion only 1 medium yellow onion 3 cloves fre...

Sex, Sleep, And Snacks: How Yoga Improves Your Favorite Things

Deepa B. Verma, MD

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Yoga literally means “union” in Sanskrit, a harmonizing of the mind, body, and spirit. This ancient practice is inextricably tied to the Ayurvedic primitive pillars of life: food, sleep and sex. In Ayurveda (yo...

Missed Workouts? Here’s How To Get Back On Track.

Jill Wheeler

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Ialways miss a lot of workouts this time of year, and when I do, I start feeling bad about myself. How can I get back on track? Americans are obsessed with diets, training plans and schedules. We are indoctr...

New Sports Medicine Technologies Promise To Fix You Fast

Victoria Wiseman

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With sports medicine science on your side you can be back to your old self in no time. Every athlete collects a panoply of problems—the old knee that flares up a couple of times a year, the shoulder that just ...

Your Pre-Packaged Energy Bar Is Crap

Victoria Wiseman

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Swap it for this mostly Paleo Bar made from foods you actually recognize. Every spring I bake my own energy bars for my family’s outdoor adventures. This year however, I opened my old recipe book and realized ...

7 Vegetarian Snacks to Fuel Your Workout

Rebecca Toback

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Boost your energy before you exercise with these healthy, non-meat options. For a vegetarian, combining protein and carbohydrate is the perfect way to keep energy levels up during a grueling workout. The body ...

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