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Winter Recipe: Chicken, Rice and Butternut Squash Casserole
Casseroles are a great solution to dinner during the winter months. They're hot, delicious and can be made ahead of time, making them a quick solution after a long day. This recipe does all of that and more – combining Read more
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Three Exercises to Get Your Heart Rate Up Fast
If you want to lose weight, you need to increase your heart rate! Elevating your heart rate through exercising causes your body to burn more calories, so in general, the exercises that cause your heart rate to increase are the Read more
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Roasted Potato, Shallot and Brussels Sprouts Salad
This salad is excellent any time of year. However, my favorite dish to serve this with is my Easy Roasted Lamb. I find that the potatoes and brussels sprouts with the light lemon vinaigrette pair perfectly with the robust lamb flavors. Read more
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Lemon and Garlic Cauliflower Rice
This recipe came about because I got so many questions on the cauliflower rice in my Chorizo and Cauliflower Rice Stuffed Peppers. People seemed to need or want a more in-depth recipe Read more
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Tabata HIIT Workout
Tabata is a high intensity interval training (HIIT) style workout developed by Japanese physician Dr. Izumi Tabata. In a traditional Tabata workout, you cycle between 20 second work intervals, followed by 10 Read more
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5 Things Kids Learn from Sports
Kids are back to school and sports are in full swing. Sure, everyone knows that sports help them stay physically fit, but here are some other benefits you might not realize your child gains. Read more
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Diabetes Prevention: 3 Tips to Control Your Fate
Mom plunged the needle into a soft, round orange as I looked on. The doctor said practicing on the fruit would make it easier when she had to put the insulin injection in my grandmother’s thigh. At 4’11” and 200 pounds, Grandma Read more
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Toasted Chickpea and Avocado Toast
This recipe is a combination of two of my favorite and easy recipes, Healthy Butter Chicken for the chickpea topping and my The Ultimate Avocado Toast for everything else. Read more
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The Low-Down on Children and Exercise
The discussion around exercise for adults is an obvious one, but what about children or even infants? When should they start physical activity, and how can they benefit from it? We turned to Joel Harper, fitness expert and personal trainer Read more
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4 Quick Tips to Help You Start Exercising Again
A little over three months have passed since the start of the new calendar year and it’s time for a check-in. How are your fitness goals for the new year going? Read more
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Quick No-Equipment Partner Ab Workout
Whether it's at home or at the gym, getting an ab workout in with a friend, spouse or even your kids for a little fun family exercise game can be a motivating and rewarding experience and make your ab workout Read more
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Back To School: Dorm Room Workout
So you’re back at college after the winter break and are getting back into the swing of things. While you were home, you might have slipped into your old routines of heading to the gym or playing a game of pickup basketball with your siblings, and realized Read more